Airport security on a global scale will be the focus of four international meetings this year planned by the American Association of Airport Executives and affiliate International Association of Airport Executives. The meetings, to be held in Bangkok June 18-20, Milan July 21-24, Marrakech Oct. 6-9 and Istanbul Nov 10-13, will give U.S. airport managers and their counterparts in other parts of the world the opportunity to debate common security challenges following the Sept. 11 attacks, AAAE said. For more information, call 703-824-0500.
Pratt&Whitney Canada's Gilbert Gaudette VP-service centers was named recipient of Aviation Week's Overhaul&Maintenance magazine's Overhaul&Maintenance Award for outstanding achievement in aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul.
Midwest Express is adding service from its Milwaukee hub, increasing to five its weekday nonstops to Atlanta, starting June 19 and expanding to three nonstops to Orlando Nov. 1.
Massport named Craig Coy as the authority's executive director and CEO following an international search to fill the post, which oversees beleaguered Boston Logan Airport. The facility has been under scrutiny in the wake of security shortfalls brought to light following the Sept. 11 attacks.
Alitalia last week became the first European carrier to cancel service to Caracas, citing security reasons following political unrest in Venezuela's capital.
New York jet fuel spot prices ended last week at $0.70 per gallon, down 1.4% from the beginning of the week and down 10.4% from a year ago, according to Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown. Crude oil prices fell below $25 per barrel.
Southwest's top three executives last year took home the lowest salaries since 1999 despite the fact that the airline was the only one to post a profit last year. Chairman Herb Kelleher, CEO Jim Parker and President Colleen Barrett voluntarily gave up their salaries from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31., in response to the "severe financial challenges facing the company." Even without a paycheck during much of the fourth quarter, Kelleher received a salary of $356,250 and a $196,000 bonus. He relinquished his role as president and CEO last June. Lowest Salary
Lufthansa CityLine's supervisory board has appointed Thomas Draeger for another five years to the position of managing director-finance, legal and staff. Draeger has served in the position since 1999. Karl-Heinz Koepfle will continue as managing director responsible for flight operations and technics.
Lufthansa CityLine's supervisory board has appointed Thomas Draeger for another five years to the position of managing director-finance, legal and staff. Draeger has served in the position since 1999. Karl-Heinz Koepfle will continue as managing director responsible for flight operations and technics.
User Request Evaluation Tool (URET), which allows more direct flight routing by helping controllers resolve potential flight-path conflicts, went online at FAA's Washington center in Leesburg, Va., Friday. URET, part of Free Flight Phase 1, is in place at six centers, with Atlanta slated to get it soon.
Alitalia last week became the first European carrier to cancel service to Caracas, citing security reasons following political unrest in Venezuela's capital.
American in 2001 held the largest-fleet title among U.S. airlines with 881 aircraft and 130,782 seats. The addition of 169 TWA planes widened the gap between AMR and Delta, with 588 aircraft, and United with 543, according to Salomon Smith Barney. Alaska and America West had the smallest fleets last year, with 101 and 146 planes, respectively.
The U.K. government will soon release its long-awaited set of options for aviation capacity management, Transport Minister John Spellar said last week at a capacity conference in London. Spellar and British Airways Chief Economist Andrew Sentance also emphasized the economic importance of increasing U.K. airport capacity. Spellar said that the government's seven regional consultation papers on aviation capacity would be released this spring.
Salomon Smith Barney identifies four major airports that are "on the cusp of becoming full-fledged hubs" -- Boston Logan, JFK, Orlando and San Jose. Although Southwest's top five markets grew faster than the nationwide average for hubs, and are exhibiting "hublike characteristics," they should not yet be classified as hubs as connectivity is too low, the report said.
DHL Worldwide Express has resumed construction of a $213 million sorting facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, aiming for completion by June 30, 2003. The company halted construction a year ago during the height of the business downturn. It has operated a sorting facility on the Cincinnati airport grounds since 1983. Plans call for a doubling of current package-handling capacity of 1.3 million pounds a night to about 2.5 million pounds. Officials said the facility will be the largest in DHL's global network.
U.S. Major Carriers Traffic March 2002 (000) March March % 2002 2001 Change Alaska Revenue Passenger Miles 1,158,000 1,107,000 4.6 Available Seat Miles 1,623,000 1,554,000 4.4 Load Factor (%) 71.3 71.2 America West
Hawaiian Airlines plans to launch daily nonstop flights between Honolulu and Phoenix on Oct. 11. The new flights will be operated with Boeing 767-300ERs in a two-class configuration. With the added Phoenix service, Hawaiian will have grown its transpacific service to 13 daily nonstop flights between eight West Coast points and Hawaii. Hawaiian on March 15 launched daily nonstop service between Seattle and Maui and recently announced new nonstop service to Sacramento and Ontario, California, effective June 7.
American CEO Don Carty last week warned for the second straight quarter that the airline's financial losses "are not going to be pretty," adding that the industry's recovery is proceeding at a painfully slow pace.
Alaska Air plans to record a one-time gain due to an increase in the value of its fuel hedge position. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the spike in fuel oil prices between Feb. 28 and March 31 caused the hedges to be more valuable. As of March 31, about 21% or $3.1 million of the company's hedge positions are considered "ineffective" under current accounting standards and will be recognized in earnings as non-operating income.
American in 2001 held the largest-fleet title among U.S. airlines with 881 aircraft and 130,782 seats. The addition of 169 TWA planes widened the gap between AMR and Delta, with 588 aircraft, and United with 543, according to Salomon Smith Barney. Alaska and America West had the smallest fleets last year, with 101 and 146 planes, respectively.
US Airways and its Air Line Pilots Association unit achieved what the airline describes as "the basis of an agreement" on Friday that would allow it to add 70 more regional jets to its Express network. An ALPA spokesman stressed that it is only a proposal and the leadership will consider it today. The two parties have been discussing additional regional jet flying for many months, but the talks broke down last month. The company had been seeking more than 300 additional regional jets.
User Request Evaluation Tool (URET), which allows more direct flight routing by helping controllers resolve potential flight-path conflicts, went online at FAA's Washington center in Leesburg, Va., Friday. URET, part of Free Flight Phase 1, is in place at six centers, with Atlanta slated to get it soon.
The U.K. government will soon release its long-awaited set of options for aviation capacity management, Transport Minister John Spellar said last week at a capacity conference in London. Spellar and British Airways Chief Economist Andrew Sentance also emphasized the economic importance of increasing U.K. airport capacity. Spellar said that the government's seven regional consultation papers on aviation capacity would be released this spring.
SAirGroup's administrator Karl Wuethrich said last week that the concern would no longer try to keep Swiss from using its new brand identity. A Swiss court had rejected a lawsuit filed by SAirGroup in March. The company wanted the court to block the new airline from using the "Swiss" title because it allegedly violated its rights.
Venable attorneys at law said legislative attorney and transportation lobbyist Jim Burnley, DOT secretary in the Reagan administration, has joined the firm.
