September 2009 proved to be a good month for the nation’s airlines posting the best on-time rate in six years. Combined, the airlines achieved a 86.2 percent on-time rate with that percentage of flight arriving at their destination within 15 minutes of their scheduled time. The ratings and airline rankings are provided by the United [...]
The Depart of Transportation has released the August 2009 on-time report for U.S. airlines. The rankings are as follows:
Hawaiian – 94.7%
Alaska – 85.8%
SkyWest – 84.4%
Frontier – 83.8%
ExpressJet – 83.4%
Southwest – 82.8%
Continental – 82.4%
US Airways 81.4%
United – 80.1%
American Eagle – 79.6%
Mesa – 79.2%
Pinnacle – 79.2%
Delta – 78.6%
American – 77.2%
JetBlue – 76.0%
Northwest – 74.4%
AirTran – 74.2%
Atlantic Southeast [...]
Aimed at improving their balance sheet moving forward, American Airlines has announced a number of actions designed to improve operational efficiency, maximize revenue, and inject much needed cash into their operation.
Brought in $1 Billion in cash from Citibank in a deal where the bank paid in advance for AAdvantage Frequent Flyer Miles to be used [...]
American Airlines and its regional carrier American Eagle have announced new and expanded service for South Florida. From Miami International Airport, American will begin in February a third-daily flight to Lima, Peru; a fourth-daily flight to San Jose, Costa Rica; an eigth flight that will operate twice-weekly to San Juan, Puerto Rico; and a fourth [...]
American Eagle has announced new and enhanced service to various secondary destinations in the Bahamas from their Miami hub. These new flights complement mainline service on American Airlines to both Nassau and Freeport in the Bahamas. These new flights are welcome news to the various destinations as they begin to prepare for the winter tourist [...]
American Eagle will be launching three new routes this fall as announced today. They are:
1. Regional Jet flights between Charleston, SC and Miami, FL beginning November 19 using 50 passenger Embraer 145 jets. The once daily flight is timed to connect to Caribbean and Central and South American flights operated by American Airlines.
2. Regional Jet [...]
