International Business News - Traffic 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 Delta Air Lines Inc. said on Thursday that November traffic fell at both Delta and its new subsidiary, Northwest Airlines. Delta said it flew 4.9 percent fewer revenue passenger miles, a measure of traffic that counts one passenger flown one mile. The November systemwide total (counting Delta regional flights but not Northwest) was 8.91 billion miles, down from 9.36 billion during November 2007. International flying was the one category that increased, 7.6 percent to 3.13 billion miles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/delta-northwest-november-traffic-fall.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:59:03 EST JetBlue Airways Corp. said Thursday its November passenger traffic fell 7.8 percent on lower capacity and occupancy. JetBlue flew a total of 1.9 billion revenue passenger miles in November, compared with 2.06 billion a year earlier. A revenue passenger mile is a unit measuring one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/jetblue-november-traffic-falls-7-8-percent.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:14:09 EST Alaska Air Group Inc. said on Thursday that traffic fell 6.9 percent in November on its main carrier, Alaska Airlines. Alaska Airlines flew 1.4 billion revenue passenger miles, a measure of traffic that accounts for one paying passenger flown one mile. That was down from 1.51 billion during November 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/alaska-airlines-traffic-falls-6-9-pct-in-november.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:42:46 EST Republic Airways Holdings, parent of regional carriers Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America, said on Wednesday that traffic and occupancy both fell in November as it reduced flying, too. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/republic-airways-traffic-falls-6-5-pct-in-november.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:40:35 EST United Airlines said Wednesday that traffic fell even faster in November than the airline had cut capacity as all carriers struggle with a drop-off in travel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/united-airlines-traffic-declines-in-november.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:29:33 EST US Airways Group Inc. said Wednesday that its traffic fell in November as it trimmed its flight schedule. The company flew 4.26 billion mainline revenue passenger miles last month, a measure of traffic that shows one paying passenger flown one mile. That was down 6.9 percent from 4.57 billion miles in November 2007. Counting both mainline and regional traffic on the company's PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines, its traffic was also down 6.9 percent, to 4.42 billion revenue passenger miles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/us-airways-november-traffic-and-capacity-fell.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:56:18 EST American Eagle Airlines, a regional carrier for AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, said Wednesday its traffic fell 21.5 percent in November. American Eagle said that in November it flew 568.1 million revenue passenger miles, or one paying passenger flown one mile. That was down from 723.6 million miles last November. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/american-eagle-nov-traffic-drops-21-5-percent.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:09:09 EST American Airlines said Wednesday that traffic fell sharply in November as travelers pulled back on their schedules even faster than the airline did. American, a unit of AMR Corp., said November system-wide traffic fell 14.5 percent to 9.53 billion revenue passenger miles, from 11.15 billion during the same month last year. A revenue passenger mile measures one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/american-airlines-november-traffic-falls-14-5-pct.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:39:47 EST AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Tuesday its November traffic fell 6.6 percent as it cut capacity. AirTran flew 1.33 billion revenue passenger miles in November, down from 1.43 billion in the year-earlier period. A revenue passenger mile counts one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/airtran-november-passenger-traffic-falls-6-6-pct.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:00:28 EST Southwest Airlines Co. said Tuesday its traffic fell 8.3 percent in November even as capacity stayed nearly flat. The Dallas-based carrier said traffic slid last month to 5.26 billion revenue passenger miles, from 5.74 billion a year earlier. A revenue passenger mile is an industry unit measuring one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/southwest-airlines-nov-traffic-falls-8-3-percent.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:51:39 EST Shipments carried by U.S. railroads rose 6.6 percent last week, boosted by comparison to a year-ago period slowed down by the Thanksgiving holiday, a major industry trade group reported Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/weekly-us-rail-shipments-jump-inflated-by-holiday.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:05:42 EST Two men are accused of outfitting a 1997 Lincoln with red and blue flashing lights, using it to make fake traffic stops--and then posting video of themselves doing it on YouTube. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/fake-traffic-stops-on-youtube-lead-to-wis-arrests.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:16:59 EST Georgia will receive a $110 million federal grant to help ease Atlanta's notoriously snarled traffic, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters announced Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/ga-to-get-110m-to-help-unsnarl-atlanta-traffic.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:51:09 EST Some police officers in a North Texas suburb are playing Santa Claus with naughty drivers. For the next month, some motorists pulled over in Sansom Park will be given a "ticket for tots" instead of a formal citation. Drivers are then asked to drop off a $10 toy at the police station. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/texas-police-turn-traffic-tickets-into-toy-drive.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:58:10 EST Shipments carried by U.S. railroads plunged 9.1 percent last week compared with a year earlier, a major industry trade group reported Thursday. The Association of American Railroads said freight carried on the tracks for the week ending Nov. 15 totaled 309,099 carloads. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/weekly-us-rail-shipments-tumble-9-1-percent.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:15:15 EST An analyst on Tuesday said retail traffic patterns are likely worse so far in November than in October, despite a decline in gas prices. PiperJaffray analyst Jeffrey P. Klinefelter said his firm's research shows November month-to-date sales have fallen 4 percent, down from a 1 percent decline in October. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/ahead-of-the-bell-retail-traffic-falters.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:22:35 EST Shipments carried by U.S. railroads fell 8.4 percent last week compared with a year earlier, a major industry trade group reported Thursday. The Association of American Railroads said freight carried on the tracks for the week ending Nov. 8 totaled 314,433 carloads. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/weekly-us-rail-shipments-plunge-8-4-percent.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:49:24 EST Freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Thursday that October traffic rose 20.6 percent because of acquisitions the company made. However, without the railroads acquired in the past year, traffic by carloads would have fallen 6.3 percent, the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/genesee-wyoming-october-traffic-up-20-6-percent.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:07:41 EST SkyWest Inc. said Wednesday traffic fell 12.3 percent last month as the air carrier scaled back capacity. The carrier said traffic fell to 1.37 billion revenue passenger miles in October, compared with 1.56 billion in the same month a year earlier. A revenue passenger mile is an industry unit measuring one paying passenger flown one mile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/skywest-traffic-falls-12-3-percent-in-october.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:22:12 EST ExpressJet Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it flew 29 percent fewer miles with paying customers in October but its planes were more full after it cut capacity from a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/expressjet-traffic-down-revises-3q-loss-to-profit.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:31:21 EST