International Business News - CAL http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif An ex-bookkeeper for a union that represents some Continental Airlines employees must serve 18 months in prison for theft. Prosecutors in Houston say 37-year-old Heather Lott was sentenced Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/ex-bookkeeper-in-houston-gets-18-months-for-theft.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:25:20 EDT Shares of Cal-Maine Foods Inc. jumped in Monday trading after the financial publication Barron's reported the egg producer's full-year, per-share earnings may grow 290 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/cal-maine-jumps-after-barrons-profit-projection.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:25:28 EDT Domestic airlines improved their on-time arrival rates in May, although more than one in five flights still failed to get passengers to their destination as scheduled, according to government data released Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/87461-airlines-delays.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/us-airlines-report-fewer-delays-in-may.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/us-airlines-report-fewer-delays-in-may.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:02:13 EDT Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's largest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85598-holiday-travel.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/american-workers-brace-for-thousands-of-job-cuts.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/american-workers-brace-for-thousands-of-job-cuts.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:52:10 EDT Don't bother hitting the ATM before boarding your flight--your airline may no longer be accepting cash. Starting Aug. 5, Alaska Airlines will become the latest carrier to go cashless for in-flight purchases such as headphones, cocktails and snacks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/charge-it-airlines-no-longer-taking-cash-onboard.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:18:35 EDT Canada's Jazz Air said Thursday it will cut 270 employees, or about 5.4 percent of its work force, as the regional discount airline operator reduces capacity by 5 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/canadas-jazz-air-to-cut-270-employees.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:22:21 EDT Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's biggest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/american-workers-brace-for-thousands-of-job-cuts.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:48 EDT Shares of major airlines declined after the opening bell as oil prices neared $146 a barrel and American Airlines said its June traffic declined. Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose $2.28 to a record $145.85 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/out-of-the-gate-airlines-decline-on-record-crude.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:20:01 EDT An alliance between British Airways PLC, American Airlines and Iberia SA should be blocked, competitor Virgin Atlantic Ltd. said on Thursday, amid reports the trio are close to applying for U.S. antitrust immunity to form a trans-Atlantic joint venture. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/virgin-objects-to-ba-american-iberia-alliance.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:57:51 EDT A French judge ordered Continental Airlines and five people to stand trial on charges of manslaughter for the 2000 crash of a Concorde jet that killed 113 people, a prosecutor said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85097-france-concorde-continental.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/french-judge-orders-continental-to-trial.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/french-judge-orders-continental-to-trial.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:51:33 EDT Bucking a national trend of airlines cutting flights, Continental Airlines is adding service in upstate New York. Continental is returning to the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport in October and will fly four nonstop routes daily to Newark's Liberty Airport. Continental used to serve Ithaca but left town in 1996. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/continental-to-add-4-flights-from-ithaca-to-newark.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:51:55 EDT The Department of Transportation said Wednesday the U.S. military will open secured airspace on the East Coast to commercial aircraft over the July Fourth weekend, in an effort to reduce traveler delays. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/military-airspace-to-be-opened-over-july-4th.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:26:51 EDT American Airlines says it could cut 900 flight attendant jobs as it reduces flights to cope with record high fuel costs. The Fort Worth-based airline expects to reduce jobs for pilots and mechanics too, but it hasn't released numbers yet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/american-to-furlough-900-flight-attendants.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:22:48 EDT Continental Airlines Inc. said Tuesday its consolidated traffic slipped 0.1 percent last month, weighed down by drop in U.S. traffic. June traffic fell to 8.63 billion revenue passenger miles, essentially flat with June 2007 figures. A revenue passenger mile is an industry measurement accounting for one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/continental-airlines-traffic-falls-flat-in-june.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:50:08 EDT The computer screen on Scott Topping's desk at Southwest Airlines flickered with row after row of dates and numbers, but they had nothing to do with arrivals and departures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/airlines-try-to-hedge-against-soaring-fuel-costs.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:11:16 EDT Oklahomans are going to find it more difficult to travel around the country because of flight cutbacks as airlines continue to deal with soaring fuel prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/airlines-cancel-flights-in-tulsa-oklahoma-city.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:29:37 EDT The computer screen on Scott Topping's desk at Southwest Airlines flickered with row after row of dates and numbers, but they had nothing to do with arrivals and departures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/airlines-try-to-hedge-against-soaring-fuel-costs.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:34:17 EDT Airline shares rose cautiously along with the broader market Monday as oil prices eased from record highs earlier in the day. The Amex Airline Index rose 0.7 percent to 16.27 after earlier dipping to 15.63, its lowest point ever. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/sector-snap-airline-shares-edge-higher.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:29:09 EDT Shares of major airlines declined at market open as oil prices shot past a new record above $143 a barrel. Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose $3.46 to $143.67 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Shares of airlines often trade opposite the price of crude because fuel represents one of the industry's biggest costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/out-of-the-gate-airline-shares-decline.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:55:29 EDT Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate. Don't expect that bag to get a free ride for long. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82451-carry-on-bags.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/days-oversize-airline-carry-ons-are-limited.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/days-oversize-airline-carry-ons-are-limited.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:37:33 EDT