International Business News - MEH 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 Midwest Air Group Inc. said Monday passenger traffic sank 23.3 percent in August from a year earlier, as the carrier filled fewer seats and trimmed capacity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/midwest-air-traffic-sinks-in-august.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:27:02 EDT Midwest Airlines is arranging for Republic Airways to provide some of its service on a dozen smaller jets, resulting in more "temporary furloughs" of Midwest personnel that now number in the hundreds. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/republics-smaller-jets-to-serve-midwest-routes.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:55:25 EDT Investors sent shares of several major airlines to new year-lows Monday, as the price of oil crept past $145 per barrel and analysts suggested significant price hikes and further capacity reductions are necessary. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/sector-snap-airlines-fall-as-oil-passes-145.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:12:13 EDT The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering U.S. airlines to conduct safety inspections to look for cracking on overwing frames on certain MD-80 series aircraft, a directive that could be a headache for an industry reeling from soaring fuel prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/faa-orders-new-md-80-series-safety-inspections.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:24:22 EDT Midwest Air Group Inc. said Friday its May passenger traffic fell 5.2 percent, as the airline cut capacity and filled fewer seats. Midwest flew a total of 391.4 million scheduled service revenue passenger miles in May, down from 413 million in the same month last year. A revenue passenger mile accounts for one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/midwest-air-may-passenger-traffic-falls.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:40:29 EDT Shares of JetBlue Airways Corp. hit an all-time low Wednesday after the company said it will slow the growth of its fleet, and Wall Street wondered about the spreading effects of high fuel prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/out-of-the-gate-jetblue-airways-falls.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 14:56:19 EDT Midwest Air Group Inc. said Wednesday its traffic fell 2.6 percent last month as the carrier filled fewer seats. April traffic dipped to 393 million revenue passenger miles, from 403.5 million a year earlier. A revenue passenger mile accounts for one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/midwest-air-group-traffic-falls-2-6-percent-in-april.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 12:07:20 EDT