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American Airlines Reports August Traffic
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American Air, American Eagle traffic down in August
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Traffic and capacity at both American Airlines and American Eagle carriers fell in August, AMR Corp. said late Wednesday. American reported a 2.9% drop in August traffic to 12.16 billion revenue passenger miles while American Eagle traffic fell 13.6% to 704.2 million revenue passenger miles. A revenue passenger miles equals one passenger flown one mile. Capacity at the two airlines also fell with American down 1.1% to 14.57 billion available seat miles from August 2007, and American Eagle sliding 4.5% to 1.01 billion available seat miles. Load factor, or the percentage of available seats filled with passengers, fell 1.5 percentage points to 83.5% at American. At American Eagle, load factor declined by 7.3 percentage points to 69.7%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Traffic and capacity at both American Airlines and American Eagle carriers fell in August, AMR Corp. said late Wednesday. American reported a 2.9% drop in August traffic to 12.16 billion revenue passenger miles while American Eagle traffic fell 13.6% to 704.2 million revenue passenger miles. A revenue passenger miles equals one passenger flown one mile. Capacity at the two airlines also fell with American down 1.1% to 14.57 billion available seat miles from August 2007, and American Eagle sliding 4.5% to 1.01 billion available seat miles. Load factor, or the percentage of available seats filled with passengers, fell 1.5 percentage points to 83.5% at American. At American Eagle, load factor declined by 7.3 percentage points to 69.7%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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American Defends Plan for British Airways Alliance
American Airlines rejected claims that a proposed alliance with British Airways would create a monopoly on trans-Atlantic service from London’s Heathrow Airport.
New York Times – Sep 3, 2008 7:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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American Airlines rejected claims that a proposed alliance with British Airways would create a monopoly on trans-Atlantic service from London’s Heathrow Airport.
New York Times – Sep 3, 2008 7:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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American Airlines defends tie-up with British Airways
Virgin Atlantic said that a proposed alliance between the two airlines would create a monopoly on trans-Atlantic service from London Heathrow Airport.
International Herald Tribune – Sep 3, 2008 7:45 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Virgin Atlantic said that a proposed alliance between the two airlines would create a monopoly on trans-Atlantic service from London Heathrow Airport.
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Airlines' July on-time performance improves
Delta Air Lines' regional subsidiary Comair had the worst on-time performance in July among airlines surveyed by the Transportation Department, according to government data released Wednesday.But overall, the nation's airlines were on time more often in July compared to a year ago, and customers filed fewer complaints about their baggage, the agency said.The DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics said the 19 carriers reporting on-time performance recorded an overall on-time arrival rate of 75.7 percent in July, higher than both July 2007's 69.8 percent and June 2008's 70.8 percent.The agency also said that the nation's carriers canceled 1.7 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in July, lower than both the 2.1 percent cancellation rate of July 2007 and the 1.8 percent rate posted in June of this year.Erlanger, Ky.-based Comair had the worst on-time arrival rate, at 63.31 percent. JetBlue Airways was next at 64.6 percent. UAL Corp.'s United Airlines was third worst at 68.25 percent and AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, which had the worst on-time performance in June, was fourth from the bottom in July, at 69.51 percent.
Kentucky.com – Sep 3, 2008 7:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Delta Air Lines' regional subsidiary Comair had the worst on-time performance in July among airlines surveyed by the Transportation Department, according to government data released Wednesday.But overall, the nation's airlines were on time more often in July compared to a year ago, and customers filed fewer complaints about their baggage, the agency said.The DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics said the 19 carriers reporting on-time performance recorded an overall on-time arrival rate of 75.7 percent in July, higher than both July 2007's 69.8 percent and June 2008's 70.8 percent.The agency also said that the nation's carriers canceled 1.7 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in July, lower than both the 2.1 percent cancellation rate of July 2007 and the 1.8 percent rate posted in June of this year.Erlanger, Ky.-based Comair had the worst on-time arrival rate, at 63.31 percent. JetBlue Airways was next at 64.6 percent. UAL Corp.'s United Airlines was third worst at 68.25 percent and AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, which had the worst on-time performance in June, was fourth from the bottom in July, at 69.51 percent.
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Airline trio hit at rival claims
British Airways, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia, which are seeking regulatory approval to forge a transcontinental venture, have challenged claims that the alliance would dominate key transatlantic routes between London and the US
Financial Times – Sep 3, 2008 7:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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British Airways, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia, which are seeking regulatory approval to forge a transcontinental venture, have challenged claims that the alliance would dominate key transatlantic routes between London and the US
Financial Times – Sep 3, 2008 7:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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'American Airlines Living Your Dream' Profiles Miami Business Leader James A. Champion
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Report: AA In Last Place For On-Time Arrivals This YearAccording to a report released on Wednesday, American Airlines is in last place for on-time arrivals in the first half of 2008, not counting Aloha Airlines, which stopped reporting on-time data after February.
nbc5i.com – Sep 3, 2008 4:39 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Jet lands safely despite blown tire
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A tire that blew on takeoff forced an American Airlines jet to return to Los Angeles International Airport after circling the city for nearly an hour.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A tire that blew on takeoff forced an American Airlines jet to return to Los Angeles International Airport after circling the city for nearly an hour.
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American Airlines Asks Delay In New China Flights
American Airlines has asked regulators for permission to delay its launch of new nonstop service between Chicago and Beijing for one year.
nbc5i.com – Sep 3, 2008 2:42 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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American Airlines has asked regulators for permission to delay its launch of new nonstop service between Chicago and Beijing for one year.
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