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The Teamsters want to represent American’s ground workers, American-US Airways fight hard in Congress to keep all of the Reagan National slots

American Airlines‘ (Dallas/Fort Worth) ramp workers are currently represented by the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU). According to this article by Reuters, the Teamsters are ramping up their efforts to represent this group of workers. The National Mediation Board will determine which union will represent the workers through a vote.

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In other news, over 100 members of Congress are now pressurizing the DOT and Justice Department to not require the new American Airlines (with US Airways) to give up any important slots at the pictured Washington Reagan National Airport for the pending merger according to Reuters. American Airlines and US Airways have been warning their members of Congress that any merger pre-conditions to give up at any slots at DCA could result in a lose of service from their districts to Washington.

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Copyright Photo: Marcelo F. De Biasi/AirlinersGallery.com. Symbolically, American Airlines’ Boeing 737-823 WL N804NN (msn 29567) lands at the downtown Reagan National Airport with Washington’s Capitol Hill in the background.

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Department of Justice opposes American’s $19.9 million severance package for departing CEO Tom Horton

American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) is facing resistance from the Department of Justice according to this report by Reuters. The DOJ is opposing American Airlines’ Chapter 11 reorganization plan to pay outgoing CEO Tom Horton $19.9 million in severance pay (the CEO that got AA into bankruptcy). The unions have opposed this large payout after being asked to give back on salaries and benefits.

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In other news by Reuters, American Airlines is warning regulators that any requirement to give up certain airport slots could lead to a reduction in service to smaller markets from slot-controlled airports. American Airlines and US Airways (Phoenix) are seeking a merger approval to build the world’s largest airline.

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Copyright Photo: Marcelo F. De Biasi. American Eagle Airlines‘ (2nd) Bombardier CRJ700 (CL-600-2C10) N508AE (msn 10072) climbs away from Washington’s Reagan National Airport, one airport that could see a reduction in slots for the merged carrier.

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Southwest to start Houston Hobby-Washington Reagan National service on August 4

Southwest Airlines (Dallas) announced today that new service between Houston Hobby and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will begin on August 4, 2013. The airline initially will operate one daily roundtrip flight between the two cities.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently awarded slot exemptions for this service by selecting Southwest’s application over competing applications by other airlines to serve other cities from Reagan National Airport.

The new route completes a triad of nonstop service options between Houston and the metropolitan airports in Boston, New York, and Washington, DC.

Southwest has served Houston Hobby since June 18, 1971, and has more than 2,800 Houston-based employees and currently operates 153 daily departures from Hobby Airport. Earlier this year, the Houston City Council approved Southwest’s proposal to construct a new five-gate international facility at Hobby Airport. New near-international service on Southwest Airlines is scheduled to begin in 2015.

Copyright Photo: Tony Storck/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-8H4 WL N8610A (msn 36635) completes its final approach into nearby Baltimore/Washington.

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Frontier Airlines to drop four destinations from Denver in January

Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) is dropping four spoke routes from its Denver hub in the first week of January 2013, namely service to Akron/Canton, Louisville, Provo and Philadelphia.

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Copyright Photo: Airbus A320-214 N206FR (msn 4272) with Alberta and Clipper on the tail, completes its approach into Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport.

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JetBlue names San Juan a “focus city”

JetBlue Airways (New York) has named its growing San Juan operation a “focus city”. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony held yesterday (June 28) in celebration of JetBlue Airways’ new home at Terminal A in San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU), the airline’s President and CEO Dave Barger, together with Puerto Rico’s Governor Luis Fortuno, announced that San Juan has become the sixth focus city in JetBlue’s 71-city network.

San Juan joins Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, New York and Orlando as the sixth focus city in JetBlue’s network. The designation of San Juan as a focus city in JetBlue’s growing route network underscores the airline’s ever-increasing commitment to the Puerto Rican community and its expansion into the new Terminal A at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, which will be able to accommodate further growth.

In Puerto Rico, JetBlue currently serves Aguadilla, Ponce and San Juan, with service to 13 nonstop destinations, nine within the continental US: Boston, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Hartford/Springfield, Jacksonville, New York, Newark, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach and; four within the Caribbean: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, and St. Croix. The airline has announced it will begin the only direct nonstop to Washington Reagan National Airport, its 14th city out of San Juan, on August 23, 2012.

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JetBlue today adds new Florida routes from both New York LaGuardia and Washington Reagan National

JetBlue Airways (New York) today (June 11) launches new service from New York’s LaGuardia International Airport (LGA) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to points in Florida, increasing flights at both centrally-located airports by eight roundtrips daily to 16 or more roundtrips by this summer.

At LaGuardia, JetBlue now offers daily service to three new Florida destinations including Fort Myers (RSW), Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) and Tampa (TPA). Tampa will be served twice-daily while Fort Myers and Sarasota/Bradenton will each be served with one daily flight. In addition, JetBlue is doubling its LaGuardia to Orlando service, adding two more daily flights for a total of four. The carrier is also adding one more flight to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood for a total of six daily flights and adding a second flight to West Palm Beach.

At Washington’s close-in Ronald Reagan National Airport, JetBlue is adding three more daily roundtrips to Boston for a total of ten per day. JetBlue also added service between Reagan National to Tampa as well as two additional flights to both Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. In addition, the carrier will be serving new ‘capital-to-capital’ service from Reagan National to San Juan, Puerto Rico starting August 23.

The growth is made possible by the airline’s acquisition of slots through an FAA auction.

In other news, JetBlue and Air China announced to day a new agreement.

Air China and JetBlue will initially offer interline connections between their networks at New York/JFK as well as at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Tickets are expected to go on sale later this summer. Subject to government approval, Air China this autumn plans to enter into a codeshare with JetBlue and place its “CA” designator on flights operated by JetBlue.

Air China offers one daily flight from New York and two daily flights from Los Angeles to Beijing Capital International Airport. In addition, separate from the JetBlue interline, the airline flies once-daily from San Francisco and Vancouver to Beijing.

The carrier’s LAX flights are operated aboard the brand new fleet of Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, which will also be deployed on the JFK route effective October 1, 2012. The “Triple Seven” features eight Forbidden Pavilion First Class luxury suites, 41 Capital Pavilion Business Class flat beds and 259 economy seats with individual monitors and AVOD (audio-video-on-demand) entertainment system.

Top Copyright Photo: Stephen Tornblom.

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US Airways launches nonstop San Diego-Washington Reagan National flights today

US Airways (Phoenix) today (June 8) began daily, nonstop service for its customers in San Diego to Washington Reagan National Airport. Military, business and leisure travelers in Southern California will now have a convenient access from San Diego International Airport to the nation’s capital’s downtown airport for the first time with nonstop service.

Starting June 8, US Airways will operate service to San Diego on dual-class 124-seat Airbus A319 aircraft. The flight schedule is as follows.

San Diego International (SAN) – Reagan National (DCA)			Reagan National (DCA) – San Diego International (SAN)
Flight	Departure	Arrival	Flight	Departure	Arrival
1066	11:00 p.m.	7:00 a.m.	1065	5:40 p.m.	8:03 p.m.

*Flight schedules and aircraft type are subject to change.

On July 11, the flight schedule will change to the following and will be operated on dual-class 150-seat Airbus A320 aircraft.

San Diego International (SAN) – Reagan National (DCA)			Reagan National (DCA) – San Diego International (SAN)
Flight	Departure	Arrival	Flight	Departure	Arrival
66	12:30 p.m.	8:23 p.m.	65	8:55 a.m.	11:18 a.m.

*Flight schedules and aircraft type are subject to change.

US Airways will also launch daily, nonstop service to Augusta, Georgia.; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Toronto (Pearson), Ontario; Montreal (Trudeau), Quebec and Fayetteville, Arkansas from Reagan National on July 11. Following the start of these flights, the airline will have launched new daily, nonstop service on a total of 22 routes from Washington’s downtown airport this year – connecting communities of all size to the nation’s capital.

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