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• Travel Roundup: Air France Investigators Probe Airbus A330, Online Agencies Waive Fees Forever, New Border IDs Needed Today and More

  BNET - 2009-06-01

  Lost Air France Flight 447 causes experts to probe Airbus A330 -- Although turbulence during an equatorial storm could have caused Air France Flight 447 to be lost, other causes are still being investigated. Industry investigators are looking into the aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, for any possible clues. Some pilots already dislike the plane's reliance on computers, citing...

  Tags: Airbus S.A.S., Fee, Agency, Southwest Airlines Co., Industry Investigator, Booking Fee, Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Barbara E. Hernandez

• FAA supervisors ignored problems, inspectors say

  - 2008-04-04

  WASHINGTON -- Three veteran Federal Aviation Administration inspectors told lawmakers on Thursday that their agency supervisors looked the other way while Southwest Airlines neglected to inspect planes as required and continued to fly them even after discovering cracks in some of them. The inspectors said that their FAA...

  Tags: agency, FAA, MARKETING, Southwest Airlines Co., supervisor

• US lawmakers blast aviation agency over safety lapses

  - 2008-04-03

  WASHINGTON AFP — A top US lawmaker called for the government's aviation agency to "clean house" on Thursday as whistleblowers denounced safety lapses that allowed an airline to fly with cracked fuselages. Representative James Oberstar denounced the "cozy" relationship between the Federal Aviation Administration and airlines after Southwest Airlines...

  Tags: agency, FAA, Government, Manufacturing, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Airline allegedly got pass on safety

  - 2008-03-10

  WASHINGTON -- FAA officials overseeing Southwest Airlines ignored safety violations, leaked sensitive data to the carrier and tried to intimidate two inspectors to head off investigations, according to previously undisclosed allegations by the inspectors. The Federal Aviation Administration inspectors are scheduled to testify April 3 before...

  Tags: agency, FAA, MARKETING, Southwest Airlines Co.

• FAA official allegedly protected Southwest

  - 2008-03-10

  WASHINGTON -- FAA officials overseeing Southwest Airlines ignored safety violations, leaked sensitive data to the carrier and tried to intimidate two inspectors to head off investigations, according to previously undisclosed allegations by the inspectors. The Federal Aviation Administration inspectors are scheduled to testify April 3 before the House...

  Tags: agency, FAA, MARKETING, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Southwest Airlines, still Profitable and may be joined by others soon.

  - 2006-01-19

  M2 PRESSWIRE-19 January 2006-SCG: Southwest Airlines, still Profitable and may be joined by others soonC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:19012006 Lightningwire, Houston, TX - The travel industry has rebounded since the drastic slow down after 9-11, but hefty fuel prices has ...

  Tags: agency, AMR Corp., MARKETING, NYSE Euronext, Southwest Airlines Co., Strategy

• Southwest rings $20M in fares with killer app; Marketer, agency lure customers to download, use Ding desktop tool.(online booking services)

  - 2005-07-11

  Byline: MATTHEW CREAMER Last June, a collection of executives-motley by most corporate standards-got together at Southwest Airlines' Dallas headquarters to discuss a crucial topic: how to protect the low-cost air carrier's leadership position in online bookings. In addition to the expected...

  Tags: advertisement, agency, desktop, GSD&M, MARKETING, Southwest Airlines Co., tool

• Frame a travel strategy: find the delicate balance between avoiding travel costs and keeping travelers productive.

  - 2005-03-01

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * HAVE A CLEAR TRAVEL POLICY signed off on by the highest levels of management, and give someone responsibility for managing the program. * BEST PURCHASING PRACTICES are to maximize the amount of business you do with a small number...

  Tags: agency, car, MARKETING, Southwest Airlines Co., strategy

• Keynote Performance Award Winners for E-Commerce, Airline, Hotel, Travel Agency and Government Web Sites Announced at Keynote Global Internet Performance Conference

  - 2004-10-25

  NEW YORK -- Keynote Systems (Nasdaq:KEYN): --CheapTickets, Crowne Plaza, Eddie Bauer, Expedia, Food & Drug Administration, IRS, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Wyndham Hotels Win Awards for Web Site Speed and Reliability --Awards Based on Keynote's Industry Leading E-Commerce, Airline, Hotel, Travel Agency and Government Web Transaction Indices...

  Tags: agency, e-business, E-business/E-commerce, INTERNET, Keynote Systems Inc., MARKETING, performance, Southwest Airlines Co., Web

• Quick Hits; TNS projects robust 2004 ad spending.(Briefs)

  - 2004-01-19

  Ad spending is expected to reach $138.4 billion this year, up 7.8% from last year, according to a new forecast from TNS Media Intelligence/CMR. The forecast is based on the economy's continuing to rebound this year. Last year's ad spending was estimated to be 6.1% higher...

  Tags: advertisement, agency, EyeBlaster, MARKETING, Philadelphia, Southwest Airlines Co.