Midwest Express on Sunday resumed nonstop service between Des Moines, Iowa, and Washington National Airport. Also on April 7, Midwest Express resumed nonstop service between Des Moines and Kansas City. The service between Des Moines and Washington National reinstates service that had been suspended following Sept. 11.
Maersk Air on May 12 will halt domestic routes from Copenhagen to Billund in Jutland and Ronne on the Baltic island of Bornholm, the Danish carrier announced yesterday. "The decision has been hard and today is a sad day in Maersk Air's history, but the size of the loss determined this phase-out," said Flemming Ipsen, president of Maersk Air. The losses were caused by strong competition from the Great Belt Bridge linking up Danish islands with the European mainland since 1998, trains and fast ferries, he explained. -MT
Vanguard wants to hire 100 employees in preparation for increasing service in the coming months. CEO Scott Dickson said the company anticipates a 27% schedule increase. Vanguard employs 949 people, most based in Kansas City. In the coming months the company will add eight daily flights from its hub to Orlando and Seattle and add service to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
Maersk Air on May 12 will halt domestic routes from Copenhagen to Billund in Jutland and Ronne on the Baltic island of Bornholm, the Danish carrier announced yesterday. "The decision has been hard and today is a sad day in Maersk Air's history, but the size of the loss determined this phase-out," said Flemming Ipsen, president of Maersk Air. The losses were caused by strong competition from the Great Belt Bridge linking up Danish islands with the European mainland since 1998, trains and fast ferries, he explained.
Vanguard wants to hire 100 employees in preparation for increasing service in the coming months. CEO Scott Dickson said the company anticipates a 27% schedule increase. Vanguard employs 949 people, most based in Kansas City. In the coming months the company will add eight daily flights from its hub to Orlando and Seattle and add service to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
US Airways President and CEO David Siegel has told employees that his new management team will prepare a first draft of a new business plan for the airline within three weeks, and will consult union leadership throughout the process. The Air Line Pilots Association concedes that they are getting more information out of management than they had previously but says that only the final version of the plan will determine whether management is taking a different approach to negotiations.
American Vacations is offering 10,000 Aadvantage bonus miles per booking on vacations to Hawaii reserved through May 31 for travel between April 15 and Dec. 15. Specially priced airfares are available along with Alamo car rentals, transfers for Waikiki hotels and optional sightseeing tours. The offer applies to new bookings only and requires a five-night minimum stay. Miles are awarded per booking.
The share of hub-based operations as a percentage of total U.S. domestic flying increased last year, reversing a trend of the past two years, according to Salomon Smith Barney analyst Brian Harris. He described the trend as a structural improvement in the airline industry, and a "potentially bullish indicator for the next cycle."
KLM Cargo, following several other airlines including American and Air Canada, will reintroduce a worldwide $0.05 fuel surcharge per kilo of freight fuel, starting May 1. Last year, lower fuel princes prompted the Dutch carrier to withdraw a $ 0.17 per kilo surcharge.
Continental plans to start nonstop service between Newark and Montego Bay, Jamaica, with continuing service to Kingston, on Dec. 12. The carrier would use a 155-seat Boeing 737-800.
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) yesterday filed with the National Mediation Board (NMB) seeking to represent Horizon mechanics, now represented by the Transport Workers Union. To file with the NMB, AMFA had to collect a minimum of 50% plus one signature cards from the 450 mechanics and related employees at Horizon. After an NMB review of the cards, which is expected to take about a month, the Horizon employees will vote on the matter.
Continental will begin nonstop Newark-Montego Bay, Jamaica, service with continuing service to Kingston on Dec. 12. Flights will be operated with 155-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Scheduled commercial flights at Washington National airport will be permitted at 100% of DCA's pre-Sept. 11 level as of April 15, but plans to restart general aviation operations -- prohibited there for nine months -- are not by any means finalized, according to a DOT spokesman. Statements made Monday by Lee Longmire, Transportation Security Administration civil aviation director, at a briefing with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) were "premature," the DOT official said.
Fairchild Dornier's insolvency administrator Eberhard Braun still wants to sell the company as a whole. Braun told The DAILY yesterday that the schedule to achieve his "strategic goal" is very tight, however. Braun has two and a half months left to find a buyer for the company. He is allowing spending only where it is absolutely necessary, and he defended the move to lay off virtually all sales staff except three Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany-based employees.
American Trans Air, predicting a modest first quarter loss, yesterday revealed that it has initiated informal discussions with the Air Transportation Stabilization Board in preparation of a possible application for a guaranteed government loan. Chief Financial Officer Ken Wolff said at a New York financial conference that the loan program is a "very viable alternative for us."
Lauda Air this week took its first winglet-equipped Boeing 737-800. A second new-build 737-800 with winglets will be delivered in July 2003, and the carrier plans to retrofit four in-service planes --two -700s and two -800s -- with the wing-tip additions, which cut fuel burn by up to 4% and add about 150 miles in range, Boeing says. European carriers are flying 110 737s with the winglets, and another 71 aircraft are slated for retrofits - SB
Olympic Airways' domestic market share rose to 58% in the first three months of 2002, up from 49% the year before, the troubled Greek carrier said yesterday. For the first time its 50-year history, the company shows figures that are clearly above the European average, the carrier said, adding that improvement in its situation is "evident." Olympic said that its passenger load factor during the first quarter of 2002 was 76%, compared with a European average of 72.6%.
American Trans Air, predicting a modest first quarter loss, yesterday revealed that it has initiated informal discussions with the Air Transportation Stabilization Board in preparation of a possible application for a guaranteed government loan. Chief Financial Officer Ken Wolff said at a New York financial conference that the loan program is a "very viable alternative for us."
AirTran yesterday added new daily nonstop service from Akron-Canton to Orlando. It currently operates four daily flights to Atlanta and a Saturday-only nonstop to Orlando from Akron-Canton.
Delta will add flights from Atlanta to Tallahassee, Fla., on June 1. With the new schedule, Delta and its Delta Connection carrier will offer eight daily flights on the route. Delta will add two MD-88 flights for a total of five Delta flights, and Delta Connection will operate three daily flights with Canadair Regional Jet aircraft.
Continental plans to start nonstop service between Newark and Montego Bay, Jamaica, with continuing service to Kingston, on Dec. 12. The carrier would use a 155-seat Boeing 737-800.
Voters in Zurich have refused to allow the city to invest CHF50 million in Switzerland's new airline, Swiss. The money was planned to be part of a CHF2.7 billion recapitalization for Swiss, which emerged out of Crossair and Swissair this month. Swiss stressed that the decision "won't have any impact on our operations." But it is a sign that public opinion is slowly becoming more critical of the airline, which is in an unsolved dispute with former Crossair pilots over seniority issues. -MT
United Hub Profile Los Angeles Origin and Destinations, Segment Summary and Top Nonstop Markets Origination and Destination Data 12 Months 12 Months Ended June Ended June 2001 1997 Los Angeles Total (All Carriers) O&D Passengers 33,408,470 31,782,980 5.1% Passengers Per 45,765 43,538
