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August 06, 2008

Airline On-Time Performance Slips In June, But Beats '07 Figures

Fewer Cases Of Bumpings, Lost Bags Reported

Flights operated by the nation’s largest airlines arrived on time at a higher rate this past June than in June of last year, but at a lower rate than in May 2008, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released Tuesday by the US Department of Transportation (DOT).  

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Delayed 787 Center Fuselage Segment Arrives In Everett

Final Assembly Begins On Fourth Test Plane

Following a five-week delay due to damage at the production facility, this week the center-fuselage section of Boeing's fourth 787 Dreamliner arrived at the planemaker's assembly center in Everett, WA.

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Qantas Ponders Moving A380 Operation To SFO

Warns LAX Gate Upgrades Still Must Be Made

Talk about a mixed message. Officials at Qantas have reportedly threatened to move its planned Airbus A380 operation to San Francisco, unless Los Angeles International Airport moves quickly to upgrade its facilities. But a spokesman for LAX says Qantas representatives visited the airport just last week... and praised the airport's progress.

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DOT's Peters Announces Newark Slot Auction

Airlines Threaten Lawsuit

US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters has announced an upcoming event the major US airlines hoped would never happen.

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Port Authority Also Wants Newark Slot Auctions Blocked

Says It Will Refuse Flights Resulting From Experiment

The airlines aren't the only ones upset about the debut of slot auctions. The Associated Press reports the managers of New York City's big-three airports say they'll fight the experiment.

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Delta To Offer Wireless Internet On Domestic Flights

Service Coming As Early As September On MD88s, MD90s

Delta Air Lines says it will begin offering wireless broadband Internet service on domestic flights as early as next month. The Washington Post reports that makes Delta the first US carrier airline to commit its entire fleet to the technology.

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