All articles by David Field – Page 9
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JetBlue feels the heat
JetBlue Airways unveiled in May a major and surprising boardroom shake-up to address its slackening operational and financial performance.
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Delta emerges with overseas focus
Delta Air Lines came roaring out of bankruptcy court protection boasting a new design and look, a new website, a new stock market ticker and assurances that it would not grow too quickly.
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Low cost & regionals: Branch lines
US regionals may have taken a body blow when the troubled majors renegotiated their flying contracts, but they have gained the ability to branch out in new directions
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Virgin America set to fly
Virgin America is on course to begin US flights in summer after enlisting new investors and government officials in a successful campaign to reverse federal rejection of its application to fly.
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JetBlue's feeling blue...
JetBlue Airways, long a darling of Wall Street and a passenger favourite, is enmeshed in a series of problems that threaten its brand name and passenger reputation.
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Los Angeles fee fight
A group of 32 carriers are protesting against a plan by Los Angeles International Airport to finance expansion by increasing fees.
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Marketing special: Uneasy truce
US carriers have won price concessions after a year of tough negotiations with the global distribution systems
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ExpressJet strays into scheduled territory
In a risky revision of its basic regional feeder model, ExpressJet has unveiled plans to launch independent scheduled services with 44 of the 69 regional jets rejected by Continental Airlines.
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Marketing special: Come together
Ownership changes and consolidation have reached global distribution systems (GDS) as they adapt to a tougher business environment
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NewsNew frontiers: Jeff Potter, Frontier's chief executive
To survive in a tough market, Frontier Airlines is focusing on service quality, a new feeder operation and a strategy of avoiding competitors United and Southwest Airlines
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Delta plan ends US Airways interest
Delta Air Lines has secured creditor support for its own reorganisation plan, persuading US Airways to withdraw at the end of January its unsolicited $10 billion takeover bid.
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Money talks: Private equity
Private investors, answerable to neither shareholder nor public pressure, have begun transforming world aviation and are pouring money into airlines