- INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK-based low-cost airline easyJet, which is currently holding talks with aircraft manufacturers Boeing Co and Airbus SAS on ordering up to 75 new aircraft, has revealed that it is more interested in leasing new aircraft than owning them. The airline announced on 7 ......
- Northwest Airlines flight makes emergency landing
after threat discovered.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Northwest Airlines aircraft travelling from Detroit, Michigan to Beijing, China was forced to make an emergency landing in China's northern city of Tianjin after a menacing note was found aboard the aircraft. Officials declined to reveal what threat the note made. The aircraft ......
- New destinations: the recently completed Northwest
Airlines hub in Detroit eases customer travel. (New Construction
Awards).
Public/Government Winner: McNamara Terminal/Northwest WorldGateway, Detroit, MI Northwest Airlines has a vision, and is acting on it. As part of its "Checklist for the Future," the company is taking aggressive steps in building its network and securing its future -- by putting customers first. Nowhere is this directive more evident ......
- Northwest Airlines to close all remaining US ticket
offices.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines will reportedly close all of its remaining US ticket offices in late March 2004. The closure will affect 25 offices in 16 cities. These cover Anchorage, Alaska, Atlanta, Detroit, Fargo, N.D., Grand Rapids, Mich., Honolulu, Los Angeles, Memphis, Tenn., Minneapolis, New York ......
- Fitch Ratings warns that Delta and Northwest filings
could affect hub airports.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Fitch Ratings has issued a warning saying that the bankruptcy filings by Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines may damage their respective hub airports. According to Fitch the airlines may cut flights, which could damage the airports affected. Delta's hub airports are Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson ......
- Northwest Airlines to close Detroit reservations
centre.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines is to close its Detroit area reservations centre in Livonia, Mich. due to a decline in call volumes and changes in consumer purchasing habits. The airline will handle customer calls through its five remaining US call centres following the closure, scheduled for ......
- Northwest Airlines pilot with loaded handgun
detained.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Northwest Airlines pilot was detained at LaGuardia Airport yesterday (21 January) after officials discovered a loaded handgun in his possession. The 43-year-old was scheduled to co-pilot a flight from New York to Detroit, when security screeners discovered a loaded Taurus 9mm semi-automatic handgun ......