http://www.mail.com/subjects/3240-air-travel-disruptions.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/3240-air-travel-disruptions.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090706-airlines-losses-narrowed-1q-to-552.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. airlines charged more in fares and fees and reduced debt as they improved their financial performance in the first quarter. They still lost money, which is typical for the year's first three months travel slows after the holidays and delays rack up from snow storms. But the deficit was $552 million — or $3.30 per passenger — compared ... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:40:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090706-airlines-losses-narrowed-1q-to-552.html 2013-05-16T19:40:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2048802-faa-air-traffic-system-full-operation.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said that the U.S. air traffic system will resume normal operations by Sunday evening after lawmakers rushed a bill through Congress allowing the agency to withdraw furloughs of air traffic controllers and other workers. The FAA said Saturday that it has suspended all employee furloughs and that traffic ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:14:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2048802-faa-air-traffic-system-full-operation.html 2013-04-27T22:14:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2048422-obama-flight-delay-band-aid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the congressional fix for widespread flight delays is an irresponsible way to govern, but he's prepared to sign the legislation that lawmakers fast-tracked. He says the bipartisan bill to end furloughs of air traffic controllers is a "Band-Aid" solution rather than a lasting answer to this year's $85 billion i... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:34:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2048422-obama-flight-delay-band-aid.html 2013-04-27T17:34:23Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046132-controllers-to-return-flight-delays-sway-congress.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Furloughed air traffic controllers will soon be heading back to work, ending a week of coast-to-coast flight delays that left thousands of travelers frustrated and furious. Unable to ignore the travelers' anger, Congress overwhelmingly approved legislation Friday to allow the Federal Aviation Administration to withdraw the furloughs. The... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:55:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046132-controllers-to-return-flight-delays-sway-congress.html 2013-04-26T21:55:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046604-fact-check-faa-to-furlough-controllers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With disgruntled passengers complaining about airline flight delays, Republican lawmakers and the airline industry pounced on the Obama administration. The glitch was invented by the White House for political reasons, they charged, and officials waited until the last minute to warn Congress and the airlines of the impending upheaval. The... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:21:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046604-fact-check-faa-to-furlough-controllers.html 2013-04-26T16:21:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2046156-japan-allows-airlines-set-to-resume-787-flights.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's transport minister said Friday the government will allow Japanese airlines to resume flying grounded Boeing 787s once they complete installation of systems to reduce fire risk in problematic lithium ion batteries. The ministry gave the official approval Friday evening following a formal safety order from U.S. Federal Aviation Administ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:34:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2046156-japan-allows-airlines-set-to-resume-787-flights.html 2013-04-26T12:34:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2045346-senate-passes-bill-to-ease-faa-furloughs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers. A House vote on the measure was expected as early as Friday, with lawmakers eager to embark on a weeklong vacation. Under the legislation, which the Senate pas... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:41:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2045346-senate-passes-bill-to-ease-faa-furloughs.html 2013-04-26T03:41:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043826-1q-loss-united-sees-operations-improving.html United Airlines says it's on the way to fixing the reliability problems that have driven away travelers. Now it needs to reliably make money. The airline's parent company reported a $417 million first-quarter loss on Thursday. CEO Jeff Smisek was disappointed with the financial result, but said the airline is making strides in customer service that will e... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:32:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043826-1q-loss-united-sees-operations-improving.html 2013-04-25T20:32:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042572-white-house-its-open-to-faa-furloughs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Under growing pressure, the Obama administration signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed for lengthy delays affecting airline passengers, while leaving the rest of $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in place. The disclosure came as sentiment grew among Senate ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:53:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042572-white-house-its-open-to-faa-furloughs.html 2013-04-24T22:53:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2040048-airline-service-improves-delays.html NEW YORK (AP) — A day after flight delays plagued much of the nation, air travel was smoother Tuesday, but the government warned passengers that the situation could change by the hour as thousands of air-traffic controllers are forced to take furloughs because of budget cuts. Meanwhile, airlines and members of Congress urged the Federal Aviation Administr... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:27:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2040048-airline-service-improves-delays.html 2013-04-23T21:27:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2039192-lawmakers-urge-delay-control-tower-furloughs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As airport delays spread across the country, members of Congress on Tuesday urged the administration to postpone the furloughing of air traffic controllers to give the White House and Congress time to find a less painful way of handling automatic spending cuts. Two senators, Republican Jerry Moran of Kansas and Democrat Richard Blumentha... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:10:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2039192-lawmakers-urge-delay-control-tower-furloughs.html 2013-04-23T21:10:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2039840-govt-warns-flight-delays-blame-flies.html NEW YORK (AP) — A day after flight delays plagued much of the U.S., air travel is smoother Tuesday. But the government is warning passengers that the situation can change by the hour as it runs the nation's air traffic control system with a smaller staff. Airlines and members of Congress urged the Federal Aviation Administration to find other ways to make... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:26:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2039840-govt-warns-flight-delays-blame-flies.html 2013-04-23T19:26:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2036578-flight-delays-pile-up-amid-faa-budget-cuts.html NEW YORK (AP) — Flight delays piled up across the country Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers began taking unpaid days off because of federal budget cuts, providing the most visible impact yet of Congress and the White House's failure to agree on a long-term deficit-reduction plan. The Federal Aviation Administration kept planes on the ground b... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:06:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2036578-flight-delays-pile-up-amid-faa-budget-cuts.html 2013-04-22T23:06:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2035444-faa-furloughs-kick-in-flight-delays-appear.html Commercial airline flights started backing up and delayed some travelers Monday, a day after air traffic controllers started going on furlough because of government spending cuts. Information from the FAA and others showed that flying Sunday was largely uneventful, with most flights on time. There were delays in parts of Florida, but those were caused by ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:18:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2035444-faa-furloughs-kick-in-flight-delays-appear.html 2013-04-22T13:18:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2035826-lufthansa-cancels-1700-flights-amid-strike.html BERLIN (AP) — Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, walked off the job Monday on a one-day strike that prompted the company to cancel most of the day's scheduled flights and left it complaining of "excessive" union tactics. The strike by airline technicians and service personnel across Germany started in the early hours. Lufthansa moved in... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:56:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2035826-lufthansa-cancels-1700-flights-amid-strike.html 2013-04-22T08:56:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031922-airlines-pilots-sue-government-to-furloughs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Predicting a nightmarish air travel snarl that will stretch from coast to coast, the airline industry and the nation's largest pilots union joined forces Friday to sue the Federal Aviation Administration over its decision to furlough air traffic controllers in order to achieve spending cuts required by Congress. Two airline trade associa... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:04:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031922-airlines-pilots-sue-government-to-furloughs.html 2013-04-19T21:04:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2030450-lufthansa-workers-to-strike-week.html BERLIN (AP) — The union representing 33,000 workers at Lufthansa AG says it will stage a short-term strike next week after the latest round of wage negotiations ended with no new deal. Ver.di union said in a statement Friday that airports across the country, including Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and Cologne will be affected by the one-day strike... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:22:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2030450-lufthansa-workers-to-strike-week.html 2013-04-19T08:22:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2029784-flight-delays-furloughs-airports-sunday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Air traffic controller furloughs scheduled to kick in on Sunday could result in flight delays of more than three hours in Atlanta, as well as significant delays in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York-area airports, federal officials said Thursday. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta said th... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:25:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2029784-flight-delays-furloughs-airports-sunday.html 2013-04-18T23:25:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027884-ethiopian-airlines-readies-grounded-787-flight.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines says it is seeking approval from America's Federal Aviation Administration and from Boeing to put its grounded Boeing 787s back into service. Ethiopian Airlines chief executive officer Tewolde Gebremariam told The Associated Press that the company expects FAA approval within a few days... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:48:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027884-ethiopian-airlines-readies-grounded-787-flight.html 2013-04-18T11:48:23Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2024824-american-airlines-tries-to-catch-up-flights.html DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines played catch-up Wednesday, resuming most flights and even adding a handful that were not on the schedule to help passengers stranded by a massive technology failure that grounded the carrier's entire U.S. fleet. A day after the nationwide breakdown, some cancellations persisted, and delays were still common. About a third o... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:36:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2024824-american-airlines-tries-to-catch-up-flights.html 2013-04-18T01:36:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023760-american-cancels-us-flights-hours.html DALLAS (AP) — A computer system used to run many daily operations at American Airlines failed Tuesday, forcing the nation's third-largest carrier to ground all flights across the United States for several hours and stranding thousands of frustrated passengers at airports and on planes. Flights already in the air were allowed to continue to their destinati... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:02:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023760-american-cancels-us-flights-hours.html 2013-04-17T02:02:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2013372-airlines-lagging-on-time-performance.html NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines are struggling this year to get planes to the gate on time. The government said Thursday that 80.3 percent of flights by U.S. carriers arrived on time in January and February. That's down from a record 84.9 percent during last year's storm-free winter. Mother Nature hasn't been as cooperative. The percent of flights canceled this ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:57:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2013372-airlines-lagging-on-time-performance.html 2013-04-11T20:57:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007490-spring-storm-delivers-snow-winds-delays-travel.html CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A large spring storm delivering heavy snow, strong wind and rain caused travel problems from Wyoming to Chicago on Tuesday, closing larges stretches of highways and delaying hundreds of flights. In Wyoming, stretches of Interstates 25 and 80 were closed for parts of the day, and blowing snow made driving dangerous along other highway... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:40:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007490-spring-storm-delivers-snow-winds-delays-travel.html 2013-04-10T04:40:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2003384-berlins-airport-project-delays-shame-germans.html BERLIN (AP) — Rabbits scamper over quiet runways. Only the call of a crow disturbs the silence around a gleaming, empty terminal that should be humming with the din of thousands of passengers. Willy Brandt International Airport, named for Germany's famed Cold War leader, was supposed to have been up and running in late 2011, a sign of Berlin's transformat... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:59:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2003384-berlins-airport-project-delays-shame-germans.html 2013-04-07T12:59:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1999922-faa-delays-closing-airport-control-towers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The closings of control towers at 149 small airports, due to begin this weekend because of government-wide spending cuts, are being delayed until mid-June, federal regulators announced Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said it needs more time to deal with legal challenges to the closures. Also, about 50 airport authorities and ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:45:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1999922-faa-delays-closing-airport-control-towers.html 2013-04-05T19:45:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1990324-qatar-delays-airport-opening-safety-review.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The chief overseer of Qatar's new international airport on Monday said the opening of the facility has been delayed because of the need to address new safety requirements. The statement came just hours before the scheduled inaugural flight from Hamad International Airport in Doha. It gave no details on possible shortcomings in meeting n... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:44:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1990324-qatar-delays-airport-opening-safety-review.html 2013-04-01T15:44:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1986942-united-delays-denver-toyko-service-787s-sit.html CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines is delaying its new Denver-Tokyo service — again — because its new Boeing 787 jets remain grounded. United said Friday that service between Denver and Tokyo's Narita Airport will begin June 10. The airline had already pushed back the original March 31 start to at least May 12. The airline said that it was still determined to... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:46:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1986942-united-delays-denver-toyko-service-787s-sit.html 2013-03-29T18:46:22Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1978682-spring-snow-closes-us-schools-cancels-flights.html HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) — Five days into spring, warm weather and budding flowers were just a rumor Monday as the East Coast endured another blast of winter. A wide-ranging storm that buried parts of the Midwest weakened as it moved east but still managed to carpet lawns and fields in a fresh layer of white. Many schools opened late or closed early, and hundred... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:08:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1978682-spring-snow-closes-us-schools-cancels-flights.html 2013-03-25T20:08:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1973658-faa-to-close-149-air-traffic-towers-under-cuts.html CHICAGO (AP) — Under orders to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget, the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday released a final list of 149 air traffic control towers that it will close at small airports around the country starting early next month. The closures will not force any of those airports to shut down, but pilots will be left... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:47:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1973658-faa-to-close-149-air-traffic-towers-under-cuts.html 2013-03-23T01:47:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969356-lufthansa-strike-forces-flight-cancelations.html BERLIN (AP) — Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, are staging a several-hour strike that has prompted the company to cancel hundreds of flights. The ver.di union called workers at several airports including Frankfurt and Munich out on a so-called warning strike ahead of wage negotiations. The walkouts started Thursday at 4 a.m. (0300 GMT... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:32:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969356-lufthansa-strike-forces-flight-cancelations.html 2013-03-21T07:32:28Z