International Business News - delays 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 Federal officials are pushing ahead with an experiment to reduce rampant flight delays around the nation by auctioning off takeoff and landing times at New York City-area airports, where most delays begin. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/feds-go-forward-with-nyc-airport-experiment.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:34:20 EDT The following are the rankings of 19 airlines' on-time performance in August, according to data provided by the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/a-look-at-airlines-august-on-time-performance.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:14:30 EDT U.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in August, compared to the same month a year ago, the Transportation Department said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/airlines-on-time-performance-improved-in-august.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:06:58 EDT France's defense minister says the French government is discussing possible financial penalties against Airbus over delays to its delivery of the A400M military transport plane. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/france-considering-penalties-for-a400m-delays.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:46:09 EDT U.S. aviation officials have no legal authority to auction off takeoff and landing slots at airports, a scheme the government devised to try to curb crippling traffic jams at major airports, congressional investigators said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/gao-faa-cannot-auction-flight-slots.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:38:20 EDT Eurostar says several of its trains are running at least an hour behind schedule after one got stuck in the undersea Channel Tunnel, which links Britain to France. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/eurostar-reports-delays-after-train-got-stuck.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:05:20 EDT The following are the rankings of 19 airlines' on-time performance in July, according to data provided by the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/a-look-at-airlines-july-on-time-performance.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:28:57 EDT Delta Air Lines' regional subsidiary Comair had the worst on-time performance in July among airlines surveyed by the Transportation Department, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/airlines-july-on-time-performance-improves.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:48:50 EDT The Federal Aviation Administration's plan for slot auctions at Newark airport got stuck at the gate on Thursday, a victory for airlines who have fiercely opposed government sales of landing rights at some of the nation's busiest airports. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/faa-to-delay-first-slot-auction-for-newark.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:52:40 EDT The Russian airline alliance AirUnion is to resume normal operations Friday, a senior government official said, following more than a week of flight delays and cancellations that have angered passengers across the vast country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/russias-airunion-to-resume-normal-flights.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:22:21 EDT The Federal Aviation Administration warned on Tuesday that New York's three big airports may violate federal regulations if they block flights from landing slots newly auctioned by the FAA. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/faa-warns-ny-airports-about-blocking-some-flights.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:08:40 EDT An airline trade group is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to delay its planned Sept. 3 auction of slots at the Newark airport. The auction next week would be the first of several the FAA has said it wants to conduct. It has said that selling the slots to land and take off at LaGuardia, Kennedy and Newark should reduce congestion. Those three airports have been a major source of delays for the airlines that use them. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/airlines-add-to-protest-over-faa-slot-auction-plan.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:39:41 EDT The governors of New York and New Jersey asked federal officials Tuesday to abandon a planned auction of prime takeoff and landing slots at New York City-area airports, arguing that it could result in higher ticket prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/governors-in-ny-nj-oppose-airport-slot-auctions.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:21:19 EDT The governors of New York and New Jersey are asking federal officials to reconsider part of their plan to battle flight delays at the region's big airports. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/governors-in-ny-nj-oppose-airport-slot-auctions.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:33:58 EDT The government will auction off a prized takeoff and landing slot at Newark Liberty airport next month, as the first step in an experiment to ease nationwide travel delays through changes in New York City airspace. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/us-to-auction-newark-liberty-airport-slot-in-sept.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:22:57 EDT The government will auction off a prized takeoff and landing slot at Newark Liberty airport next month, as the first step in an experiment to ease nationwide travel delays through changes in New York City airspace. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/us-plans-nyc-flight-auction-next-month.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:19:07 EDT Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has entered the fray over congestion at three New York City-area airports by siding with the airlines and airport officials and opposing the Bush administration. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/texas-senator-opposes-airport-slots-auction.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:50:31 EDT The Transportation Department said Tuesday that the nation's airlines were on time more often in June compared to a year ago, and customers filed fewer complaints about their baggage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/airlines-june-on-time-performance-improves.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:05:25 EDT The managers of New York City's three crowded airports vowed Monday to block a Bush administration experiment to reduce flight delays around the country by auctioning off takeoff and landing slots. A federal official said the airports had no such power and hinted they may lose funding if they don't back down. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/nyc-airports-refuse-flight-auctions.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:34:28 EDT London 2012 organizers said Thursday that the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Center will be ready to stage test events a year before the games despite being completed later than planned. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/london-2012-organizers-say-venues-will-be-ready.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:23:24 EDT