"1. In the category of fewest mishandled bags, US Airways
was third among the largest carriers with a rate of
4.09 reports per 1,000 passengers. And in consumer
complaints to DOT, US Airways ranked fourth with 0.84
complaints per 100,000 enplanements. The DOT this
month added seven more carriers to its monthly report,
for a total of 17. Those carriers are Atlantic
Southeast Airlines, AirTran Airways, ATA Airlines,
Atlantic Coast Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, JetBlue
Airways and SkyWest Airlines. Alaska, American Eagle
and America West had already been on the DOT reporting
list."
This should be good I always see lines of people in BUF and ROC bitchin to Airtran baggage claim. Springer crowd at its best. (note:not a bust on airtran guys just an observation)
"3/A bill providing assistance to U.S. airlines, as
well as covering initial costs of the Iraq war, won
approval yesterday in House and Senate committees. The
Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $78.9
billion emergency spending bill to pay for the war in
Iraq that includes $3.5 billion in aid to airlines,
airports and unemployment compensation for laid-off
airline workers. Meanwhile, the House Appropriations
Committee approved a similar $77.9 billion emergency
spending bill that includes $3.2 billion in airline
and airport aid. Both bills would cap salaries of top
airline executives for the next two years."
4/American Airlines' pilot union, the Allied Pilots
Association (APA) yesterday said the concession
agreement it reached with the airline includes up to
2,500 pilot furloughs, according to various news
accounts. The new layoffs will drop the total number
of pilots to 10,000. In addition, American's pilots
will take a 23 percent pay cut on May 1. A year later,
the pay cut drops to 17 percent from current levels.
APA members will vote on the proposed agreement by
April 15. In total, pilots agreed to $660 million in
concessions. Mechanics and other ground workers agreed
to $620 million in cuts and flight attendants agreed
to $340 million. Management and other non-union
workers will contribute $180 million.
American also said it still needs meaningful
concessions from vendors, aircraft lease holders and
suppliers. The company said it would use grace periods
in some of its debt and lease obligations. The
airline's parent company, AMR, has lost nearly $5.3
billion in the past two years.
5/In other industry news:
--Continental Airlines, citing an expected decline in
traffic, revised its summer schedule to reflect a
capacity reduction of about 2 percent and said the
move will result in a loss of more jobs beyond the
1,200 layoffs it announced last month. The carrier
said the capacity reduction will be achieved mainly
through elimination of reducing frequency on routes
expected to have weaker demand and holiday
cancellations.
--Song, Delta's new low-fare subsidiary, has put its
first flights on sale and announced a schedule for its
first six routes. Song begins service on April 15 from
New York Kennedy to West Palm Beach, its only service
in April. In May, the airline starts flights from JFK
to Orlando and Tampa and from Boston to West Palm and
Tampa. Flights from JFK to Atlanta begin in June.
Delta says Song also will serve Washington, LaGuardia,
Newark, Hartford, Ft. Meyers and Ft. Lauderdale in the
future.
--Air Canada, the world's No. 11 carrier, filed for
bankruptcy protection yesterday after it failed to
achieve labor cost cuts. CEO Robert Milton said the
impasse with Air Canada's unions gave it no option but
to restructure under court supervision, Aviation Daily
reported. The airline said it would streamline its
fleet by eliminating aircraft types and grow its fleet
of 50-seat regional jets as well as place an order for
90-seat RJs. Air Canada said its relationship to the
Star Alliance will not change as a result of the
filing.
More RJ's for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
was third among the largest carriers with a rate of
4.09 reports per 1,000 passengers. And in consumer
complaints to DOT, US Airways ranked fourth with 0.84
complaints per 100,000 enplanements. The DOT this
month added seven more carriers to its monthly report,
for a total of 17. Those carriers are Atlantic
Southeast Airlines, AirTran Airways, ATA Airlines,
Atlantic Coast Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, JetBlue
Airways and SkyWest Airlines. Alaska, American Eagle
and America West had already been on the DOT reporting
list."
This should be good I always see lines of people in BUF and ROC bitchin to Airtran baggage claim. Springer crowd at its best. (note:not a bust on airtran guys just an observation)
"3/A bill providing assistance to U.S. airlines, as
well as covering initial costs of the Iraq war, won
approval yesterday in House and Senate committees. The
Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $78.9
billion emergency spending bill to pay for the war in
Iraq that includes $3.5 billion in aid to airlines,
airports and unemployment compensation for laid-off
airline workers. Meanwhile, the House Appropriations
Committee approved a similar $77.9 billion emergency
spending bill that includes $3.2 billion in airline
and airport aid. Both bills would cap salaries of top
airline executives for the next two years."
4/American Airlines' pilot union, the Allied Pilots
Association (APA) yesterday said the concession
agreement it reached with the airline includes up to
2,500 pilot furloughs, according to various news
accounts. The new layoffs will drop the total number
of pilots to 10,000. In addition, American's pilots
will take a 23 percent pay cut on May 1. A year later,
the pay cut drops to 17 percent from current levels.
APA members will vote on the proposed agreement by
April 15. In total, pilots agreed to $660 million in
concessions. Mechanics and other ground workers agreed
to $620 million in cuts and flight attendants agreed
to $340 million. Management and other non-union
workers will contribute $180 million.
American also said it still needs meaningful
concessions from vendors, aircraft lease holders and
suppliers. The company said it would use grace periods
in some of its debt and lease obligations. The
airline's parent company, AMR, has lost nearly $5.3
billion in the past two years.
5/In other industry news:
--Continental Airlines, citing an expected decline in
traffic, revised its summer schedule to reflect a
capacity reduction of about 2 percent and said the
move will result in a loss of more jobs beyond the
1,200 layoffs it announced last month. The carrier
said the capacity reduction will be achieved mainly
through elimination of reducing frequency on routes
expected to have weaker demand and holiday
cancellations.
--Song, Delta's new low-fare subsidiary, has put its
first flights on sale and announced a schedule for its
first six routes. Song begins service on April 15 from
New York Kennedy to West Palm Beach, its only service
in April. In May, the airline starts flights from JFK
to Orlando and Tampa and from Boston to West Palm and
Tampa. Flights from JFK to Atlanta begin in June.
Delta says Song also will serve Washington, LaGuardia,
Newark, Hartford, Ft. Meyers and Ft. Lauderdale in the
future.
--Air Canada, the world's No. 11 carrier, filed for
bankruptcy protection yesterday after it failed to
achieve labor cost cuts. CEO Robert Milton said the
impasse with Air Canada's unions gave it no option but
to restructure under court supervision, Aviation Daily
reported. The airline said it would streamline its
fleet by eliminating aircraft types and grow its fleet
of 50-seat regional jets as well as place an order for
90-seat RJs. Air Canada said its relationship to the
Star Alliance will not change as a result of the
filing.
More RJ's for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
