Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2166 travel Airline Industry en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:33:05 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2166 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/us_us_airways_jets ap/20091124/us_us_airways_jets AP travel Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:33:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/us_us_airways_jets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.c1cac1523ab24268a85feda45a70eca7.us_airways_jets_nybz108.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=QNCOHiiet6nWX9zHzTDEdQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2009 file photo, a US Airways plane takes off from Miami International Airport in Miami. US Airways is delaying delivery of 54 Airbus jets until at least 2013 as it tries to bolster its financial strength Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - US Airways will delay delivery of 54 new Airbus jets until at least 2013 and take other steps to boost its cash reserves until travel demand rebounds.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/us_us_airways_jets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.c1cac1523ab24268a85feda45a70eca7.us_airways_jets_nybz108.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=QNCOHiiet6nWX9zHzTDEdQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2009 file photo, a US Airways plane takes off from Miami International Airport in Miami. US Airways is delaying delivery of 54 Airbus jets until at least 2013 as it tries to bolster its financial strength Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/us_us_airways_codeshare ap/20091124/us_us_airways_codeshare AP business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:17:49 GMT AP - US Airways has signed a codeshare deal with Taca Airlines that will let customers to fly to more destinations in Central and South America next year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/us_airlines_sector_snap ap/20091124/us_airlines_sector_snap AP business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:40:35 GMT AP - US Airways was the only airline stock in the green Tuesday, after the Phoenix-based airline said it will delay delivery of 54 Airbus jets until at least 2013 so it can hold on to more cash. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091124/bs_afp/usairlinecompanystructureusairwaysairbus afp/20091124/usairlinecompanystructureusairwaysairbus AFP business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:20:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091124/bs_afp/usairlinecompanystructureusairwaysairbus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259075808307-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=JO6nYQ5AYqGTX9wyNKmwjQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A US Airways plane prepares for take-off in Charlotte, North Carolina. US Airways said Tuesday it had delayed the delivery of 54 Airbus aircraft as part of spending cuts over the next three years aimed at returning the struggling airline to profitability.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Streeter Lecka)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US Airways said Tuesday it had delayed the delivery of 54 Airbus aircraft as part of spending cuts over the next three years aimed at returning the struggling airline to profitability.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091124/bs_afp/usairlinecompanystructureusairwaysairbus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259075808307-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=JO6nYQ5AYqGTX9wyNKmwjQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A US Airways plane prepares for take-off in Charlotte, North Carolina. US Airways said Tuesday it had delayed the delivery of 54 Airbus aircraft as part of spending cuts over the next three years aimed at returning the struggling airline to profitability.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Streeter Lecka)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/us_frequent_flier_miles ap/20091124/us_frequent_flier_miles AP health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:42 GMT AP - The airline industry says there's no need to interfere with frequent flier programs despite U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer's request for a federal review to protect consumers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_airlines ap/20091124/as_japan_airlines AP business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:49:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_airlines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.16a417567f4440cab005a47c47ea907b.aptopix_japan_airlines_ksx101.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=3bNlFbdMJ2gT.wVvnm5Dng--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A Japan Airlines Jumbo jet approaching to Tokyo's Haneda Airport is seen above factory chimneys in Kawasaki, west of Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Executives of Japan Airlines Corp. met Monday with company retirees, urging them to approve drastic cuts in pension benefits as the cash-strapped airline desperately seeks public funds to keep itself afloat, Kyodo News reported. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japan Airlines said Tuesday it obtained government approval to receive up to $1.1 billion in emergency loans aimed at preventing the money-losing company from grounding flights.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_airlines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.16a417567f4440cab005a47c47ea907b.aptopix_japan_airlines_ksx101.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=3bNlFbdMJ2gT.wVvnm5Dng--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Japan Airlines Jumbo jet approaching to Tokyo's Haneda Airport is seen above factory chimneys in Kawasaki, west of Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Executives of Japan Airlines Corp. met Monday with company retirees, urging them to approve drastic cuts in pension benefits as the cash-strapped airline desperately seeks public funds to keep itself afloat, Kyodo News reported. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_southwest_airlines_elections ap/20091120/us_southwest_airlines_elections AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:40:36 GMT AP - Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday it will require uncontested candidates for its board of directors to win a majority among shareholder votes cast to be elected, instead of just a plurality. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/bs_afp/chilestrikeaviation afp/20091120/chilestrikeaviation AFP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:39:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/bs_afp/chilestrikeaviation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258745912219-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=GE4Y.jvzs.okANLPYkDF7g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Hundreds of passengers wait in line in the area of departure at Santiago airport. Chilean airports resumed normal activity on Friday, after some 2,000 airport workers launched a country-wide strike that caused flight delays, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation said.(AFP/Martin Bernetti)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Chilean airports resumed normal activity on Friday, after some 2,000 airport workers launched a country-wide strike that caused flight delays, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/bs_afp/chilestrikeaviation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258745912219-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=GE4Y.jvzs.okANLPYkDF7g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Hundreds of passengers wait in line in the area of departure at Santiago airport. Chilean airports resumed normal activity on Friday, after some 2,000 airport workers launched a country-wide strike that caused flight delays, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation said.(AFP/Martin Bernetti)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/bs_afp/asiaaviation afp/20091120/asiaaviation AFP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:20:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/bs_afp/asiaaviation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258692192644-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=1KCbyf0sYfzegYJUv2BP6Q--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Asia's airline industry is pulling out of a slump sparked by the global recession with signs passenger numbers are rising, a regional body said on Friday, but there were warnings a rebound will be slow.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Asia's airline industry is pulling out of a slump sparked by the global recession with signs passenger numbers are rising, a regional body said on Friday, but there were warnings a rebound will be slow.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/bs_afp/asiaaviation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258692192644-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=1KCbyf0sYfzegYJUv2BP6Q--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Asia's airline industry is pulling out of a slump sparked by the global recession with signs passenger numbers are rising, a regional body said on Friday, but there were warnings a rebound will be slow.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_air_canada_internet ap/20091120/us_air_canada_internet AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:59:11 GMT AP - Air Canada said Thursday it has begun trial offers of Internet service onboard some flights between Los Angeles and the cities of Toronto and Montreal. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_airlines_peak_fares ap/20091119/us_airlines_peak_fares AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:50:38 GMT AP - Continental Airlines Inc. said Thursday it matched a move by other carriers to raise surcharges for travel on a few peak days in March and April to $30 each way. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_american_eagle_airlines_new_routes ap/20091119/us_american_eagle_airlines_new_routes AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:15:49 GMT AP - American Eagle Airlines, a regional carrier for AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, said Thursday it started several new routes to and from Miami. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_jetblue_one_day_sale ap/20091119/us_jetblue_one_day_sale AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:25:18 GMT AP - JetBlue is running a one-day sale Thursday on international and domestic flights with fares between $29 and $129 each way. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_bi_ge/as_delta_japan_airlines ap/20091118/as_delta_japan_airlines AP business Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:32:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_bi_ge/as_delta_japan_airlines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.e1dacf0c99074b5b83205301dda902ac.japan_delta_japan_airlines_xjk103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=7cqhQOFHIY4cMEBvmaMYig--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Delta Air Lines' president Edward Bastian smiles as he listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)" border="0" /></a>AP - Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion dollar offer to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its affiliation with American Airlines.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_bi_ge/as_delta_japan_airlines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.e1dacf0c99074b5b83205301dda902ac.japan_delta_japan_airlines_xjk103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=7cqhQOFHIY4cMEBvmaMYig--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Delta Air Lines' president Edward Bastian smiles as he listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_bi_ge/us_airlines_advertising ap/20091117/us_airlines_advertising AP business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:35:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_bi_ge/us_airlines_advertising"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091117/capt.ccd37fd7232a4a6cafb4e7be5dc60d02.airlines_advertising_nybz113.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=VBqOHwStyE_2DqxyKJKAOQ--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="In this undated photo provided by AirTran, advertisements are seen on the on the bottoms of seat-back tray tables. AirTran expects the ads to be on its 138 planes within weeks. (AP Photo/AirTran)" border="0" /></a>AP - It soon will be harder to avoid advertising if you fly on one major carrier.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_bi_ge/us_airlines_advertising"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091117/capt.ccd37fd7232a4a6cafb4e7be5dc60d02.airlines_advertising_nybz113.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=VBqOHwStyE_2DqxyKJKAOQ--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="photo" title="In this undated photo provided by AirTran, advertisements are seen on the on the bottoms of seat-back tray tables. AirTran expects the ads to be on its 138 planes within weeks. (AP Photo/AirTran)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/bs_afp/germanyairlineearningscompanyairberlin afp/20091117/germanyairlineearningscompanyairberlin AFP business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:48:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/bs_afp/germanyairlineearningscompanyairberlin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091117/capt.photo_1258487277234-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bXjqegPMTQ85m5NBo.4UUA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Air Berlin planes at the airport in Berlin. Air Berlin, Germany's second biggest airline after Lufthansa, on Tuesday reported that its net profit more than doubled in the third quarter of this year on a 12-month comparison.(AFP/DDP/File/Axel Schmidt)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Air Berlin, Germany's second biggest airline after Lufthansa, on Tuesday reported that its net profit more than doubled in the third quarter of this year on a 12-month comparison.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/bs_afp/germanyairlineearningscompanyairberlin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091117/capt.photo_1258487277234-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bXjqegPMTQ85m5NBo.4UUA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Air Berlin planes at the airport in Berlin. Air Berlin, Germany's second biggest airline after Lufthansa, on Tuesday reported that its net profit more than doubled in the third quarter of this year on a 12-month comparison.(AFP/DDP/File/Axel Schmidt)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/bs_afp/britainairlinecompanyearningseasyjet afp/20091117/britainairlinecompanyearningseasyjet AFP business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:52:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/bs_afp/britainairlinecompanyearningseasyjet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091117/capt.photo_1258446591570-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=D9YjrG4j94gzb2UBvobINQ--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="British low-cost airline easyJet has reported a 14 percent drop in annual profit to 71.2 million pounds (80 million euros, 120 million dollars).(AFP/HO/EADS/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - British budget airline easyJet said on Tuesday that rising jet fuel costs were a factor in a 14-percent drop in annual net profit to 71.2 million pounds (80 million euros, 120 million dollars).</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091117/bs_afp/britainairlinecompanyearningseasyjet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091117/capt.photo_1258446591570-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=D9YjrG4j94gzb2UBvobINQ--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="photo" title="British low-cost airline easyJet has reported a 14 percent drop in annual profit to 71.2 million pounds (80 million euros, 120 million dollars).(AFP/HO/EADS/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091116/bs_nm/us_airshow_boeing nm/20091116/us_airshow_boeing Reuters business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:15:14 GMT Reuters - Boeing , which expects airlines to return to profitability in 2011, said on Monday that Middle East carriers would need 1,710 new jets over the next 20 years, valued at about $300 billion. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091116/bs_nm/us_eads nm/20091116/us_eads Reuters business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:36:51 GMT Reuters - EADS unveiled a 77 percent drop in third-quarter core earnings on Monday, as it battled a downturn in civil aviation and the damaging effect of the weak dollar along with delays to its A400M program. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091115/ap_on_bi_ge/us_ge_chinese_aviation ap/20091115/us_ge_chinese_aviation AP travel Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:52:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091115/ap_on_bi_ge/us_ge_chinese_aviation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091109/capt.photo_1257789318630-1-0.jpg?x=117&y=130&q=85&sig=CVsZj4jpFMxRsjmUVea5KQ--" align="left" height="130" width="117" alt="The General Electric logo on a sign outside their corporate headquarters in Fairfield, Connecticut. Japanese high tech giant Toshiba and US conglomerate General Electric are bidding to buy a unit of Areva, the French nuclear power firm, Areva said on Monday.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)" border="0" /></a>AP - General Electric's aviation unit is teaming with Aviation Industry Corp. of China to develop and market electronic systems for commercial aircraft customers, including the C919 narrow-body aircraft that China hopes will compete with jets made by industry giants Boeing and Airbus.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091115/ap_on_bi_ge/us_ge_chinese_aviation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091109/capt.photo_1257789318630-1-0.jpg?x=117&y=130&q=85&sig=CVsZj4jpFMxRsjmUVea5KQ--" align="left" height="130" width="117" alt="photo" title="The General Electric logo on a sign outside their corporate headquarters in Fairfield, Connecticut. Japanese high tech giant Toshiba and US conglomerate General Electric are bidding to buy a unit of Areva, the French nuclear power firm, Areva said on Monday.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)