American Airlines chief goes public in case to keep JAL deal
USA Today - Mon Nov 9, 2:41 pm ETThe CEO of American Airlines is putting pressure on Japan Airlines to keep its alliance with American and ignore a competing bid from Delta Air Lines Inc.
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The CEO of American Airlines is putting pressure on Japan Airlines to keep its alliance with American and ignore a competing bid from Delta Air Lines Inc.
The nation's airlines are offering fewer flights, but at least they're more likely to arrive on time now.
Alaska Airlines on Monday announced new service between Oakland and Hawaii.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. airline travel will decline 4 percent during the 12-day Thanksgiving holiday period this month as the slow economy discourages passengers from buying tickets, the carriers’ trade group said today.
The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport continued to operate Monday as Tropical Storm Ida approached the Gulf Coast.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. airlines’ on-time arrival rate in September was the highest in six years, as the number of scheduled flights fell to the fewest for the month since 2002.
The nation's 19 largest airlines reported the highest rate of on-time arrivals in September since 2002, according to federal figures released Monday.
U.S. airlines will see sharp declines in revenue this Thanksgiving holiday as the recession keeps more people at home and despite the deepest seat-capacity reductions since World War II.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan Airlines Corp. ’s application for financing from a state-affiliated fund won’t be decided upon before next year, the lender’s president said, prolonging the carrier’s bid to avoid collapse.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Flight attendants at American Airlines say they will hold mock strikes around the country this month and could seek permission for real strikes early next year.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan Airlines Corp. may receive 100 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in bridging loans from three major lenders, including the Development Bank of Japan, the Mainichi newspaper said.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading: AMR rose $.13 or 2.3 percent, to $5.78. AirTran rose $.03 or .6 percent, to $4.67. Continental rose $.30 or 2.3 percent, to $13.07. DeltaAir rose $.10 or 1.3 percent, to $7.89. JetBlue fell $.04 or .8 percent, to $5.20. Southwest rose $.41 or 4.7 percent, to $9.06. UAL rose $.04 or .6 percent, to $7.00. US ...
Pinnacle Airlines, which flies the Memphis, Tenn., route from Montgomery, arrived on schedule with 96.5 percent of its flights to Montgomery in September, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Alaska Airlines announced today it will inaugurate three-times-weekly service between San Jose, Calif., and Kahului, Maui, beginning March 11, 2010, and four-times-weekly service between San Jose and Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii starting March 12, 2010.
In case you missed this story on our website this afternoon, USA TODAY reporter Roger Yu writes:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at noon: AMR rose $.08 or 1.4 percent, to $5.73. AirTran fell $.12 or 2.6 percent, to $4.52. Continental rose $.29 or 2.3 percent, to $13.06. DeltaAir rose $.02 or .3 percent, to $7.81. JetBlue fell $.06 or 1.1 percent, to $5.18. Southwest rose $.28 or 3.2 percent, to $8.93. UAL rose $.01 or .1 percent, to $6.97. US Airways ...