Lockheed L1011 And McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Systemwide Aircraft Utilization Per Day Third Quarter 1995 L1011-1-250 Delta TWA Total Number of Aircraft Operated 39 14 53 Total Fleet Operations Departures 114 33 146
Corporations are expected to spend 7% more on employee travel this year than in 1995, according to the 1996 Corporate Travel Index published by Business Travel News. The index predicts travelers will pay an average $193.13 for one day's lodging, three meals and an intermediate-size rental car in the U.S., up $12.45 from last year. New York is the most expensive destination at $357.72 a day, up 9.1% from 1995. The cheapest city is Biloxi, Miss., followed by Chattanooga, Tenn.; Peoria, Ill.; Springfield, Mo., and Mobile, Ala.
The IATA Clearing House handled $25.89 billion in transactions in 1995, 13.6% more than in 1994. Interline passenger business, which accounted for 60% of the transactions, grew 14.2%, IATA said. Cargo interline rose 6.5% to $1.03 billion, about 4% of the total for the world's carriers. Services such as engineering and maintenance, aircraft leasing, reservations, passenger handling, catering and communications increased 11.8% and accounted for $7.63 billion, about 30% of the total processed by IATA.
Taiwan passport holders laid out more than US$8.5 billion for overseas travel in 1995, the first year expenditures on foreign travel by local residents exceeded Taiwan's foreign trade surplus. Foreigners in Taiwan spent about US$3.8 billion in 1995, creating a travel payment deficit of US$4.7 billion.
The U.S. and Germany will initial an open skies agreement today. DOT Secretary Federico Pea will preside over a signing ceremony this morning in Washington, after German Transport Minister Matthias Wissmann announces the pact to the German press in Bonn. Also today, Lufthansa-United will apply for antitrust immunity for their strategic alliance, but a Lufthansa noted that antitrust immunity is not covered specifically by the agreement.
Relations between the FAA and industry, which appeared to be improving through the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee process and other means, now show signs of reverting to the antagonistic attitudes of the past. The hardening stance of industry toward FAA was exposed this week in testimony to Congress by Roger Fleming, senior VP for the Air Transport Association.
American Airlines Cargo Division will introduce on March 1 a "simplified" product line "as part of our ongoing efforts to improve service levels and to make our products more flexible and easier for our customers to use," said William Boesch, division president. The line will consist of five products - mail, on- board courier, priority parcel service and two airport-to-airport products, expressAAir and standardAAir.
American Society of Travel Agents will hold its Travel Management Academy April 17-20 at the Embassy Suites Camelhead Hotel, Phoenix. The four-day course is for agency owners, managers and management trainees. The academy's Graduates Retreat will follow April 20-21. ASTA also will offer its new Marketing Mania! seminar in conjunction with its free Internet training seminar April 26 and April 27, respectively, at the St. Louis Airport Hilton.
Worldwide airline accidents and passenger fatalities decreased in 1995 compared with the previous year, the International Civil Aviation Organization reported. ICAO said scheduled air carriers of its 184 member states experienced 26 accidents involving passenger fatalities, down from 28 in 1994. The number of passenger deaths decreased from 941 to 710, and passenger fatalities per 100 million passenger kilometers dropped from 0.045 to 0.03.
Myrtle Beach Jet Express has signed an advertising agreement with WorldWide Sports Marketing (WSM), a division of Interactive Multimedia Publishers. The carrier's Cleveland-Myrtle Beach service will be advertised on touch-screen information kiosks WSM is installing in golf course pro shops associated with the Northern Ohio Golf Association. The advertising rates are $4,000 to $12,600 per month, depending on location.
Viacao Aerea Sao Paulo (VASP) has asked for authority to operate scheduled combination service beyond New York to Toronto on its Sao Paulo-New York route. The carrier proposes to operate two weekly roundtrip flights beginning March 18, using MD-11 aircraft. It told DOT the memorandum of consultations signed June 8, 1995, by the U.S. and Brazil states that designated Brazilian carriers may operate from Brazil to New York and beyond to points in Canada. VASP also operates combination service between Brazil and Los Angeles and beyond Los Angeles to Seoul, Korea.
Canadian Airlines Corp., parent of Canadian Airlines International, said yesterday it suffered a net loss for 1995 of C$194.7 million (US$142.12 million at US$1=C$1.37), or C$4.67 per share. That compares with a net loss of C$53.7 million (US$39.2 million) or C$1.39 per share in 1994. "A loss of this size is a great disappointment," said Chief Executive Officer Kevin Jenkins, who pointed out that Canadian ended the year with C$200.3 million (US$146.20 million) in cash.
American has launched an initiative to line up code-sharing partners in Latin America, a move that could have a far-reaching impact on commercial aviation in the region. Until now, American, the strongest airline flying in the area, has competed against Latin American carriers from its U.S. hubs. Agreements with Latin national carriers would enable it to move passengers within one country or between countries in the region.
MCA Inc. and Osaka Universal Promotion Company (OUPC) signed a basic agreement this month to build a Universal Studios theme park in the Konohana area of Osaka by spring 2001. After nearly two years of negotiations, the project will move forward next month with the creation of the entity that will construct and operate the theme park. Starting equity will begin at 4 billion yen (at an exchange of 100 yen to the dollar), increasing to about 40 billion yen by the opening. U.S.
Southwest said it chose EDS to develop a new cargo accounting tracking and tracing system (CATTS). The carrier has 47 cargo facilities, and its cargo business has been "consistently growing more than 20% each year." Southwest said the new system will automate its point-of-sale and accounting processes. EDS will be responsible for the design and development of CATTS, which will use client/server technology.
As the U.S. and Germany negotiated their open skies aviation agreement (see Page 331 of the hard copy of this issue), Delta withdrew its two-year-old complaint against the German government and Frankfurt/Main Airport. Delta filed the complaint Dec. 29, 1993, contending that the government and the airport denied it the right to perform its own ground-handling and imposed unreasonable and burdensome rates and charges in violation of the U.S.-Germany bilateral agreement. (Docket OST-95-683)
DOT is inviting interested U.S. carriers to apply for 3.5 new weekly U.S.-Lima frequencies, including services from Miami and Fort Lauderdale, to become available Nov. 1. (Docket OST-96-1104)
U.S. District judge yesterday gave co-defendants Dade County and American the green light to issue bonds and proceed with plans for the airline's Super A terminal at Miami Airport. Judge Federico Moreno dismissed three counts of a suit filed by five plaintiff airlines that would have stopped the county from entering into the agreement with American, issuing bonds and assessing fees associated with the Super A plan. Moreno denied, however, the co-defendants' motion to dismiss the three remaining counts in the suit.
U.S. is scheduled to resume aviation negotiations with South Africa March 25-27 in Washington. The sticking point in previous rounds has been third- country code sharing, but "there are indications they are willing to cut a deal now," said a DOT official.
Carriers competing with USAir in Florida markets have matched a spring fare sale announced by USAir cutting as much as 40% in about 150 domestic markets. The tariffs, good for travel April 15-June 14, must be purchased by tomorrow and require a 21-day advance purchase and a three-day stay. Delta said it is responding in competitive markets. Continental said it is offering competitive fares with the same restrictions.
Corporate travel decisionmakers and the employees who take the business trips are adapting to flying without tickets and liking it, according to a survey by Air Travel Card. Almost half of the 200 travel managers and other executives polled - up from 23% last year - said company employees are flying regularly on airlines offering electronic ticketing.
U.S. Major Carriers Atlantic Share of Service Third Quarter 1995 Total Revenue Departures American 6,785 Continental 1,359 Delta 8,592 Northwest 1,734 TWA 2,689 United 4,367 USAir 735 Total 26,261 Average Number of
