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S&P cuts Northwest, American, United on high fuel prices
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Friday lowered ratings on several major U.S. airlines, including Northwest Airlines , American Airlines and United. The ratings agency cut Northwest to B while ratings of AMR Corp. , American, UAL Corp. and United were lowered to B- from B. S&P cited expected losses and reduced or negative operating cash flow caused by high fuel prices. 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) -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Friday lowered ratings on several major U.S. airlines, including Northwest Airlines , American Airlines and United. The ratings agency cut Northwest to B while ratings of AMR Corp. , American, UAL Corp. and United were lowered to B- from B. S&P cited expected losses and reduced or negative operating cash flow caused by high fuel prices. 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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Sky-High Wi-Fi
If you're planning any air travel this summer, you might find yourself surfing while you fly. American Airlines is one of several carriers offering Wi-Fi in the sky, having just rolled out a trial of a broadband Internet service called Gogo on some of its Boeing planes, most of which fly transcontinental routes. Other airlines are also implementing or planning to launch their own services. American's Wi-Fi is available for $12.95 on flights longer than three hours. Passengers with their own Wi-Fi-enabled devices can access the Internet using Aircell's Gogo technology, which communicates with cellular towers on the ground via three antennae on the plane's exterior. Your laptop or other mobile device connects via several wireless access points within the cabin. American says Gogo is also compatible with most corporate VPNs and e-mail. JetBlue is offering a test of limited Wi-Fi capabilities on what it calls the BetaBlue plane, a Wi-Fi-equipped Airbus 320. The service is free, but limited. You can access e-mail from services like Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, and AOL; use your Blackberry; send instant messages; and, in case you've just got to buy the latest bestseller from 30,000 feet up, shop at Amazon.com. Later this year, Virgin America will begin testing Wi-Fi as well, with the goal of offering it across its fleet by 2009. In addition to using your own carry-on devices, Virgin will let you access the Internet using seatback video touchscreens. Lufthansa says it will also roll out a program next year. The spate of new on-high Wi-Fi comes a couple of years after Boeing pulled the plug on Connexions, its in-flight wireless broadband service. That program reportedly failed after the company was unable to get enough paying customers. If you've been on a flight that offers Wi-Fi, share your experience with us. Was it worth the price (if you had to pay)? Would you be satisfied with a free service that offered limited access? Or do you think the wild blue yonder should remain Internet-free? —Donna Tapellini
Consumer Reports – Jul 24, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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If you're planning any air travel this summer, you might find yourself surfing while you fly. American Airlines is one of several carriers offering Wi-Fi in the sky, having just rolled out a trial of a broadband Internet service called Gogo on some of its Boeing planes, most of which fly transcontinental routes. Other airlines are also implementing or planning to launch their own services. American's Wi-Fi is available for $12.95 on flights longer than three hours. Passengers with their own Wi-Fi-enabled devices can access the Internet using Aircell's Gogo technology, which communicates with cellular towers on the ground via three antennae on the plane's exterior. Your laptop or other mobile device connects via several wireless access points within the cabin. American says Gogo is also compatible with most corporate VPNs and e-mail. JetBlue is offering a test of limited Wi-Fi capabilities on what it calls the BetaBlue plane, a Wi-Fi-equipped Airbus 320. The service is free, but limited. You can access e-mail from services like Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, and AOL; use your Blackberry; send instant messages; and, in case you've just got to buy the latest bestseller from 30,000 feet up, shop at Amazon.com. Later this year, Virgin America will begin testing Wi-Fi as well, with the goal of offering it across its fleet by 2009. In addition to using your own carry-on devices, Virgin will let you access the Internet using seatback video touchscreens. Lufthansa says it will also roll out a program next year. The spate of new on-high Wi-Fi comes a couple of years after Boeing pulled the plug on Connexions, its in-flight wireless broadband service. That program reportedly failed after the company was unable to get enough paying customers. If you've been on a flight that offers Wi-Fi, share your experience with us. Was it worth the price (if you had to pay)? Would you be satisfied with a free service that offered limited access? Or do you think the wild blue yonder should remain Internet-free? —Donna Tapellini
Consumer Reports – Jul 24, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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American Changes Instructions On Lightning Damage
American Airlines changed instructions that mechanics use to decide how to inspect planes suspected of being hit by lightning.
cbs11tv.com – Jul 23, 2008 7:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth
American Airlines changed instructions that mechanics use to decide how to inspect planes suspected of being hit by lightning.
cbs11tv.com – Jul 23, 2008 7:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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American Airlines Extends Special Fares and Other Offers for U.S. Military Personnel Through December 2008
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PR Newswire – Jul 23, 2008 3:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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PR Newswire – Jul 23, 2008 3:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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American Airlines Drops Trademark Lawsuit Against Google
American Airlines has dropped its lawsuit against Google, which claimed the Internet company used the airline’s trademark to trigger paid advertisements for other companies.
New York Times – Jul 22, 2008 9:17 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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American Airlines has dropped its lawsuit against Google, which claimed the Internet company used the airline’s trademark to trigger paid advertisements for other companies.
New York Times – Jul 22, 2008 9:17 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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American Airlines Vacations Offers Vacation Packages That Let Travelers Earn Up to 5,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles
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PR Newswire – Jul 22, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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PR Newswire – Jul 22, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Airport passenger counts down
Passenger traffic at Mobile Regional Airport fell nearly 15 percent in June compared with the same month in 2007 and is off 7.5 percent for the first six months of the year, a much steeper decline than nationwide or at neighboring airports. The drop came as airlines added more flights and larger planes in June, meaning some carriers saw their Mobile-bound planes only half-full on average. Airlines have announced that they will cut three weekday round-trips to Mobile after Labor Day, but officials warned Monday at a Mobile Airport Authority meeting that at least one more daily round-trip could be in jeopardy. "Fuel prices increased, fares increased and passengers are really looking for the best value," Aviation Director Thomas Hughes said. American Eagle, which added a fifth flight to and from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport as of June 1, has now warned that its planes are too empty to turn a profit, Hughes said. The airline's planes to and from Mobile, including a once-daily round trip to Chicago that will end after Labor Day, were 67 percent full in June, according to airport figures. "The fifth flight to Dallas is not as strong as it needs to be right now," Hughes said. The Air Transport Association says that with the current high price of jet fuel, the average plane needed to be 83.5 percent full to make a profit in the first quarter of 2008. Nationwide, the average plane was 77.2 percent full during that period. American Eagle had 21.3 percent of Mobile passengers in June. A subsidiary of AMR Corp., based in Fort Worth, Texas, the American Airlines regional carrier said last month that it would cut flights between Chicago and almost all Gulf Coast airports, part of a company-wide cost-cutting drive. Delta has said it will cut the number of round trips to Atlanta from seven to six after Labor Day and reduce its seat total on Mobile-Atlanta planes by 21 percent. Most of those seats were added at the start of summer. Mark Sixel, an airline consultant, said disappearing passengers are being driven away by high prices as airlines try to raise enough money to stay solvent "It's a fare issue at this point," said Sixel, president of the Sixel Consulting Group, based in Eugene, Ore. "As fares go up, you tend to make flying a less attractive alternative." Sixel said that business-oriented markets such as Mobile have seen the greatest fare increases. Markets that have discount carriers or and cater to leisure travelers, such as Gulfport and Pensacola, benefit because airlines "have to be much less aggressive or that traffic will disappear," he said. Traffic has fallen much less at Pensacola Regional Airport, 0.4 percent so far this year, while the number of fliers to and from Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport has risen 18.6 percent in the first six months of 2008. Worldwide, passengers on U.S. airlines rose 0.4 percent in the first five months of 2008, the Air Transport Association said, thanks to a 5.4 percent growth of international travelers. Domestic traffic fell 0.3 percent.
al.com - Everything Alabama – Jul 22, 2008 11:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Alabama: Mobile
Passenger traffic at Mobile Regional Airport fell nearly 15 percent in June compared with the same month in 2007 and is off 7.5 percent for the first six months of the year, a much steeper decline than nationwide or at neighboring airports. The drop came as airlines added more flights and larger planes in June, meaning some carriers saw their Mobile-bound planes only half-full on average. Airlines have announced that they will cut three weekday round-trips to Mobile after Labor Day, but officials warned Monday at a Mobile Airport Authority meeting that at least one more daily round-trip could be in jeopardy. "Fuel prices increased, fares increased and passengers are really looking for the best value," Aviation Director Thomas Hughes said. American Eagle, which added a fifth flight to and from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport as of June 1, has now warned that its planes are too empty to turn a profit, Hughes said. The airline's planes to and from Mobile, including a once-daily round trip to Chicago that will end after Labor Day, were 67 percent full in June, according to airport figures. "The fifth flight to Dallas is not as strong as it needs to be right now," Hughes said. The Air Transport Association says that with the current high price of jet fuel, the average plane needed to be 83.5 percent full to make a profit in the first quarter of 2008. Nationwide, the average plane was 77.2 percent full during that period. American Eagle had 21.3 percent of Mobile passengers in June. A subsidiary of AMR Corp., based in Fort Worth, Texas, the American Airlines regional carrier said last month that it would cut flights between Chicago and almost all Gulf Coast airports, part of a company-wide cost-cutting drive. Delta has said it will cut the number of round trips to Atlanta from seven to six after Labor Day and reduce its seat total on Mobile-Atlanta planes by 21 percent. Most of those seats were added at the start of summer. Mark Sixel, an airline consultant, said disappearing passengers are being driven away by high prices as airlines try to raise enough money to stay solvent "It's a fare issue at this point," said Sixel, president of the Sixel Consulting Group, based in Eugene, Ore. "As fares go up, you tend to make flying a less attractive alternative." Sixel said that business-oriented markets such as Mobile have seen the greatest fare increases. Markets that have discount carriers or and cater to leisure travelers, such as Gulfport and Pensacola, benefit because airlines "have to be much less aggressive or that traffic will disappear," he said. Traffic has fallen much less at Pensacola Regional Airport, 0.4 percent so far this year, while the number of fliers to and from Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport has risen 18.6 percent in the first six months of 2008. Worldwide, passengers on U.S. airlines rose 0.4 percent in the first five months of 2008, the Air Transport Association said, thanks to a 5.4 percent growth of international travelers. Domestic traffic fell 0.3 percent.
al.com - Everything Alabama – Jul 22, 2008 11:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Jury gives former American flight attendant $1.2 million
A federal jury has ordered American Airlines to pay a former flight attendant from Washoe Valley $1.2 million after she sued the company for firing her for seeking the mental health records that led to her termination in 2005.
RGJ.com – Jul 22, 2008 06:58 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A federal jury has ordered American Airlines to pay a former flight attendant from Washoe Valley $1.2 million after she sued the company for firing her for seeking the mental health records that led to her termination in 2005.
RGJ.com – Jul 22, 2008 06:58 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Flying Into Expensive Skies
The red ink is mounting for airlines amid soaring fuel costs, leaving them little choice but to further increase ticket prices. As Delta Air Lines and American Airlines reported big second-quarter losses last week, they signaled customers should expect more hits to their checkbooks.
The Tampa Tribune – Jul 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The red ink is mounting for airlines amid soaring fuel costs, leaving them little choice but to further increase ticket prices. As Delta Air Lines and American Airlines reported big second-quarter losses last week, they signaled customers should expect more hits to their checkbooks.
The Tampa Tribune – Jul 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Tampa
American Airlines And Google Settle Lawsuit
American Airlines has dropped its lawsuit against Google Inc. over its search engine directing some users to advertisements for the airline's competitors.
cbs11tv.com – Jul 22, 2008 03:06 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth
American Airlines has dropped its lawsuit against Google Inc. over its search engine directing some users to advertisements for the airline's competitors.
cbs11tv.com – Jul 22, 2008 03:06 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth