AUGUST 2008

USA Today - August 30, 2008
As Summer Ends, Fliers Brace For Airline Changes
ATLANTA (AP) — The grip U.S. airlines have on travelers' wallets is about to get tighter as carriers go ahead with plans to trim their domestic schedules due to the high cost of fuel.

USA Today - August 29, 2008
Canadian Airline Removes Life Vests To Save Weight, Fuel
TORONTO — An official with Air Canada's regional carrier Jazz says the airline is removing life vests from all its planes to save weight and fuel.

Globe and Mail - August 28, 2008
Zoom Airlines Shuts Down
Zoom Airlines said Thursday that it has halted flights and grounded its planes, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded and tempers flaring at airports.

BBC News - August 28, 2008
Zoom Airlines Suspend All Flights
Transatlantic budget carrier Zoom Airlines has suspended all flights and is applying to go into administration.

Associated Press - August 26, 2008
Southwest to Trim 190 Flights This Winter
DALLAS - Southwest Airlines Co., which had resisted the kinds of capacity cuts being made by other carriers, will eliminate nearly 200 flights early next year as it struggles with high fuel costs and a weakening economy.

msnbc - August 26, 2008
Airline Shrinkage To Make Seats Scarce This Fall
As airlines reduce flights and park planes in an attempt to stem losses, passengers this fall could be in line for more inconveniences, fewer options and less service.

YahooNews - August 26, 2008
FAA Says Communication Breakdown Delaying Flights
ATLANTA - An electronic communication failure Tuesday at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Georgia that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. was causing hundreds of flight delays around the country.

cnbc - August 26, 2008
Union Rejects Boeing's Wage Increase Offer As "Insulting"
Boeing Co. offered its largest workers' union wage increases and other incentives for a new labor contract, but the union called the proposals "insulting" and stepped up its threat to go on strike in early September.

msnbc - August 21, 2008
Cost of flying jumped 7.5 percent in July
NEW YORK - The average cost to fly one mile in the U.S. on a commercial airliner rose 7.5 percent in July compared to the same month last year.

msnbc - August 21, 2008
NWA Flight Attendants To Wear Delta Uniforms
ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc. wants its flight attendants' uniforms, designed by Richard Tyler, to be worn by Northwest Airlines Corp. flight attendants in spring 2009.

Times Online - August 21, 2008
Spanair Pilots Threatened Strike An Hour Before Crash
Pilots at Spanair had threatened to go on strike only an hour before yesterday’s crash.

Bloomberg - August 19, 2008
Mexico's Asur Gains on Bets It Will Bid for Airport
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB, Mexico's second-largest non-state airport operator, rose the most in a month after antitrust authorities signaled it may be allowed to bid to run a new airport.

Bloomberg - August 18, 2008
Riviera Maya May Be Separate Market
Mexican antitrust chief Eduardo Perez Motta said the beach area known as Riviera Maya is probably a different market from Cancun, a designation that may allow Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB to bid on a planned airport there.

British Airways - August 14, 2008
American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia Sign Joint Business Agreement
FORT WORTH, LONDON and MADRID, August 14, 2008. American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia have signed a joint business agreement on flights between North America and Europe and plan to expand their global cooperation.

Aviation News - August 14, 2008
Moody's: Airport Sector Outlook Revised To Negative
Moody's Investors Service Thursday revised to negative its outlook for the U.S. airport industry, based on the financial instability of the U.S. airlines brought on by a slowing national economy and historically unprecedented fuel price increases.

USA Today - August 14, 2008
Private Planes on TSA's Radar
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration is planning a massive expansion of aviation security that for the first time will regulate thousands of private planes now flying with no security rules.

Rockford Register Star - August 13, 2008
Rockford flights to Cancun Will Double this Winter
ROCKFORD — Flights from Rockford to Cancun, Mexico, will double this winter.

Globe and Mail Update - August 11, 2008
Ryanair Plan Flies In The Face Of Airline Wisdom
One analyst called Ryanair's plan to reduce fares by an average of 5 per cent even as it predicted a €60-million ($96-million) loss for the year "an unmitigated disaster."

Independent Television News - August 11, 2008
Ryanair Flights Cancelled
Ryanair is cancelling customer flights made through third-party 'screen-scraping'.

Morningstar - August 8, 2008
Mexico Airport Operator OMA July Passenger Traffic Down 4.4%
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB (OMAB), or OMA, said Friday that passenger traffic at its 13 airports fell 4.4% in July from the year-ago month as airlines continued to cut back on routes and flights.

Aviation Today - August 6, 2008
ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for July 2008 Up 4.6% Year Over Year
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR), today announced that total passenger traffic for July 2008 increased by 4.6% when compared to July 2007.

guardian.co.uk - August 6, 2008
Airline Industry Axes 60m Seats
The global airline industry will fly 60m fewer seats in the run-up to Christmas - equivalent to a 7% cut in flights - as the oil spike and economic downturn force carriers to axe services.

Yahoo News - August 4, 2008
JetBlue Charging $7 For Pillow, Blanket Kit
NEW YORK - JetBlue Airways Corp. said Monday it is now charging customers for pillows and blankets.

The Christian Science Monitor - August 1, 2008
High Gas Prices Boost Bus Travel
After decades of decline, bus travel is on the rise again. But is it right for you?

msnbc - August 1, 2008
Travelers’ Laptops May Be Detained At Border
Washington Post - Under DHS policy, no suspicion of wrongdoing needed to search devices.

The Hearld - August 1, 2008
BA Chief Warns Fares Will Rise As Profits Slump 88%
British Airways warned today that air fares would have to rise after it announced an 88% plunge in pre-tax profits for the first quarter of the financial year.

PUBLIC Media SA - August 1, 2008
TAP Sufferes 136 million Euro Loss
In the first half of 2008, the carrier state suffered losses of 136 million, despite the growth in operating income by 20 percent, to 977 million euros, and the record in terms of number of passengers

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