February 19, 2012

Kingfisher Airlines' Tier-II, III operations may be affected till March-end
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_kingfisher-airlines-tier-ii-iii-operations-may-be-affected-till-march-end_1651932
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI The cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines' operations from tier-II and tier-III cities are likely to be affected until March end, industry sources said. "The number of Kingfisher flights has come down to 160 a day from 240 ...


In other airline industry news this week?
http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/flights/boardingarea/post/2012/02/Frequently-Flying---Delta8217s-747s-PeoplExpress-returns-American8217s-loss-pets-flying-cargo-Spirit-reenters-Denver-38-more-airline-news/630508/1
The new airline will be based at the Newport News-Williamsburg Airport in Virginia and expects to begin service this summer to Newark, Pittsburgh, Providence and West Palm Beach. COO Mike Morisi said service will be operated with single-cabin Boeing ...


Countries Seek Retaliation to Europe's Carbon Tax on Airlines
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/business/global/countries-seek-retaliation-to-europes-carbon-tax-on-airlines.html
BRUSSELS ? China, the United States and two dozen other countries are looking at coordinated retaliation ? including putting pressure on European airlines and other industries ? if Europe tries to enforce a law requiring airlines to pay for their ...


Airlines raise fares
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Airlines-raise-fares/913431/
AP Dallas According to fare trackers, JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines are leading a round of price increases that will boost the base fare on many medium-length and long flights by $10 per round trip. United, Delta, American and US Airways said ...


Alaska Airlines Starts Seasonal Service Between San Jose and Palm Springs, Calif.
http://www.bradenton.com/2012/02/17/3882257/alaska-airlines-starts-seasonal.html
/PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines today inaugurates new seasonal service between San Jose and Palm Springs, Calif. The new nonstop route operates through June 2. After a hiatus from June 3 to Oct. 4, seasonal service will then resume Oct. 5, 2012.


Pioneer no-frills airline PeoplExpress coming back
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120218/GJLIFESTYLES/120219717/-1/FOSLIFESTYLES
If regulators agree, the name will be back this summer, attached to an airline that hopes to borrow from the old playbook while avoiding some of the mistakes that doomed one of the pioneers of the no frills airline business.


United Airlines to upgrade, rebrand premium cabins
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/02/united_airlines_to_upgrade_reb.html
By Alison Grant, The Plain Dealer View full sizeAssociated Press fileUnited Airlines jets sit on the tarmac at Cleveland Hopkins Airport in Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- United Airlines on Friday announced new tweaks and perks in its premium cabins, ...


Airline underwear bomber to appeal life sentence
http://m.ctv.ca/topstories/20120217/underwear-bomber-appeal-20120217.html
AP In a courtroom sketch, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the man who tried blowing up a Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day 2009 is sentenced to life in prison by US District Judge Nancy Edmonds in federal court in Detroit, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.