Members of American Airlines’ mechanics union rejected a contract proposal and authorized union leaders to call a strike, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) said. Get the full story »
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U.S. air fares poised to climb this fall
Travelers on U.S. airlines can look forward to higher fares and higher fees this fall as demand recovers from the 2009 economic recession, a top fare expert said Monday.
Fares for domestic flights are 16 percent to 20 percent higher than they were a year ago, said Rick Seaney, chief executive of Farecompare.com. Get the full story »
Boeing gets order for four 737s, loses a 777 order
Boeing Co said Thursday it took orders for four 737 narrowbody planes and lost one order for a 777 in the week ended Aug. 17.
Boeing, the world’s second largest commercial planemaker after EADS unit Airbus, said its net orders for 2010 so far number 258 compared with 142 commercial plane orders in 2009. Get the full story »
Aircell wins patent suit over Internet system
The company Aircell said Thursday that it has settled remaining claims in a patent lawsuit brought against the company over its in-flight Internet system.
The settlement news comes three weeks after a Massachusetts jury found that Aircell had not infringed on a patent owned by Ambit Corp., a technology company based in Massachusetts. Get the full story »
American charging more for front rows of coach
Flight attendant Robert Johnson stands in between first class and coach on an American Airlines 737-800 plane in 2009. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
As part of its quest for more non-ticket revenue, American Airlines will begin charging customers who want to sit in the first few rows of coach.
The price will begin at $19 per flight. Longer flights will cost more. For example, a seat on a Chicago to Honolulu flight will cost $39. A seat on a flight to Boston from O’Hare International Airport will cost $29.
American did not specify how many rows of seats will be affected by the new charges. Customers who purchase these coach seats also will be allowed to board in the first boarding group after first-class passengers and elite frequent fliers. Get the full story »
JetBlue brings back $699 ‘All-You-Can-Jet’ pass
JetBlue is bringing back its popular All-You-Can-Jet pass that allows customers to travel to an unlimited number of cities over a one-month period for $699. The pass is valid seven days a week for flights between Sept. 7 and Oct. 6, JetBlue Airways said Tuesday. It will also offer a pass that excludes travel on Friday and Sunday for $499. Get the full story »
UAL, Continental set shareholder votes for Sept. 17
Shareholders at United and Continental airlines will vote on Sept. 17 on combining their two companies. A filing on Monday says the votes will happen at special meetings in Houston, where Continental is based, and at a United Airlines facility in Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Aug. 13, 2010 at 12:23 p.m.
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Filed under: Airlines, Airplanes, Airports, Transportation, Unions Southwest looks at adding larger 737s to fleet
Southwest Airlines Co. is considering including Boeing Co.’s 737-800 aircraft in its domestic fleet, with a decision expected before year’s end, as the discount carrier plans a push to win more business travelers and restore capacity slashed during the economic downturn.
The largest carrier of domestic U.S. passengers said the company still needs to discuss the plans with its labor units, as well as look at issues such as network flow and scheduling. Get the full story »
JetBlue: Incident feeds ‘your inner Office Space’
Taking it out on the fax machine. (Office Space)
JetBlue is finally talking about its famously flippant flight attendant … sort of.
In a company blog posting, the airline poked fun at the attention directed at the case of Steven Slater, who cursed out a passenger over a plane’s loud speaker on Monday and then jumped down the emergency slide.
“Perhaps you heard a little story about one of our flight attendants?” the blog joked. JetBlue didn’t disclose any information on the case, saying it will let “people speak on their own behalf.” Get the full story »
United shows new look for planes after merger
The new planes will feature United on the fuselage and a Continental globe on the tail. (UAL photo)
United Airlines and Continental Airlines revealed refinements to the visual branding for the new global airline that will result from the proposed merger between the two airlines.
The new logo displays the combined company’s United brand name in capital letters, in a custom sans-serif font, joined with the global mark which has represented Continental’s brand image since 1991. Get the full story »
3 United flights at O’Hare June’s only long tarmac waits
Only three commercial flights among the thousands that operated nationwide in June sat on the ground loaded with passengers for three hours or longer, the Obama administration said Tuesday, touting the effect of a controversial new consumer-protection rule that threatens stiff fines against airlines for excessive tarmac delays.
The bad news for Chicago was that all three overly tardy flights involved the home-town carrier, United Airlines, at O’Hare International Airport. Get the full story »
Boeing assesses 787 manufacturing issues
Boeing Co. is assessing new issues related to manufacturing the long-delayed 787 Dreamliner, but the company still aims to make first delivery of the plane by the end of this year, the chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes said on Tuesday.
Speaking on a webcast of an analyst conference in New York, Jim Albaugh said the issues relate to manufacturing the airplane and not to its operations. The world’s second-largest plane maker believes the issues will be “readily addressed.” Get the full story »
United passenger traffic up 2.1% in July
United Airlines said its passenger traffic in July rose by 2.1 percent, with most of the gain coming from increased mainline traffic in its overseas markets and from its regional carriers. Get the full story »
