All articles by David Field – Page 4
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US low-cost carriers paint optimistic picture
US low-cost airlines are surprisingly upbeat as their larger, higher-cost brethren embark on yet another round of aircraft groundings and route cancellations....
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US mergers off the cards
US carriers lead the industry in blogging Page 54 The US airline industry is in such a dire financial situation that it cannot afford to merge As...
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Social networking for airlines
Airlines have been slow to embrace the blog and other web-based social marketing tools. Will their focus on surviving record oil prices deter them from investing...
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Delta tries to cut ties with Mesa and Pinnacle
Delta tries to cut ties with Mesa and Pinnacle Delta Air Lines has embarked on an aggressive campaign to end deals with two of its regional partners,...
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Former American Airlines chairman Crandall proposes industry re-regulation
Robert Crandall, the former chairman of American Airlines and a significant voice in the US airline world, is calling for re-regulation of the industry. In...
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AirTran and JetBlue scale back growth
AirTran and JetBlue scale back growth Low-cost airlines are cutting back on growth in a major way, trimming deliveries of new aircraft as well as limiting...
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US majors slash capacity
United, American and Continental Airlines are leading a major round of capacity cuts in the US domestic market Dramatic cuts unveiled by US majors...
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Network 2008: Alighting in Aruba
David field Washington The Dutch island airport of Aruba in the western Caribbean has new management in the form of a team from Amsterdam's Schiphol,...
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Fuel hammers US carrier results
US airlines are starting to run out of tools to stem their losses as fuel continues its increase Consider the pure statistics, the numbers posted by...
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US airports face crunch time
Airports in New York City, Chicago and other US cities are chokepoints in the country's congested travel system, but are proposed measures to relieve the...
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Hurdles block path to US mergers
A potential United-US Airways combination could face more opposition than the proposed Delta-Northwest tie-up As the bid by Delta Air Lines to take...
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FAA funding in limbo
The US Senate fails to pass an overdue investment bill for the nation's air traffic system The Senate's failure to pass a full four-year reauthorisation...
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Fallout from US Airways pilot vote continues
A group representing pilots of the former America West Airlines has been formed in response to the victory by a new union to represent pilots at US Airways...
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Ex-JetBlue executives set up JetSuite VLJ operation
A group of former JetBlue Airways executives has formed a very light jet operation that pays the owners of the aircraft...
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Low-cost carriers tweak their models
The traditional low-cost approach - no frills and simplicity in all things - has yielded to several blended models and a focus on quality that flyers...
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Hawaiian Airlines to take advantage of Aloha's demise
Hawaiian Airlines plans to take advantage of the demise of rival Aloha Airlines Hawaii's airline market lost one of its long-time players when Aloha...
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FAA in safety blitz
Under pressure from an increasingly activist Congress, the US FAA has been on an inspection blitz which has disrupted operations at the nation's largest...