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Continental Responds to DOT New York Slot Auction Proposal

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:32:00 0500

HOUSTON, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) announcement to implement slot auctions at John F. Kennedy and Newark...

Air Transport Association Opposes DOT New York Auction Proposal

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:41:35 0500

WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S...

Allegiant and MLT Vacations Enter Agreement for Charter Air Service Operations

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:14:00 0500

LAS VEGAS, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), today announced that it has entered into an Air Transportation Charter Agreement with MLT Vacations, LLC. Under the...

Flying Versus Driving: Affordable Luxury

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:38:00 0500

PHILADELPHIA, May 16 PRNewswire — It's no secret the U.S. economy is suffering right now. Throughout the country, budgets are being cut, spending is down and gas prices are high. However, there is still one luxury that Americans refuse to...

Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Strengths and Weaknesses

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:21:00 0500

WASHINGTON, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection...

Webcast Alert: Southwest Airlines Co. Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:00:00 0500

DALLAS, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) invites you to listen to a live webcast presentation of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A link to the webcast will be made available via the Investor Relations homepage...

Alaska Airlines Delivers Season's First Copper River Salmon to Seattle at Daybreak

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:41:00 0500

SEATTLE, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Alaska Airlines delivered the season's first shipment of Copper River salmon to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this morning and expects to transport about 20,000 pounds of the coveted fish by day's end...

OpenSkies Approved for Launch

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:26:00 0500

NEW YORK and PARIS, May 16 PRNewswire — OpenSkies, a premium transatlantic airline from British Airways, received approval today from the U.S. Department of Transportation to begin operations. The new airline will offer...

AirTran Airways and Bill Me Later Partner for Summer Travel Promotion

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

ORLANDO, Fla., May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), announced today a new promotion with Bill Me Later, Inc. The promotion will offer special savings to AirTran Airways customers who...

Couples Fly Free to the Caribbean

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, May 16 PRNewswire — Galley Bay Resort & Spa — Antigua's award-winning, adults-only Caribbean romantic hideaway — announces an incredible airfare promotion featuring...

Air China Allocated Large Aircrafts for Disaster Relief

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:58:00 0500

BEIJING, May 15 Xinhua-PRNewswire — Air China adjusted capacity timely according to the relief situation and allocated wide-body aircrafts as its best to evacuate stranded passengers in Sichuan province. On...

Frontier Deal Blocked by Management Demand For Golden Parachute

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:53:02 0500

Teamsters Say Management Greed Jeopardizing Future of Airline

DENVER, May 14 PRNewswire-USNewswire — The Teamsters Union on Wednesday said Frontier Airlines management is demanding a golden parachute even as it demands...

Capital Cargo Pilots Call on ABX Holdings Shareholders to Address Contract Issues and Pave Way for Business Success

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:33:28 0500

WILMINGTON, Ohio, May 15 PRNewswire-USNewswire — Captain CJ Johnson, chairman of the Capital Cargo unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), which is one of the labor groups within ABX...

Machinists Ratify Final US Airways Agreement

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:00:00 0500

WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' (IAM) District Lodge 141 today announced ratification of a forty-three month agreement with US Airways...

Magellan Transport Logistics Partners with SmartSCM(TM) to Manage Global Transportation For its Customers

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:39:00 0500

PITTSBURGH, May 15 PRNewswire — Magellan Transport Logistics, a leading provider of transport logistics, warehousing and supply chain management, announced today that the company has partnered with Overland Park, Kansas-based...

Investigate Udom Alarmed By Reports of Poor Oversight of Thai Aviation - 4,300 Signatures

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:05:00 0500

WASHINGTON, May 15 PRNewswire-USNewswire — Bonnie Rind of Investigate Udom, said she is dismayed by reports that Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is unable to provide necessary oversight of Thai aviation due to...

Frontier's Rocky Mountain Expansion Heads to Jackson Hole

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:11:00 0500

DENVER, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — At 8:30 a.m. MDT, Frontier Airlines launched service to its newest market, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The nearly full flight was received in Jackson Hole at...

United Airlines Offers Inter-Island Hawaii Flights with New Hawaiian Airlines Codeshare Agreement

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 0500

CHICAGO, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — United Airlines customers may visit the Hawaiian Islands more easily this summer through a new codeshare agreement with Hawaiian Airlines, complementing United's 18 flights daily between...

Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation Names New Director of Training and Development - Customer Service

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:53:00 0500

APPLETON, Wis., May 15 PRNewswire — Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation today announced it has promoted Joyce Baca to the position of director of training and development - customer service. In her new role, Baca will be responsible...

Slowdown in Growth Rate of Flights Worldwide

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:17:00 0500

LONDON, May 15 PRNewswire — The world's airlines are scheduled to operate 2% more flights for May 2008 compared with the same month last year. According to the latest statistics from OAG (Official Airline Guide), the world's...

Singapore Airlines' Inaugural All-Business Class Service Takes Flight

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:00:00 0500

NEW YORK, May 15 PRNewswire — Singapore Airlines redefines long-haul air travel with the launch of the world's first all-Business Class flights from North America to Asia. Singapore Airlines flight SQ 21...

iPod & iPhone Connectivity Now Available on Singapore Airlines

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:58:00 0500

NEW YORK, May 15 PRNewswire — Singapore Airlines announced the first-ever flights featuring iPod and iPhone connectivity on KrisWorld starting today on its newly reconfigured, all-Business Class Airbus A340-500 flights between New...

Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. Expands Operations to Coffeyville, Kansas

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:24:00 0500

ALTUS, Okla., May 15 PRNewswire — A tentative lease agreement has been signed between Coffeyville Industries and Quartz Mountain Aerospace, Inc. (QMA), an aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Altus, Oklahoma. QMA desires to...

UATP Expands in Brazil; Adds GOL as New Merchant

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

WASHINGTON, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — UATP continues its expansion in Brazil, adding GOL Transportes Aereos as its newest UATP Merchant effective immediately. GOL, the first Brazilian airline to accept UATP as a form of...

Regional Aviation Partners Disputes CBS Article 'Taxpayers Shell Out For Near-Empty Flights'

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 0500

PHOENIX, May 15 PRNewswire — For more than 7 years, CBS and other media outlets have used the same story line to attack the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. In response to their most recent criticism, Regional Aviation Partners (RAP...

Travel Savvy Goes a Long Way to Ease Flying

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:10:00 0500

HOUSTON, May 15 PRNewswire — By taking proactive measures before arriving at the airport, fliers can prepare for unavoidable setbacks and maintain control of their travel plans.

"Many factors contribute to flight arrival and...

CA Announces Emergency Plan in Effect After an Earthquake in Southwest China (Sichuan Province)

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:03:00 0500

BEIJING, May 15 Xinhua-PRNewswire — A major earthquake hit Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province at 14:28pm, PEK time on May 12, 2008. Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU) airport is closed. 12 CA (Chengdu Airport...

Roukens Named to gategroup Executive Board

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 0500

ZURICH, Switzerland, May 15 PRNewswire — Jaap Roukens, who currently heads gategroup member company Supplair, will take on additional duties as a part of gategroup's senior management team.

Roukens has been appointed...

Fraport Traffic Figures - April 2008

Thu, 15 May 2008 01:00:00 0500

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Frankfurt Airport (FRA) achieved new April records in nearly all traffic categories: 4,466,747 passengers served in the reporting month represent a 2.2 percent year-on-year increase as well as a 1.8...

Frontier Deal Blocked by Management Demand For Golden Parachute

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:42:49 0500

Teamsters Say Management Greed Jeopardizing Future of Airline

DENVER, May 14 PRNewswire-USNewswire — The Teamsters Union on Wednesday said Frontier Airlines management is demanding a golden parachute even as it demands...

Mesa Air Group, Inc. Shareholders Approve Issuance of Additional Shares

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:58:00 0500

PHOENIX, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Mesa Air Group, Inc. ("Mesa") (Nasdaq: MESA) announced today that its shareholders have approved the issuance of shares of common stock as may be necessary to repurchase all of its outstanding Senior...

Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management Announces Three Aircraft Leases

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:00:00 0500

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management LLC, the world's fifth largest lessor of commercial aircraft, today announced it has leased aircraft to three airlines.

Aeroflot Don, based in...

Economic Development Groups Help Michigan Aerospace Corporation Spread its Growth

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:40:00 0500

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., May 14 PRNewswire — Battle Creek Unlimited (BCU), the economic development arm of the city of Battle Creek, is announcing a partnership that will help Michigan Aerospace Corporation expand its operations to...

Hickok Incorporated Reports Second Quarter and Fiscal First Half Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:00:00 0500

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Hickok Incorporated (OTC Bulletin Board: HICKA), a Cleveland based supplier of products and services for the automotive, emissions testing, locomotive, and aircraft industries...

Northwest Airlink and Delta Connection Pilots Protest Three Years without a New Contract at Memphis Shareholders Meeting

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:26:57 0500

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -— The pilots of Pinnacle Airlines (Nasdaq: PNCL), as represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), will conduct informational...

A New Dimension to Detroit Motor Sports; Tickets on Sale Now for The Red Bull Air Race World Series

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 0500

DETROIT, May 14 PRNewswire — The world's top acrobatic pilots will soon be roaring over the Detroit River when they compete in the 2008 International Red Bull Air Race World Series. During this stunt-filled competition, which will be held in the...

Boeing Delivers 300th Jetliner to GECAS for Lease to XL Airways

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:15:00 0500

SEATTLE, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) on Tuesday celebrated the delivery of the leasing company's 300th Boeing jetliner, a Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range...

Spirit AeroSystems Secures Airbus A350 XWB Contract; Announces U.S. Expansion

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:10:00 0500

WICHITA, Kan., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) today announced it has signed a contract with Airbus to design and produce a major composite fuselage structure for the A350 XWB (Xtra Wide-Body

Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Survivability

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:47:00 0500

WASHINGTON, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection...

Chicago O'Hare is Busiest Airport Over Memorial Day Weekend for Third Consecutive Year

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:27:00 0500

CHICAGO, May 14 PRNewswire — With another season of summer travel on the horizon, many travelers choose Memorial Day weekend to kickoff their summer plans. To help travelers beat the stress and navigate the crowds, the Orbitz...