All articles by David Field – Page 7
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Scarce resources: Regional analysis
Many regionals are slowing their growth as they compete for pilots against domestic and foreign majors It is a small world for regional airlines,...
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US carriers face domestic slowdown
US majors are riding the crest of increasing and often record profits but face a worrisome disparity between domestic and international yields. Most US majors...
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Hawaiian heads for Asia
Hawaiian Airlines will expand toward Asia as it seeks new sources of revenue to bolster it through a local fare war. The carrier will begin four weekly...
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Delta, US Airways win China rights
Delta Air Lines will take its ambitious international expansion in a new direction - eastward. The carrier won the first of a set of new US-China routes...
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US airlines eye spin-offs
American, Delta and United may follow Air Canada's lead in selling off subsidiaries US legacy carriers are focusing on divestitures and spin-offs,...
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Airline union tensions rise in USA
Bitter pilots at American, United and US Airways threaten confrontation and expensive new contracts US airline labour unions, already on the warpath...
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Network San Diego: Big plans
San Diego, the host of the Airline Business Network 2008 route planning event, has long been a top tourism draw in the USA,...
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Network Latin America: Flight to Central America
Nations in Central America like Costa Rica and Panama are becoming increasingly popular destinations for business...
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Limited liberalisation for US-Japan
Japan and the USA agreed in September on a limited air services liberalisation that sets the stage for negotiations toward a larger loosening of restrictions. The...
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IATA sounds profit warning
IATA says rising fuel prices and a worsening worldwide credit crunch will crimp profits In its latest forecast and snapshot of industry conditions,...
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FAA: stop over-scheduling
Outgoing FAA administrator Marion Blakey blames airline scheduling practices for mounting delays After struggling through the worst summer in recent...
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American opens new JFK terminal
American Airlines has opened a $1.3 billion terminal at New York's JFK International airport as part of a campaign to capture high-yielding business fliers. The...
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Trouble at US Airways
US Airways is responding to its sagging service levels by bringing in a new executive to serve as chief operating officer but faces worsening labour problems. The...
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US carriers begin hiring again
US carriers are trying to make up for six consecutive years of staff reductions US carriers are hiring across a wide swath of jobs skills as they prepare...
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ExpressJet's scheduled unit struggles
ExpressJet's risky foray into independent branded flying in 50-seat regional jets may yet work despite widespread scepticism the...
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Frontier lures former executive to replace Potter
Menke returns to Frontier Frontier Airlines has lured back Sean Menke, its former chief operating officer, to succeed Jeff Potter as chief executive...
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Americas news in brief
Northwest resolves dispute Northwest Airlines and its pilots union signed a pact in early August to reduce the absenteeism that had forced the carrier...
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Virgin America launches
Virgin America finally took the skies from its San Francisco base in early August, more than three years after affiliates...