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Sir, I find it intensely humiliating to be asked by airport security staff if I have packed my own bag. This forces one to admit, usually within earshot of others, that I no longer have a manservant to do the chore for me. Gentlemen should be able to answer such questions with a disdainful: "Of course not! Do I look like that sort of person?"
 Airport Technology - November 17, 2009
Passenger Traffic Falls at European Airports
According to a report by the Airports Council International (ACI), European airports experienced a 7.7% drop in passenger traffic and a 19.8% drop in air cargo this year from January to September.
Airport Business - November 16, 2009
OAG: Global Airline Capacity Up 3% in November
CHICAGO, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global airline capacity for November 2009 shows positive growth compared to November 2008, reports OAG, the world's leading aviation data business with its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats.
msnbc - November 16, 2009
People traveling less often, spending less
NEW YORK - Forty-five percent of U.S. consumers will take a vacation or leisure trip between Thanksgiving and March that involves paying for overnight accommodations, according to a new survey released Monday by Deloitte LLP.
Reuters - November 13, 2009
Airlines to show improving revenue trends: analyst
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Shares of major U.S. airlines moved higher on Friday after FTN Equity Capital Markets said good holiday business and easier comparisons would probably result in an improvement in unit revenue trends for November.
Portfolio.com - November 13, 2009
BA, Iberia merger hinges on pension deficit
MADRID (Reuters) - British Airways' pension fund deficit could yet scupper its planned merger with Spain's Iberia , as the UK airline still has to agree the size of the multi-billion pound shortfall with the fund's trustees.
USA Today - November 12, 2009
Unions push Obama to fix ailing airline industry
WASHINGTON — Three decades of airline deregulation have helped make air travel more accessible to consumers through lower fares.
Airport Business - October 30, 2009
TSA FIXES SEARCH POLICY AFTER ACLU SUES
Following a lawsuit filed by American Civil Liberties Union, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has revised its policies governing airline passenger screening to make clear that TSA agents are authorized to conduct searches related to safeguarding flight safety, not to engage in general law enforcement.
USA Today - November 11, 2009
Spate of airline pilot mishaps triggers concerns
Police arrested a United Airlines pilot Monday who flunked a Breathalyzer test at London Heathrow Airport minutes before his Boeing 767 jet was to take off for Chicago.
USA Today - November 11, 2009
Another Bahamas resort closes as tourism declines
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — A Bahamian hotel operator has closed one of his resort properties as the recession slashes occupancy rates across the vast archipelago.
Aviation Today - November 9, 2009
oneworld Alliance Welcomes Mexicana on Board
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Mexicana becomes part of oneworld® at midnight tonight - adding Mexico and Central America's leading airline to the world's leading quality airline alliance.
Latin American Herald Tribune - November 8, 2009
Mexico City Joins Trend of Women-Only Taxis
MEXICO CITY – Several associations of Mexico City retailers presented Tuesday a fleet of 100 pink taxis for female drivers and passengers only as a way of stopping assaults and increasing traffic in shops.
independent.co.uk - November 7, 2009
British Airways nosedives to unprecedented £292m loss
British Airways revealed the biggest losses of its 22-year post-privatisation history yesterday, along with predictions that revenues will slump by £1bn over the whole year.
Aviation Today - November 6, 2009
ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for October 2009 Down 7.2% Year over Year
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 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 October 2009 decreased by 7.2% when compared to October 2008.
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USA Today - November 6, 2009
American's flight attendants to hold mock strike
FORT WORTH (AP) — Flight attendants at American Airlines say they will hold mock strikes around the country this month and could seek permission for real strikes early next year.
msnbc - November 5, 2009
Pair arrested in thefts of bags at airport
Clothing from nearly 1,000 stolen bags took up entire rooms at the couple's home in Waddell, where police served a search warrant Tuesday. Police also uncovered about 25 guns at the residence, although it was unclear if the weapons were stolen from the luggage, said Sgt. Giogi Chiampo.
Reuters - November 4, 2009
WestJet's loads up in October, Air Canada's slip
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Traffic numbers at Canada's major airlines flew in opposite directions last month, with WestJet Airlines Ltd (WJA.TO) boosting its percentage of seats filled and Air Canada (ACa.TO) reporting a slight drop.
Airport Business - October 30, 2009
Airport liquids ban to be in force until 2011
The ban on air passengers carrying liquids in their hand luggage is unlikely to be lifted for at least another 18 months and possibly considerably later, according to aviation security experts.
USA Today - October 30, 2009
Average airfare fell in 2nd quarter nearly to '98 levels
The average domestic fare in the second quarter was nearly identical to ticket prices during that period in 1998, according to statistics released Wednesday.
USA Today - October 30, 2009
Reeling Mexico hopes travel deals bring back the tourists
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — During a visit to San Diego in April, Pratik and Priti Chavda thought they'd slip over the border into Tijuana just to do a little shopping, have a quick meal and say they had made it to Mexico. But upon hearing the plan, staffers at their hotel sounded the alarm.
Telegraph - October 30, 2009
British Air Passenger Duty: What you can do to scrap travel tax
Increases in Air Passenger Duty take effect on November 1. Charles Starmer-Smith reports on the likely impact it will have on travel and outlines why Britons must oppose it.
TravelDailyNews.com - October 30, 2009
U.S. Online Travel Market to decline in 2009
The U.S. online leisure/unmanaged business travel market is significantly outperforming every other distribution channel in 2009, according to travel industry research authority, PhoCusWright Inc., in its soon-to-be-released report, PhoCusWright's U.S. Online Travel Overview Ninth Edition.
Reuters - October 29, 2009
Air travel, freight improving but fragile -IATA
GENEVA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Airline passenger demand ticked up slightly in September but freight demand continued to fall, the International Air Transport Association said on Thursday.
USA Today - October 29, 2009
US Airways cutting 1,000 jobs, reducing flying
Struggling US Airways said Wednesday it will cut some 1,000 jobs next year, shift nearly all of its flying to its three hubs and Washington, and suspend several international routes.
USA Today - October 26, 2009
Rethinking Flight Safety With Air Bags In Planes
There was a time — maybe 25 years ago — when the idea of putting air bags in planes would have been seen as pointless. For decades, aviation safety focused mainly on avoiding accidents on the theory that if a crash occurred, nobody could survive anyway.
- Delta reports $161 million 3Q loss
- JetBlue makes money in 3Q on lower costs
- US Airways posts 3Q loss, says economy improving
msnbc - October 23, 2009
Mom gives birth on airplane over Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian woman who gave premature birth to a boy on board an airplane minutes before it landed will get free flights for life along with her child, an airline official said Friday.
Reuters - October 23, 2009
Air fare hike shows new pricing power
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Major U.S. airlines have launched a $10 round-trip domestic fare increase, marking the fifth industrywide fare hike in 2009 and possibly signaling new pricing power for airlines as they claw their way out of an economic downturn.
USA Today - October 23, 2009
Minneapolis-bound flight overshoots airport by 150 miles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Controllers on the ground, pilots of other planes, even a flight attendant back in the cabin tried to alert the crew as the U.S. passenger airliner flew past Minneapolis at 37,000 feet (11,000 meters). Worried about who was actually at the controls, officials asked the pilots to prove who they were by executing turns after they finally were contacted.
Reuters - October 22, 2009
Mexico airport operator Asur's net drops 27 pct
MEXICO CITY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste posted a 27 percent year-on- year drop in net profit in the third quarter, as the H1N1 flu outbreak and economic slump led fewer people to travel.
UK Mail On-Line - October 20, 2009
Mexico set to open the world's largest underwater museum in Cancun
Visitors to Cancun will have to don snorkel gear if they want to check out its latest museum.
Economist - October 18, 2009
Capacity cuts hit home
DON'T SAY we didn't warn you. Back in June, Gulliver warned of impending capacity cuts. Last month, Gulliver told you they had arrived. Now they're taking big wads of money out of people's wallets everywhere you look.
TravelDailyNews.com - October 13, 2009
USA; International visitation down six percent in July 2009 spending
The U.S. Department of Commerce announces that 5.1 million international visitors traveled to the United States in July 2009, a decrease of six percent compared to July 2008.
TravelDailyNews.com - October 13, 2009
DOT warns airlines on improperly limiting reimbursements for mishandled baggage
Airlines may not arbitrarily limit compensation for passengers who purchase necessities because their baggage is lost or delayed, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said in a notice.
TravelDailyNews.com - October 13, 2009
Global airline capacity up 1.04% but growth slowing reports OAG
Global airline capacity for October 2009 is showing positive growth of 1.04% compared to October 2008, down slightly from September’s growth of 1.4%, reports OAG, the world’s leading aviation data business, as it releases its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats.
USA-Today - October 12, 2009
Non-radar air-traffic system debuts
Airline flights are being closely tracked and directed without radar for the first time in the nation's history as part of a new system monitoring the skies above the Colorado Rockies.
CNN.com - October 12, 2009
Bright spot for fliers: Holiday fares lower than last year
Domestic holiday fares last week were running up to 15 percent lower than last year, according to Rick Seaney, CEO of FareCompare.com, a consumer airline ticket research Web site.
Aviation Today - October 12, 2009
Cancun's International Airport Adds a 2nd Runway
CANCUN, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 10th the Cancun Airport will unveil its $67 million dollar investment, a Second-Runway infrastructure project including the construction of an additional runway, entirely new control tower and taxiway bridge. The airport's capacity will increase to be able to serve some 28 million passengers per year.
msn - October 6, 2009
BA will slash 1,700 cabin crew jobs
British Airways has announced it is to cut 1,700 cabin crew jobs and freeze pay as it continues to slash costs, warning of mounting losses if action is not taken.
TravelDailyNews.com - October 2, 2009
UK holidaymakers hoard nearly £1billion in forgotten currency
UK holidaymakers could be sitting on a pot of cash of over £800 million in forgotten foreign currency, the equivalent of over 350,000 return flights to New York or 1.5 million family holidays to Spain. According to a study, each UK traveller has on average the equivalent of more than £40 in unspent holiday money left over from previous trips.
USA-Today - October 1, 2009
Passenger rights debate on glide path to Congress
You may not have read much about airline passenger rights recently, but there's little doubt the topic will be garnering more attention. Despite its busy legislative calendar, Congress may soon end years of debate by making an Airline Passenger Bill of Rights into law.
USA-Today - October 1, 2009
TSA to expand use of body scanners
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration plans to install 150 security machines at airport checkpoints that enable screeners to see under passengers' clothes.
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Reuters - October 30, 2009
Mexico's Pemex backs Chicontepec, sees net debt up
MEXICO CITY, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The troubled Chicontepec oil project remains an important part of the portfolio of Mexico's state oil company Pemex and any talk of scrapping it is "speculative," Pemex executives said on Friday.
Reuters - October 23
Mexico Sept oil data point to stabilizing output
MEXICO CITY, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Mexican oil production fell in September from a year ago but was higher than August, lending further support to the government's claim that oil production levels are stabilizing after years of decline.
Latin American Herald Tribun - September 28, 2009
Pemex’s Export Revenues Down 55.5 Percent
MEXICO CITY – Mexican state oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos said the value of its crude exports during the first eight months of the year totaled $15.4 billion, 55.5 percent less than in the same period of 2008.
Reuters - September 25, 2009
UPDATE 2-Mexico's Cantarell oil field may be stablizing
Mexico pumped 2.542 million bpd in August, a decline of 7.9 percent on a year ago but production at Cantarell edged higher for the first time in more than two years.
Reuters - September 25, 2009
Mexico Cantarell field may be stabilizing -Pemex
Mexico's state oil company Pemex said on Friday there were "some signs" the rapid rate of decline of its giant Cantarell oil field had stabilized.
UpStream - September 10, 2009
Pemex has 'doubts' about Chicontepec
Mexican energy giant Pemex needs to find a profitable way to develop its Chicontepec field, newly appointed chief Juan Jose Suarez Coppel said.
Reuters - September 4, 2009
Mexico energy ministry unhappy with Pemex results
MEXICO CITY, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Mexico's energy minister said on Friday she is concerned about state-run oil company Pemex's poor financial results and the company's board is reviewing possible actions to halt the decline.
Reuters - Sept 2, 2009
Mexico's Calderon urges more fiscal, energy reform
MEXICO CITY, Sept 2 (Reuters) - President Felipe Calderon called on Wednesday for an overhaul of Mexico's finances and a rationalization of bloated state energy monopolies days before Congress is to begin 2010 budget deliberations.
Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex is forecasting crude production in Mexico will fall in 2010 to 2.5 million barrels per day, Reforma newspaper said, citing Pemex head Jesus Reyes Heroles. [ID:nN26281233] (Compiled by Purwa Naveen Raman in Bangalore, editing by Will Waterman)
Seeking Alfa - August 23, 2009
Mexico's Declining Oil Production: Clarion Call for Cantarell
The eighth largest oil field in the world will be dead by the end of next year.
CNN Money.com - August 19, 2009
Mexico's Pemex Plans 200 Oil Wells In Southern District
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Petroleos Mexicanos is seeking contractors to drill 200 oil wells in the southern district as the state oil company struggles to stabilize plummeting oil production.
Reuters - August 12, 2009
Mexico plans to build new refinery in Hidalgo state
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) - Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex said on Wednesday it chose the central state of Hidalgo as the site for a new $9 billion refinery after the local government was able to secure land for the construction.
Reuters - August 12, 2009
U.S. case highlights Mexico's rampant oil theft
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex has an endemic problem of fuel thefts from pipelines that was highlighted this week in a case involving stolen oil smuggled into the United States.
Reuters - August 11, 2009
Mexico sees its crude at $53 per barrel in 2010
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) - Mexico expects its basket of crude oil exports, a key source of government revenue, to fetch around $53 per barrel in 2010, Finance Minister Agustin Carstens said on Tuesday.
Reuters UK - August 10, 2009
Mexico gov't doubts mount on Chicontepec oil project
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) - The multibillion-dollar megaproject that Mexico hopes will turn around its slumping oil industry is being questioned by some officials as results fall short, according to a source familiar with the issue.
Bloomberg - July 31, 2009
Pemex Output Goal ‘Uphill Battle,’ Forces Borrowing
(Bloomberg) -- Petroleos Mexicanos, Latin America’s largest oil company, is likely to miss its 2009 output goal even after lowering its production forecast, forcing the company to seek other sources of financing to pay for its largest-ever capital spending plan.
Bloomberg - July 30, 2009
Pemex Cuts Output Goal to 2.65 Million Barrels a Day
(Bloomberg) -- Petroleos Mexicanos, the state-owned oil company, cut its 2009 production forecast as its Cantarell field declines at a faster-than-expected pace.
Excélsior - July 28, 2009
Link in spanish
Editor: Possibly PEMEX is holding out until oil goes back to $150 bl
Oil & Gas Journal - July 27, 2009
Mexico institute recommends upstream opening
HOUSTON, July 27 -- The Mexico Competitiveness Institute (IMCO) has called for dramatic policy steps to confront Mexico's decline in the world economy.
Reuters - July 25, 2009
Mexico June oil output down 11.1 pct vs year ago
MEXICO CITY, July 24 (Reuters) - Mexican oil output fell below 2.6 million barrels per day for the first time since 1990 in June, hit by the relentless decline of the Cantarell field and maintenance, state oil monopoly Pemex said on Friday.
Numbers for PEMEX not looking good. All liquids production has fallen below 3Mbpd for the first time (2,991), and crude oil is going down fast as well.
Link [PDF]: http://www.ri.pemex.com/files/dcpe/petro/eprohidro_ing.pdf
Exports are also going down, as expected: 1,173mbpd.
Link [PDF]: http://www.ri.pemex.com/files/dcpe/petro/evolexporta_ing.pdf
Latin American Herald Tribune - July 2, 2009
Mexican Oil Revenues Fall 10 Percent Despite Hedging
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s oil-export tax revenues totaled 363.58 billion pesos ($27.34 billion) between January and May, 10.3 percent less than in the same period of last year, officials said.
Mexican state-run producer Pemex has seen its monthly crude output fall to its lowest level since November 1995 on decreased demand from US refiners and declining output from the Cantarell field.
Production fell to 2.722 million barrels per day in September, a decline of 14% year-on-year, Pemex said. The company pumped 2.5 million bpd in November 1995.
Pemex shut in wells that produced about 250,000 bpd on 23 September after US refiners struggled to restart because of Hurricane Ike. The company resumed full output on 9 October.
Output at Cantarell fell 36% to 940,020 bpd, the third consecutive month below 1 million barrels.
Declining output is costing more than 275 billion pesos ($21.2 billion) in sales this year and threatening Mexico's budget, as 40% of the government's revenue comes from Pemex royalties, a Bloomberg report said.
Exports fell 37% to 1.06 million bpd. Pemex closed its export terminals for a prolonged period in September because of storms, damage to ship channels and repairs.
Natural gas output in September reached 7.02 billion cubic feet per day, a gain of 15% from a year ago, matching a record attained in June.
Pemex produced 65% of its oil from Cantarell in March 2005, its peak. Cantarell now accounts for 35% of Pemex's total output.
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Of Interest:
World Crude Oil Production Overview
World Crude Oil Production: OPEC Members
World Crude Oil Production: Persian Gulf Nations, Non-OPEC,
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Saving Energy in the Yucatan - Interesting article on how Yucataners pay they're electrical bill and save energy too.
Website of Comisión Federal de Electricidad - In English!
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