Business: Airline/Airplane Industry

CINCINNATI - Comair says it expects to furlough up to 100 additional pilots between September and the end of the year in the wake of parent company Delta Air Lines Inc.'s decision to make service cuts.

ATLANTA - The world's busiest airport doesn't believe declining traffic, financial challenges and concerns raised in the past by its main tenant will scuttle an ongoing project to build a new international terminal, a top airport official said Wednesday.

DALLAS - Airline traffic fell again in June, providing another sign that most carriers are likely to report large financial losses for the second quarter.

CINCINNATI - Comair's president has told workers at the regional airline to expect more layoffs in the wake of parent company Delta Air Lines' announcement that service cuts are coming in September.

DALLAS - Discount carriers Southwest, AirTran and Frontier touched off a round of fare sales with prices below $100 on many shorter routes.

WASHINGTON - Continental, United and eight other airlines say the Justice Department's opposition to their bid for broad antitrust immunity was based on shortsighted analysis that ignored conditions in the airline industry.

At least a couple of airlines are considering replacing some seats on their planes with bar-stool-like stands in a bid to cram in more passengers. Passengers essentially would stand on short flights; they would be strapped into the stools during takeoffs and landings. Spring, a China-based budget carrier, has said replacing all seats on its Airbus A320s with the stools might boost capacity by 40% and slash costs by 20%. Ryanair has said it might take out the last 5-6 rows of seats, put in stools and let passengers in those rows travel for free.

TEMPE, Ariz. - US Airways Group Inc. said Monday traffic fell 4.1 percent in June as the ongoing recession continued to curb consumers' appetites for air travel.

ATLANTA - Airline shares dropped Tuesday as the broader stock market declined sharply after a private research group said consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in June.

GENEVA (Reuters) - The world's airlines lost more than $3 billion in the first quarter of 2009, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday, maintaining its estimate for full-year losses of $9 billion.

FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines said Monday it plans to sell $520.1 million in debt to acquire notes secured by 20 aircraft that it owns or plans to buy in the next year.

FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines said Thursday it agreed with lenders to change the terms of a $433 million loan.

DENVER - Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. says it had a net profit of $1.1 million in May, marking the seventh straight month the company has reported gains.

NEW YORK - Lois Easton showed up at Denver International Airport expecting her usual quick trip through airport security. Instead, she was turned away as screening machines were dismantled around her.

NEW YORK - Airlines shares lost ground again on Tuesday, as the broader market moved lower.

DALLAS - Customer-service and reservations agents at Southwest Airlines have ratified a new contract that gives the workers 3 percent pay raises.

NEW YORK - Verified Identity Pass, a company that promised to speed passengers through airport security checkpoints for an annual fee, shuts down, leaving some frequent fliers looking for options to avoid long screening lines.

CHICAGO - United Airlines said on Monday it needs to furlough another 600 flight attendants this fall because of the slow economy.

NEW YORK - Delta Air Lines Inc. on Monday said travel demand slowed by the H1N1 virus will result in a $250 million hit to the carrier's revenue this year.

MINNEAPOLIS - As if charging $15 to check a bag weren't enough, two airlines are asking for $5 more beginning this summer if you pay at the check-in counter — a fee on top of a fee.

A rundown of baggage fees at major U.S. airlines:

LE BOURGET, France - Airbus CEO Tom Enders was in high spirits on Friday, saying the unexpected crop of orders won at the Paris Air Show shows the heart of the aviation industry is still beating despite the recession.

MINNEAPOLIS - More evidence emerged Tuesday that a bad economy pushes passengers to the back of the plane, as a trade group reported that traffic in the high-end airline seats fell 22 percent in April.

WASHINGTON - Obama administration officials said Monday they will propose new limits on how many hours airline pilots can fly in an effort to curb pilot fatigue, an issue safety officials have been urging action on for two decades.

LE BOURGET, France (AFP) - Aviation manufacturers sought Monday to lift the gloom hanging over the recession-hit airline industry, foreseeing better days ahead and announcing new orders at the Paris Air Show.

US Airways is asking for 400 flights attendants to volunteer for leaves of up to 16 months, and said involuntary furloughs could be next if there aren't enough takers.

ATLANTA - Corporate travel and ticket sales of premium seats are down. Overall demand is weak. And fuel prices are rising — again. The one-two-three punch could be bad news for consumers this fall, as airlines face pressure to raise fares or cut more capacity to cover their costs.

DALLAS - American Airlines said Thursday that advance bookings through late summer are down from last year, and it will cut about 1,600 jobs as it reduces flights to contend with the lower demand.

ATLANTA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two major U.S. airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc and American Airlines , will slash capacity this year as the recession erodes travel demand, the carriers said on Thursday.