Aloha Airlines plans to start daily nonstop service between Honolulu and Burbank, Calif., on June 1, and between Honolulu and Vancouver, Canada, on June 15. Both flights will be operated with new Boeing 737-700s. Aloha already serves John Wayne Orange County Airport with daily flights to and from Honolulu and Maui.
DOT took offense at the "intemperate tone" of a letter from American CEO Don Carty to DOT Secretary Norman Mineta, using the order to dismiss the AA/British Airways alliance bid to "remind participants in our proceedings of our rules regarding standards of conduct." Carty called DOT's conditions for AA/BA approval "arbitrary, capricious and inconsistent with the very antitrust principles cited by the department in support of them."
Summary of U.S. Major Carriers Domestic Revenues and Expenses Third Quarter 2001 Total Operating % Passenger Freight Carrier Revenues Change Revenues Revenues Alaska 461,919,000 (0.74) 408,667,000 14,730,000 America West 474,110,147 (17.45) 452,365,384 3,413,900 ATA 223,357,169 (3.24) 194,362,438 --
Air Canada traffic for March rose 1.0% on 0.6% less capacity, which resulted in a new monthly record load factor of 78.1%. This compares to a 76.9% load factor in March 2001. Both domestic and U.S. transborder traffic remained "essentially unchanged, with Canada up slightly and U.S. down less than 1%," the carrier said. Block hours fell 8.4%, but capacity remained higher because of aircraft configuration changes and removal of older aircraft, including DC-9s and 737s.
Aloha Airlines plans to start daily nonstop service between Honolulu and Burbank, Calif., on June 1, and between Honolulu and Vancouver, Canada, on June 15. Both flights will be operated with new Boeing 737-700s. Aloha already serves John Wayne Orange County Airport with daily flights to and from Honolulu and Maui.
After the Brazilian real was devalued 16% during already-difficult economic times, Brazil's two largest airlines, Varig and TAM Brazil, lost of $228.8 million in 2001. The carriers also were hit with higher insurance and security costs after Sept. 11. Varig, with an overall debt of nearly $1 billion and losses of $207 million in 2001, experienced its worst balance sheet in 74 years. It has opted for financial restructuring in order to find new strategic partners (DAILY, March 12).
This month, Ecuador has fixed departure taxes for Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport at $25 and $10 for Guayaquil Simon Bolivar International Airport. In Guayaquil, the rate was lowered from $25, and half the lower fee will go to the National Civil Aviation Department and half to improvements. Quito maintained a $25 tax on passengers to cover ongoing major improvements.
DOT took offense at the "intemperate tone" of a letter from American CEO Don Carty to DOT Secretary Norman Mineta, using the order to dismiss the AA/British Airways alliance bid to "remind participants in our proceedings of our rules regarding standards of conduct." Carty called DOT's conditions for AA/BA approval "arbitrary, capricious and inconsistent with the very antitrust principles cited by the department in support of them."
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman are joining forces to become the general contractor for installation and maintenance of explosives detection system (EDS) and explosives trace detection (ETD) equipment -- an accelerated competition limited to seven bidders -- that could be worth $3-4 billion.
A British jury acquitted rock guitarist Peter Buck of the band R.E.M. of assault and disorderly conduct, in the latest example of air rage to go unpunished. Buck had consumed 15 glasses of wine on the British Airways flight from London to Seattle in April 2001, according to the Associated Press. He overturned a breakfast cart, wrestled with and threw food at the crew and tried to open an exit door during flight.
Low-cost, no-frills Gol Airlines' decision last week to cut fares 33% in most of its domestic routes may not lead to a new domestic fare war in Brazil, according to Brazilian industry analysts. They claim that the sector's current crisis, which registered a downturn in February, does not favor predatory practices. "Gol is trying to increase market share," one analyst said.
A British jury acquitted rock guitarist Peter Buck of the band R.E.M. of assault and disorderly conduct, in the latest example of air rage to go unpunished. Buck had consumed 15 glasses of wine on the British Airways flight from London to Seattle in April 2001, according to the Associated Press. He overturned a breakfast cart, wrestled with and threw food at the crew and tried to open an exit door during flight.
This month, Ecuador has fixed departure taxes for Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport at $25 and $10 for Guayaquil Simon Bolivar International Airport. In Guayaquil, the rate was lowered from $25, and half the lower fee will go to the National Civil Aviation Department and half to improvements. Quito maintained a $25 tax on passengers to cover ongoing major improvements.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes said its Wichita division will be part of the technology development team working on advanced materials, including composites, for the Sonic Cruiser. Boeing Wichita joins Alenia Aeronautica, Fuji Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan Aircraft Development Corp., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Vought Aircraft Industries on the program's materials technology development team.
Correction: Air Transport Association of Canada is the association that challenged parts of FAA's August 2001 overflight fees rule. The group was incorrectly identified April 5 in The DAILY. United Plans Start Seasonal Service This Summer Between Chicago O'Hare-Calgary.
Summary of U.S. Major Carriers International Traffic Third Quarter 2001 Revenue Average Revenue Passengers Length of Passenger Enplaned % Travel Miles % Carriers (000) Change (Miles) (000) Change Alaska 184 4.09 1,151 212,277 5.77 Latin 184 4.09 1,151 212,277 5.77
Correction: Air Transport Association of Canada is the association that challenged parts of FAA's August 2001 overflight fees rule. The group was incorrectly identified April 5 in The DAILY. United Plans Start Seasonal Service This Summer Between Chicago O'Hare-Calgary
Alaska Airlines on March 31 had about $618 million in cash and short-term investments on hand. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the airline has 20% of its fuel requirements hedged in the second quarter at $23 per barrel.
Airbus expects to have FAA certification on April 22 for its cockpit door upgrades, the company will report at a conference today in Hamburg. Narrowbody kits for in-service planes will be available immediately, while kits for its widebodies will be available in early May. Boeing will tell attendees that its first kits will be available in May.
April 10, 1972 -- Braniff believes it can fly the Concorde at a profit with 10-hour-a-day utilization of three airplanes, said Chairman Lawrence Harding, planning Los Angeles-Lima and New York-Bogota/Lima/Buenos Aires/Santiago routings.
