Alitalia sold three slots at Heathrow Airport for $133 million. Details here. [Today in the Sky]
Cranky takes a wistful walk through 2007’s airline graveyard. [The Cranky Flier]
Austin, Texas, declines to host the gadfly Coalition for an Airline Passengers Bill of Rights [Aero-News.Net]
Archive for December, 2007
ABC: Alitalia, Bankruptcies, and CAPBOR
Posted in Daily Departures on December 28, 2007 | Comments Off
China, UAE, Russia
Posted in Daily Departures on December 27, 2007 | Comments Off
Here’s an all-international edition of Daily Departures:
Beijing Capital International Airport’s expansion program is complete, just in time for the ‘08 Summer Olympics. [Xinhua via Towers and Tarmacs]
Emirates president Tim Clark credits the airline’s success to Dubai’s fortuitous location, its business-friendly climate, and a favorable currency situation. [Today in the Sky]
Russia’s new Sukhoi SuperJet program is [...]
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Posted in Daily Departures on December 24, 2007 | Comments Off
With my warmest wishes for a happy holiday, here are some Daily Departures to tide you over:
Several airlines have been charged with antitrust violations for their cargo services. [ATW Daily News]
Newark’s flight cap this summer will likely be around 83 flights per hour. [ATW Daily News]
All-business-class pioneer MaxJet is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and [...]
Daily departures: climate, passenger rights, China, and more
Posted in Daily Departures on December 21, 2007 | Comments Off
There’s debate among European governments about when aircraft climate emissions should be included in reduction programs. [AP/Aviation.com]
The Italian government continues to hold out on picking a bidder for sagging Alitalia. [ATW Daily News]
A U.S. district court granted summary judgment in favor of New York state’s passenger’s bill of rights. Expect an appeal. [The NV Flyer]
China [...]
Fisking the Feds’ JFK flight cap plan
Posted in Evan's Fiskings, tagged air traffic control, airports, delays, faa, regulation, travel, usa on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The federal government has reached an agreement to cap flights at JFK. Here is the press release announcing the agreement. Let’s take a look at what the government is doing:
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced new measures to reduce airline delays over the holiday season and new actions designed to reduce [...]
Daily departures: JFK, Congress, and Midwest Airlines
Posted in Daily Departures on December 19, 2007 | Comments Off
The White House is set to announce its decision on JFK flight caps and congestion charging. [ATW Daily News and Washington Post]
Transportation and Homeland Security omnibus bills are making their way through Congress in the eleventh hour. [Towers and Tarmacs]
Does the Northwest-backed TPG buyout of Midwest Airlines raise an antitrust red flag? [Tourism Central Florida [...]
Daily departures: Airbus, foreign aircraft safety, and pilot unions
Posted in Daily Departures on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Will France let Airbus be competitive? Maybe not. [Aero-News.Net]
Britain will double its safety checks on foreign aircraft. [Aviation Safety Network]
Long-suffering pilots are going to throw their weight around in mergers. [Star Tribune]
Bush signs pilot retirement age raise into law
Posted in Evan's News and Quick Takes, tagged congress, faa, labor, usa on December 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
President Bush signed the Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act on Thursday, a few hours after the Senate passed it. See my analysis of the bill here.
Age 65 becomes law [ATW Daily News]
Daily departures: delays, DHS, NY passenger’s bill of rights, and more
Posted in Daily Departures on December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mike Boyd lays the blame for flight delays and small community service cutback’s at the FAA’s feet. [Jet Lagged]
The Department of Homeland Security touts its accomplishments in 2007. [Towers and Tarmacs]
Kenneth Nankin has legal analysis of the case involving the New York passenger’s bill of rights. [The NV Flyer]
Virgin America wants an exemption from any [...]
Gates, terminals, fees, and the business of airports
Posted in Evan's Commentary, tagged airports, budget airlines, competition, southwest, travel, usa on December 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Airports in the United States are almost always owned and operated by municipal or county authorities. (In a few cases, like Indianapolis and Chicago Midway, private companies have managed airports for the authorities.) These airports lease gates to airports in long-term leases, and then that airline has exclusive use of those gates. Most big-city airports [...]
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