Last Updated June 28, 2002,  9:15 am EST

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06.28.02
Full-Service Airlines Offering Corporate Passengers Better Deals than Low Cost Competitors [DeHavilland News UK]
Recovery in Demand for Air Travel Falters: Association of European Airlines [Financial Times]
European Air Traffic Control Strike Hits Hungary [The Budapest Sun]
Orbitz 'Pro-Competitive' But Could Become Harmful, DOT Says [Air Transport World]
American Airlines Pilots Picket At Five Airports [Dallas Star Telegram]
American Pilots Ask for Mediation [Airwise News]
Korean Air, Delta Granted U.S. Antitrust Immunity [iwon/Reuters]
American Air Will Not Seek Federal Loan Guarantees [iwon/Reuters]
Competition Heats Up as Hotels Define 'Niche' [International Herald Tribune]
Explosion Ruled Out In CAL Crash [Airwise News]
06.27.02
G-8 Leaders Endorse Plan Increasing Security for Airlines [Associated Press]
Low-Fare Price Structure Working at America West [Air Transport World]
While Airfares Fall, Fees Are on the Rise [International Herald Tribune]
Tentative Agreement to Keep Amtrak Trains Running Reached [USA Today]
Making Frequent Flyers Trusted Travelers [Business Week]
Transportation Security Administration Announces Next Two Airports to Receive Federal Passenger Screeners [U.S. Department of Transportation News]
Europe's Troubled Skies [Financial Times]
US Airways Hit With Rating Drop, Lawsuit [Washington Post]
Japan to Test Supersonic Plane [International Herald Tribune]
06.26.02
Will It Be a Loan at Last for United Airlines? [Financial Times]
America West Loosens Grip on Net Fares [CNET News]
Default Threat Rocks US Airways [Chicago Tribune]
America West Says It Is Out of 'Survival Mode' [Washington Post]
Mineta Is 'Confident' on Future of Amtrak [Washington Post]
Airlines Ready If Amtrak Shuts Down [Washington Post]
Airport Improvements Are Adrift After Sept. 11 [The New York Times]
Japan's Air Do Will Keep Flying [Airwise News]
Australia Sells Off Sydney Airport [MSNBC]
New Rule Bans Open Beverages at Airport Security Checkpoints [Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel]
06.25.02
United Airlines Seeks $1.8B Federal Loan [Washington Post]
American Airlines to Switch to E-Tix [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Rosenbluth Sets Up Online Matching for Travel Needs [Financial Times]
Airlines Launch More Flights [Financial Times]
Despite Uncertainty, Amtrak Attempts to Convert Air Travelers [Washington Post]
Qantas Forecast Signals Travel Recovery [Airwise News]
Easyjet Fuels Luton Airport Boom [BBC]
Southwest Airlines Tries to Quell Seating Storm [The New York Times]
US Airways to Defer Some Payments [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Frequent Flier Programs Latest Weapon of Low-Fare Carriers [USA Today]
06.24.02
Airlines Plan Quick System For Identifying Passengers [Washington Post]
United, US Airways Court Controversy [USA Today]
Delta's Regional Partners Thrive [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
United Checking Its Math on Bumping [International Herald Tribune]
UK Air Traffic Controllers Plan Summer Strikes [The Independent]
Lufthansa Cuts Domestic Fares on Nonpeak Flights [Air Transport World]
Canada’s Westjet Launches 'Ridiculous' Fares to Battle Taxes and Fees [Air Transport World]
No Deal on U.S.-Hong Kong 'Open Skies' [CNN]
FAA Seen Giving Boost to New Logan Runway [Boston Globe]
Passenger Trains at Stake As Amtrak Board Meets [CNN]
06.21.02
Lufthansa Cuts German Routes' Fares as Much as 63% [Bloomberg News]
Worldspan to Offer Access to Airline Web Fares [Worldroom News]
Airports Not Fully Using Explosive-Detection Devices [USA Today]
Air Travelers Association Tells San Francisco Board of Supervisors: Please Fix Your Airport [Eye for Travel]
Delta Air Lines Expands Point of Sale Acceptance of UATP [Eye for Travel]
United Pilots' Union Leaders Vote Yes to Recovery Plan [Air Transport World]
China Threatens Air Travel Workers With Prison Time to Stop Airline Ticket Discounting [Associated Press]
Airlines Slammed on Large-Passenger Policy [Associated Press]
Cendant’s Hotel Group Launches Redesigned Web Sites [Hotel News Resource]
JetBlue's Frequent-Flier Plan - Will It Fly? [CBS Marketwatch]
06.20.02
European Air Traffic to Be Hit by Strike Again Today [The Irish Times]
Airlines Cancel Hundreds of Flights Amid Strike [Financial Times]
Air Traffic Chaos Set to Last All Summer [The Scotsman]
Lufthansa Launches Business-Class-Only Service [USA Today]
United, US Air in Code-Share Talks [MSNBC]
United Pilot Leaders OK Pay-Cut Plan [Chicago Tribune]
US Airways and Unions Still Negotiating Over Cuts [The New York Times]
Airline Leans on the Weighty with Two-Seat Ticket Policy [The Guardian]
Compromise Expected on Cockpit Guns [CNN]
Boeing Launches Aviation Safety Web Site [Worldroom Newswire]
06.19.02
French Airports Quiet As Strike Hits Most Flights [Reuters/iwon]
United Air, U.S. Air in Code-Share Talks [Reuters/iwon]
Delta Starts Selling First-Class Upgrades for $40-$80 [USA Today]
Southwest Airlines Drops Plastic Cards But Keeps Open-Seating System [Seattle Times]
Compromise Would Let 250 Airline Pilots Carry Guns [Washington Post]
U.S. Airport Overhaul to Continue [MSNBC]
TSA Launches Plan to Complete Federalization of Airport Security Screening [U.S. Department of Transportation News]
Low-fares Airlines on Defensive Over Safety Allegations [Financial Times]
Korea to Make it Easier to Buy Won at Overseas Banks, Airports [Bloomberg News]
Alitalia Set To Receive Approval For €1.4bn Package [Financial Times]
JetBlue Starts Loyalty Program [DIRECT Newsline]
06.18.02
British Airways to Cut European Fares to Fight Rivals [Bloomberg News UK]
United Cracks Down on Back-To-Back Ticketing [Financial Times]
Amex to Upgrade Self-Booking [Financial Times]
Northwest to Charge Passengers Who Opt for Paper Tickets [USA Today]
Budget Airline Pilots Accused of Putting Safety at Risk [The Times]
American Draws a Bead on JetBlue [Business Week]
British Airways to Do Test Run on Boeing's Internet Service [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
Strike Threat to European Flights [Airwise News]
EU slams air traffic control strike [Reuters UK]
SAS to Cut Fares and Commissions [Financial Times]
EgyptAir Chairman Ousted Amid Mounting Criticism [New York Times]
06.17.02
United, Pilots Reach Deal on Plan [Chicago Business]
Airline Bailout Board Must Put on a Stern Face [Chicago Tribune
AMR Seeks Security Fixes, Simpler Fares [The Charlotte Observer]
The Impossible Demands on America's Airlines [The New York Times]
U.S. Regional Airlines Continue to Respond to Changing Air Service Dynamics [Eye for Travel]
Long Beach Airport Set for More Traffic [Long Beach Press Telegram]
Four Asian Airports Rank in Global Top 10 [CNN Asia]
PAL Seeks Support for Talks With US on 'Calibrated Open Skies' [Philippine Star]
Europe's Airlines Press EU Governments to Back Insurance Plan [Bloomberg News Service]
Virgin May Sell Slots to British Airways, Sunday Times Says [Bloomberg News Service]
Air Canada Slams 'Absurd' Hidden Fees [Toronto Globe and Mail]
Finnair Debuts System To Match Passengers With Watch Lists [Aviation Now]
France Faces a Week of Strikes [International Herald Tribune]
Criticism of Orbitz Surfaces: Travel Agents Contend Pact Is Anti-Competitive [Seattle Times]
Hearing on Amtrak Funds Called [Washington Post]
06.14.02
Air Traffic Controllers in UK Reject Pay Offer [BBC]
Air Traffic Overload Fears [Edinburgh Evening News]
Airlines Pay Price for Business Flier Savings [Chicago Tribune]
Jetblue Weighs More California Flights [International Herald Tribune]
ATA Seeks Federal Loan Guarantee [CBS Marketwatch]
United Airlines May Seek Federal Loan Guarantee [Rocky Mountain News]
One Way Ticket for bmi British Midland [Travel Weekly UK]
Australian Controllers Stoppage Called Off [Airwise News]
New Runway at Stansted Airport Played Down [BBC]
Rail Projects Are a Sign Of a Quiet Revolution [International Herald Tribune]
06.13.02
SAS to End Commission on Flights in New Price Concept in Scandinavia [AFX Press]
Northwest Confirms Delay of Six Airbus Deliveries in 2003 [Air Transport World]
Stansted 'to Get New Runway' [London Evening Standard]
New Frankfurt Runway Gets Preliminary Okay [Air Transport World]
BA to trial Boeing Internet system [Reuters]
Northwest, US Airways May Link [Star Tribune]
Northwest Airlines Won't Seek Federal Loan Guarantee [Star Tribune]
New Canadian Budget Airline Makes Inaugural Flight [Airwise News]
German Officials Warned of Possible Terrorist Attacks on Airliners [Associated Press]
Airline Execs Rip Federal Airport Security Agency [Associated Press]
Loan Guarantee Program Mostly Untapped [USA Today]
06.12.02
ATA Cuts Prices on Last-Minute Fares [USA Today]
United Pilots Say Deal Is Close [Crain’s Chicago Business]
Pilots Move Closer to US Airways on Concessions [Air Transport World]
Midwest Express Plans a Name Change [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Boeing About to Begin Assembly of Extended-Range 777 Jetliners [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
BA in Court Move to Keep American Express Link [Financial Times]
Passengers Flock to EasyJet/Go [Financial Times]
Lufthansa, Shanghai Airlines to Cooperate on Passenger Services [Air Transport World]
Qantas Expands Los Angeles Flights [International Herald Tribune]
EU Parliament Backs Plan to Ease Airport Congestion [City Comment UK]
AMR Chief Carty Calls for Changes in Airline Ticket Pricing [Bloomberg News]
06.11.02

New Fare Deal for Corporations from Northwest Airlines [Financial Times]
New Technology Enables P&O; to Track Down the Lowest Fare [Financial Times]
US Airways Files Request for Government to Back $900 Million of $1 Billion Loan   [Philadelphia Inquirer]
CEO 'Up to Challenge' of Saving US Airways [USA Today]
EasyJet, Go May Passenger Counts Jump as Routes Added [Bloomberg News]
Ryanair 'Will Be Biggest in Europe' [London Daily Telegraph]
Orbitz Airline Site Ignites Regulatory Debate in D.C. [e-Commerce Times]
Technicians Question Safety of FAA System [Federal Times]
Airports Bracing for Bigger Problems [The New York Times]
Federal Screeners to Louisville, Mobile Airports [CNN]
Australia Air Traffic Controllers Plan Friday Strike [Bloomberg News Australia]
US Airways and Unions Fail to Agree on Concessions [The New York Times]

06.10.02

Ryanair Reports Record £111m Profit [The Guardian]
TSA Provides Rare Peek at Air Marshals [Aviation Now]
DVT Campaigner Urges Airline Action [BBC]
On the Road, to Stay in the Air [Newsweek]
JetBlue Pursues Growth While Staying Small [Aviation Now]
FAA: Help Desperately Wanted [Time]
Union Fears Bid to Privatize Air Traffic Control [CNN]
Airline Security Guards Kill Men Attempting to Hijack Ethiopian Airliner [Associated Press]
Ryanair Wins Latest Battle with Lufthansa [Financial Times]
Lufthansa leases luxury jet to ferry road warriors to U.S. [International Herald Tribune]

06.7.02

UN's Robinson Attacks Security Checks [Airwise News]
Air France Cancels Flight to New Delhi Amid Tension [NDTV/MSNBC]
Expedia Lists Lowest Fares, Study Finds [CBS Marketwatch]
Swiss Warns Heathrow Issues Endanger Oneworld Membership [worldroom newswire]
First International US Airways Club Opens at London Gatwick [worldroom newswire]
Galileo International First to Offer GDS Web Services [worldroom newswire]
Frontier to Put Live TVs in Seats [Associated Press]
American Airlines' Carty: Try Smarter Approach to Air Security [USA Today]
Alaska Introduces New 'Counterless' Check-In [Air Transport World]
America West Announces Purchase of 40 Additional Kinetics Kiosks [PR Newswire]

06.6.02

US Airways Pilots Offer Pay Cut [The Charlotte Observer]
Travel Agents Threaten to Boycott Air NZ [Independent Business Daily]
Virgin Blue in Deal with United [Financial Times]
Airlines Face Post 9/11 Racial Profiling, Discrimination Suits [CNN]
Canada Extends War Risk Insurance to New Airlines [Reuters]
EU Probes 54.9 Million Euros of Post-Sept. 11 Aid to French Airlines [Associated Press]
Budget Airline Challenges Lufthansa [Associated Press]
New Air Traffic System Under Fire [International Herald Tribune]
U.S. Favors Screening in Baggage Areas [International Herald Tribune]
United to Close 23 City Ticket Offices [Denver Post]
New Steps Deepen Oneworld Ties [Airwise News]
Airline Aid Halt Rejected By Senate [Washington Post]
U.S. to Give Travel Web Sites A Close Look [Washington Post]

06.5.02

Union Says US Air Pilots Offer Pay Cuts [Reuters]
BA Chief Warns Over Turbulence [Evening Standard]
Airline fleets get younger after Sept. 11 [USA Today]
Airline Passengers File Discrimination Suits [Miami Herald]
Senate Restores Loan Guarantee Provisions [Air Transport World]
Aer Lingus Pilots Accept Proposal, End Strike [Air Transport World]
For Airlines, Stormy Dissent from Best Clients-Business Travelers
   [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Frequent Fliers Plan to Cut Back Even More, Survey Says [Philadelphia Inquirer]
F.A.A. Faulted on Installation of New System [New York Times]
Virgin Blue Says It Will Code-Share With United Airlines [Bloomberg News]
Inspectors, Unions Criticize Air Traffic Control System [USA Today]
Think Tank Defends Orbitz [CNET News]
EU Expresses Doubt About French Aid Scheme for Aviation Sector,
   to Open Probe [AFX Press]

06.4.02
Union, Management Agree to Terms Ending Aer Lingus Labor Standoff    [Associated Press]
Forecast Glum for Airlines' Recovery [Chicago Tribune]
KLM, Continental May Form Joint Venture [Air Transport World]
Worldspan Looks to Shift GDS Fees Away from Airlines [Air Transport World]
Star Alliance Adds Three More Airlines [Air Transport World]
Airport Gets Tool That Can Cut Delay [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Test of Airliner Cameras [New York Times]
Losses Will Narrow As Airlines Look to Repair Broken Wings [Glasgow Herald]
China Airlines to Press Ahead with Plans to Purchase New Planes
   [Associated Press]
Lawsuits Accuse Airlines of Profiling [USA Today]
06.3.02
G8 to Adopt Transport Security Initiative-Paper [Reuters]
DOT Standing Firm on Airline Deadline [Chicago Tribune]
KLM, Continental Extend Code-Share [Reuters]
US Airways Says Bankruptcy May Loom [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Southwest Most Web-Savvy Airline-Jupiter [Newsbytes/Computer User]
KLM, Continental Airlines to Expand Existing Sharecode Agreement [AFX Press]
Frontier Airlines Drops Travel Agent Commissions [Associated Press]
Airline Groups Review Options After Pilot Workday Ruling [Dow Jones    Newswires]
Taiwan Govt. Takes Control of Airline After Crash [Reuters]
Feds Nix Airline's Loan Application [Associated Press]
 
 
 
 
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