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- Isocore Demonstrates Integration of MPLS and Carrier Ethernet Services across Domain Boundaries
- Isocore verifies the leading edge interoperability of technologies of GELS, Inter-AS PCE, and Mobile Backhaul WASHINGTON -- Isocore today announced that delegates will witness the first ever interoperability of GMPLS controlled Ethernet label switching GELS enabling cost-effective Ethernet transport of time-sensitive real-time services. In addition, key network equipment and...
- Research articles 2008-10-21
- Ryder Named Among Top 100 Motor Carriers by Inbound Logistics
- Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a global leader in supply chain, warehousing and transportation management solutions, today announced it has been named a Top 100 Motor Carrier for 2008 by Inbound Logistics IL Magazine. The Top 100 Motor Carriers list is published annually to help shippers identify the trucking...
- Research articles 2008-10-13
- Company Watch - United Airlines
- Oct 13, 2008 Alaska Airlines on Tuesday joined United Airlines in warning that fuel hedges could lead to quarterly losses. "As a result of the significant decline in crude oil prices since the end of the second quarter, we expect to record approximately $220 million in mark-to-market loss on...
- Research articles 2008-10-13
- Airline Finance News - Asia / Pacific
- Oct 13, 2008 China's air travel market is likely to remain weak as the global economy falters and may not rebound until the second half of next year, a senior Chinese airline executive said on Thursday. Oct 9, 2008 Chinese carriers should get some relief in the fourth...
- Research articles 2008-10-13
- Airline Finance News - North America
- Oct 13, 2008 U.S. carriers are going deeper than expected, according to OAG, and 33 airports around the country are expected to lose commercial service altogether. "The scale of the decline in the U.S. market is worse than the previous schedule analysis showed, with airlines taking 265,000 flights out...
- Research articles 2008-10-13
- Fitch Affirms Metro Washington Airports Authority at 'AA'; Outlook Stable
- NEW YORK -- Fitch assigns an 'AA' rating to the authority's $175 million series 2008 B AMT bonds and affirms the 'AA' long-term underlying rating on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's the authority approximately $4.2 billion of outstanding airport system revenue bonds. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The bonds are...
- Research articles 2008-09-25
- Symmetricom and Nokia Siemens Validate IEEE 1588v2 over Multiprotocol Label Switching Networks at Carrier Ethernet World Congress
- Symmetricom's IEEE 1588v2 Grand Master Clock Successfully Interoperates with Nokia Siemens Networks' Timing over Packet Base Stations in EANTC Carrier Ethernet Showcase SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency technologies that accelerate the deployment and enable the management of next...
- Research articles 2008-09-22
- Company Watch - Ryanair
- Sep 7, 2008 Ryanair said on Thursday it carried 5.78 million passengers in August, 19 percent more than a year earlier, though the average flight was slightly less full. Europe's biggest low-cost carrier said its load factor was 90 percent in the month, down from 91 percent in August...
- Research articles 2008-09-08
- Airline Finance News - Asia / Pacific
- Sep 8, 2008 Air China, Air Macau Air China has noted that it would extend "special aid" to Air Macau, including its support in an effort to secure routes across the Taiwan Strait when CAAC allows scheduled service next July. Air Macau reported a first-half net loss in...
- Research articles 2008-09-08
- Airline Finance News - North America
- Sep 8, 2008 Safety Compliance Gaps Noted For Some US Airlines. Three major airlines were among 11 US carriers that failed during an unprecedented industry review to demonstrate full compliance with government safety directives, regulators said on Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration did not disclose the carriers or their...
- Research articles 2008-09-08
- Airline Finance News - Europe
- Sep 1, 2008 Aegean Airlines Aegean Airlines traffic rose 19% year-over-year to 1.8 billion RPKs on a 19% increase in capacity to 2.7 billion ASKs. Load factor was up 0.5 point to 67%. Unit revenue and yield each rose 6% to 9.7 euro cents and 14.4 euro cents...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Airline Finance News - North America
- Sep 1, 2008 Air Canada Air Canada and Jazz flew a combined 5.02 billion RPMs in July, down 0.6% year-over-year, against a 2% fall in capacity to 6.05 billion ASMs. Load factor rose 1.2 points to 83%. Aug 28, 2008 American Airlines American, British Airways and...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Company Watch - Virgin Group
- Aug 31, 2008 Virgin Group is SNA's largest shareholder at 29.9% as a result of the merger of Brussels-based LCC Virgin Express with full-service competitor SN Brussels Airlines in 2006. Lufthansa's interest in Brussels Airlines coincides with its confirmed interest in bidding for the Austrian government's stake in Austrian...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Airline changes
- ATLANTA -- The grip U.S. airlines have on travelers' wallets is about to get tighter, as carriers go ahead with plans to trim their domestic schedules due to the high cost of fuel. Executives acknowledge that despite the economic downturn, fares will rise, discounts currently available will be...
- Research articles 2008-08-31
- Emirates expands long-range 777 fleet
- DUBAI AFP — Dubai's Emirates airline on Saturday took delivery of two long-range Boeings, a 777-200LR and 777-300ER, bringing the carrier's all wide-bodied passenger fleet to 111 aircraft. Costing more than 500 million dollars, the two new airliners will be used on routes to and from north and south...
- Research articles 2008-08-30
- Meridian Telecom Debuts Shared Emergency Backup Power Solution
- The use of wireless devices is fast becoming the primary mode of communication in America. And so now, more than ever, it is imperative that wireless communication networks are reliable and widely available in the event of a crisis or catastrophe. Meridian Telecom Inc. MTI has strategically engineered and developed...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- Southwest to trim 190 flights this winter
- DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines Co., which had resisted the kinds of capacity cuts being made by other carriers, will eliminate nearly 200 flights early next year as it struggles with high fuel costs and a weakening economy. The move raised doubts about the company's publicly stated goal of...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- India's Kingfisher Airlines goes international with London route
- NEW DELHI AFP — India's Kingfisher Airlines has announced it will launch its first international flight from the high-tech southern city of Bangalore to London next month. The daily non-stop Airbus A330-220 service to Heathrow airport by Kingfisher, owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, will take to the skies...
- Research articles 2008-08-23
- Infonetics Research: Carriers name Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens top IMS vendors
- A new study by Infonetics Research that provides an in-depth view of service provider thinking and plans for IMS equipment and services , including service provider perceptions of leading IMS vendors, names Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, and Nokia Siemens as the "top IMS equipment manufacturers." According to the...
- Research articles 2008-08-21
- American Airlines, European carriers in transatlantic flights tie-up
- LONDON AFP — American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia of Spain said Thursday they had signed a commercial agreement to cooperate over flights between North America and Europe to help overcome soaring fuel costs. The three-way deal also comes as airlines worldwide seek to take advantage of the newly...
- Research articles 2008-08-14
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