- INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD In March 2004 a locally-owned scheduled airline, Primeflight, will be launched in Northern Ireland. The airline will reportedly fly direct from Belfast International Airport to Brussels, Belgium twice a day. Further services to Zurich, Geneva and Frankfurt may be launched later in the year ......
- Independence Air offers new service and discontinues
CRJ flights.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Independence Air (Nasdaq: FLYi) is launching a new service from Washington's Dulles International Airport to New York's LaGuardia International Airport. According to the airline, the service will start on 31 October 2005 and is to be operated with Airbus A319 aircraft. Independence Air said ......
- Seven new US airports adopt Visionics'
FingerPrinter CMS system.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Seven airports in the United States have opted to use Visionics Corp's FingerPrinter CMS live scan system. The live scan system assists airports in complying with the Airport Security Improvement Act of 2000, which mandates fingerprint background checks for airport and airline employees. The ......
- TSA to closely monitor US airports during busy summer
season.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials are expected to closely monitor 25 of the busiest US airports during the summer season as part of plans to minimise waits for travellers. The Air Transport Association - a trade group for major airlines - reportedly expects this ......
- Airport Expansion
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has been asked by Northwest Airlines to endorse an $862-million expansion plan at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Northwest Airlines officials indicate that the proposal would prepare the airport to handle expected major increases in air traffic by 2020. The plan has been endorsed by ......
- Nonstop Florida flights launched byAirTran.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), has announced the launch of new seasonal nonstop services to Florida from cities in the Midwest and Northeastern US. The airline said that it offers flights between Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Penn., and ......
- China Southern Airlines signs deal for exclusive
terminal use at Xianyang International Airport.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH; HKSE: 1055) has acquired the exclusive use of Terminal One at Xianyang International Airport. The airline said the agreement marks the second all-China Southern airport terminal outside of the airline's hub at Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, as ......