All articles by David Field – Page 3
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GAO backs airlines fighting FAA slot auction plan
US airlines fighting a redistribution plan for airport landing slots have scored a legal victory against the FAA.
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Frontier battles to stay afloat
Frontier Airlines is finding its bankruptcy reorganisation more complex than it had hoped and, despite a recent cash infusion, asked its bankruptcy judge...
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Troubled Midwest wins new backing
Midwest has exhausted an investment by Northwest and is losing the co-operation of its unions as it slashes further Milwaukee-based Midwest, famed...
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No easy task
Squeezed by their major partners and by rising costs, US regional airlines have tried investing in new ventures at home and abroad with mixed results, but...
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Fuel prices recede but the gloom still lingers
The mid-year predictions that the beginning of the winter season would prove a period of reckoning for the airline industry appear to be coming true. Although...
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Ryanair versus the Screenscrapers
Carriers are starting to fight back against travel sales sites that scrape their fare data and display it themselves
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Several airport terminals are opening in the US just as traffic dwindles
US carriers will see four new airport terminals open this autumn in the midst of the worst airline downturn in recent history
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NTSB urges FAA action on runway safety
The US Federal Aviation Administration has received a notice from the National Transportation Safety Board that the agency has not responded acceptably to...
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NewsSky scraping: airlines battle bookings without revenues
The airline fight to control distribution and the cost of getting a ticket into a passenger's hands - and a passenger into a seat - is far from over and...
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Insight: Falling fuel aids few
In a quarter in which airlines surprised the markets and the markets surprised the airlines, one fact remained as unsurprising as it was unpleasant: US carriers...
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Tectonic shift: Alliance loyalties undergo change
Global airline alliances are undergoing a period of significant change, with some members switching their allegiance and others working more closely with...
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Frontier attracts financing offers
Bankrupt Frontier Airlines has secured two offers of financial backing, despite the difficult market and strong competition Frontier Airlines, the...
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NewsTransatlantic airline pacts to change the status quo
Transatlantic airline relationships are about to undergo massive change as carriers from both sides of the Atlantic team up to strengthen their market share...
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Continental's alliance switch alters balance of power in US
The switch of Continental Airlines to the Star Alliance has ramifications for the key New York and Houston markets The move of Continental Airlines...
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Job cuts mount at US airlines
US airlines of all sizes are laying off, furloughing and outright firing workers as the oil cost crisis deepens, and the cuts so far are likely just the...
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US carriers face grim outlook
This year's Airline Business airline rankings show that North American carriers were collectively profitable last year, but the outlook going forward is...
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Latin airline profits remain strong
Latin carriers continued to benefit from the region's strong economy last year, and there was plenty of action in Brazil as Gol struggled to bring its acquisition...
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A Spirited response: Baldanza speaks up
For a guy who takes out his own trash and works in an office with just one or two light bulbs, Ben Baldanza is a happy guy. He's enthusiastic, energetic,...