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| FLash | American Airlines offers incentives to leave
American Airlines, which has indicated it will make layoffs to help speed a return to profitability, is offering incentives to some employees if they leave the company. Many employees will be able to leave in exchange for longer travel benefits or higher severance payments. |
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| Jetsgo special seat sale offers $19-$49 one-way fares |
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 Jetsgo is currently offering a special $19-$49 one-way seat sale from Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal to most of its Canadian destinations as well as New York's LaGuardia and Newark airports. The seats remain on sale through Sunday, December 5. Travel can be taken until February 28, 2005. A return purchase at regular low fares is required. Taxes and surcharges are extra, as applicable. Please visit www.jetsgo.net for complete details. |
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| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Promotes Executives To Key Posts |
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. named four executives to key positions that drive company growth today. The appointments relate to marine operations, new-ship construction, shipboard hotel functions, and sales and marketing. They also involve a change in leadership at company affiliate Island Cruises.
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| US Airways to seek injunction barring union strikes; deal reached with union |
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US Airways Group Inc. will seek a court injunction to prohibit a strike by disaffected unions that have threatened a walkout if a bankruptcy judge grants the airline's request to cancel their labour contracts. Meanwhile, the airline reached a tentative agreement late Thursday afternoon on a new contract with one of the two unions that have been threatening a strike.
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| United Airlines layoffs hit Denver hub as firm tries to get out of bankruptcy |
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United Airlines said it is laying off about 825 customer service employees,
ramp workers and other airport staffers as it tries to slash costs and get out of bankruptcy. United spokeswoman Jean Medina said the cuts are part of the company's bankruptcy plan and an attempt to make its head count better match ``the needs of the business as we move into a slower travel season.''
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| Air Tahiti Nui & Delta Air Lines Announce Partnership Intentions |
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Air Tahiti Nui announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Atlanta-based U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines to negotiate a Marketing Relationship. Potential areas of cooperation in such an agreement may include agreements for codeshare services (including passengers, cargo and mail), frequent flyer program participation, joint advertising and promotions, and other mutually agreed areas of marketing cooperation. The proposed agreement is one that will fulfill the international route expansion that is common to the strategy of both carriers.
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| FLash | Royal Caribbean International And Celebrity Cruises Offer Guests New Way To Stay In Touch At Sea
Guests on Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises ships can soon use their personal cell phones to stay in touch while at sea. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has teamed with Wireless Maritime Services, a joint venture of Cingular Wireless and Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), to provide a convenient and affordable new communications option that allows guests to make and receive calls on their own cell phones – at their personal numbers – while in international waters. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., which pioneered the use of this service on Island Cruises’ Island Escape, a joint venture with First Choice Holidays PLC, has now begun to offer this service to guests sailing on its Royal Caribbean and Celebrity brands. The new capability is now available on Majesty of the Seas and is slated to launch in the coming weeks on Navigator of the Seas and the Celebrity ship Summit. The company plans to extend this service to its 29-ship Royal Caribbean and Celebrity fleet within the next year. |
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| FLash | Spain's Iberia airline announces up to 2,500 job cuts over three years
Spain's largest airline, Iberia, said Friday it will shed up to 2,500 land-based jobs over the next three years and is in discussions with union representatives on cutting cabin crew jobs. The carrier said the cuts will help reduce its costs, which have been under pressure from higher crude oil prices and strong competition from low-budget carriers. An Iberia official said the air carrier has signed an agreement with the union to reduce the workforce on land by 2,000 to 2,500 employees, confirming a report in the Spanish newspaper ABC. That would be more than 13 per cent of the 18,539 people Iberia employed at the end of 2003 in land-based jobs such as mechanics, ticket-sellers and baggage handlers. |
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