Sentences with phrase «u.s. airline services»

Through air service agreements, the United States develops a procompetitive operating environment for U.S. airline services between the United States and foreign countries.

The Negotiations Division plans and executes U.S. strategy for achieving an equitable, pro-competitive operating environment for U.S. airline services between the United States and foreign countries.

Not exact matches

Airlines» customer service practices have come under fire in recent months, and just last year, U.S. carriers were cleared in a federal investigation regarding exorbitant fare mark - ups in the wake of a deadly Amtrak derailment that drove up demand for air travel on some routes.

«Phone services are better and cheaper in the U.S., and airline prices are also lower.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

As of early afternoon Thursday, 3,621 flights around the U.S. were canceled, with airports in New York, New Jersey and Boston hardest hit, according to FlightAware, a Houston - based airline tracking service.

The following table depicts the safety record of U.S. airlines performing scheduled services worldwide, from 2000 to present, as recorded by NTSB Safety Record of U.S. Air Carriers (Part 121 Scheduled Service): 2000 to Present

The SQL Slammer was a small, rapidly spreading virus that infected some of the most - used web servers and caused numerous problems across the U.S.. Also known as Sapphire, the virus caused outages in 911 service in Seattle, forced Continental Airlines to cancel flights because of electronic issues and crashed ATM services for Bank of America.

The TWU represents more than 140,000 men and women in the airline, railroad, transit, service, utility and gaming industries across the U.S., and 43,000 of them are members of Local 100 in New York City.

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Schumer, Chautauqua County Airport, Essential Air Service, Silver Airways Corp., U.S. Department of Transportation, United Airlines

As the company's then - president Greg Brenneman explained in a 1998 article in the Harvard Business Review (HBR), «Continental ranked tenth out of the ten largest U.S. airlines in all key customer service areas as measured by the Department of Transportation: on - time arrivals, baggage handling, customer complaints, and involuntary denied boardings.»

In other cases, the foreign governments have accepted «blanket» designation for all U.S. airlines to provide service under the appropriate bilateral agreement.

Air service agreements sometime require that the U.S. Government formally notify its foreign aviation partners, in writing, that a particular U.S. airline may provide services pursuant to the applicable agreement.

In addition, this notice addresses the general question of whether carriers may require health documentation for carriage of service animals on flights from the U.S. into countries other than the U.K.. On February 26, 2007, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Aviation Enforcement Office issued a guidance document to assist carriers and passengers with disabilities in complying with both U.S. and U.K. regulations concerning the transport of service animals on flights from the U.S. to the U.K. by: 1) explaining the procedures passengers must follow to comply with the U.K.'s Pet Travel Scheme (PETS); 2) explaining the procedures U.S. and foreign carriers must follow to obtain an approved Required Method of Operation (RMOP) from the U.K.'s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); and 3) notifying both U.S. and U.K. carriers operating flights between the U.S. and the U.K. that failure to obtain an approved RMOP from DEFRA will be considered a violation of the ACAA by the Department's Aviation Enforcement Office and may subject such carriers to enforcement action.1 The purpose of this notice is to respond to inquiries from airlines and the traveling public since issuance of the February notice regarding foreign requirements for health 1 72

«The conditions we placed on the slot transfer, including the auction, will help airlines with little or no service at LaGuardia and Reagan National gain a competitive foothold at these airports,» U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.

Under the new agreement, airlines from both countries would be allowed to select routes and destinations based on consumer demand for both passenger and cargo services, without limitations on the number of U.S. or Japanese carriers that can fly between the two countries or the number of flights they can operate.

The grant will offer a range of financial incentives to encourage an airline to begin new low - fare service to New York or other key destinations on the U.S. mainland.

In December, the U.S. Department of Transportation received 1,726 complaints about airline service from consumers, up 10.2 percent from the total of 1,566 filed in December 2015 and up 69.2 percent from the 1,020 received in November 2016.

Colombia became the United States» 100th Open - Skies partner yesterday as representatives of the two countries reached agreement to liberalize U.S. - Colombia air services for airlines of both countries.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today proposed to select four airlines to provide new daytime service to Tokyo's downtown Haneda airport as early as this fall.

As a result, there has been considerable growth in U.S. carrier code - sharing arrangements with foreign airlines as well as growth in the more comprehensive U.S. carrier alliances (cooperative service and marketing agreements) with foreign airlines.

Representatives of the United States and Brazil have agreed to implement an Open - Skies aviation regime, which will significantly liberalize U.S. - Brazil air services for airlines of both countries over a transition period.

This order concerns unauthorized passenger air service by Japan Airlines Company, Ltd., (JAL) a foreign air carrier within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102 (a)(21), between Guam (a U.S. territory), Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands (a U.S. commonwealth), and various cities in the United States, by way of Japan.

This order concerns unauthorized passenger air service by China Airlines, Ltd., (CAL) a foreign air carrier within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102 (a)(21), between various cities in the United States and Guam, a U.S. territory, by way of Taipei.

In addition, the Division is responsible for establishing the rates that the U.S. Postal Service pays airlines to carry bypass mail within the State of Alaska.

The 24 U.S. scheduled service passenger airlines reported an after - tax net profit from domestic operations as a group for the 18th consecutive quarter.

The 17 U.S. scheduled service passenger airlines reported an after - tax net profit from international operations as a group for the 11th consecutive quarter.

This order concerns unauthorized passenger air service by Asiana Airlines, Inc., (Asiana) a foreign air carrier within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102 (a)(21), between Guam (a U.S. territory), Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands (a U.S. commonwealth), and various cities in the United States, by way of Seoul, Republic of Korea.

U.S. airlines carried 574.3 million system wide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers during the first nine months of 2014.

Consumer cyclical funds seek capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of U.S. or non-U.S. companies that provide consumer products or services that tend to sell well during periods of economic expansion (automobiles, airlines,...

Consumer cyclical funds seek capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of U.S. or non-U.S. companies that provide consumer products or services that tend to sell well during periods of economic expansion (automobiles, airlines, furniture, hotels, etc.).

Singapore Airlines also offers good pricing to fly between the continental U.S. and Hawaii in all classes of service.

The categories that you can choose from include airfare that you buy directly from the airline, hotel rooms bought directly from the hotel, rental car purchases, U.S. gas stations, restaurants, shipping, and computer services.

You can also redeem your Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles for a good value between the continental U.S. and Hawaii in all classes of service for travel on Star Alliance Airlines.

Categories included in the 3 % are airlines, hotels, car rentals from select agencies, U.S. gas stations, U.S. restaurants, U.S. select advertising, U.S. shipping, and select U.S. computing services (such as cloud storage).

All major airlines offer direct service from the U.S. and Canada to Maui.

In a move that is likely to stoke a smoldering Open Skies dispute with the legacy U.S. airlines, the Gulf carrier said it will begin the daily, nonstop flights March 12, with continuing service from its Dubai hub....

Service fees for unaccompanied minors on Alaska Airlines, for example, which runs many of the same transcontinental routes as the U.S. legacy carriers, will cost you $ 25 each way on a nonstop direct flight, or $ 50 each way for connecting flights.

The U.S. and Cuba just concluded agreements to resume regularly scheduled airline service.

As U.S. carriers continue to reduce onboard services and raise prices on things like checked bags, seat choices, and personal entertainment, the experience gets closer and closer to what we expect from airlines like Primera Air.

Virgin Atlantic is a British airline with service mainly directed between the U.S. and the UK.

If you're the owner or operator of an airline, hotel, restaurant, or other travel service provider in the U.S., those figures are not pleasant.

You will receive 3 additional Hilton Honors Bonus Points, for a total of 6, for each dollar of eligible purchases at the following categories of merchants: restaurants located in the U.S.; airfare on a scheduled flight charged directly with passenger airlines or amextravel.com (charter flights and private jet flights are excluded); purchases directly from select major car rental companies listed at americanexpress.com/rewards-info; gasoline at gas stations located in the U.S.; shipping services purchased in the U.S. for courier, postal, and freight; and on monthly wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. wireless telephone service providers (purchases of hardware and equipment are excluded; any purchases from third parties and resellers are excluded).

Another 3.0 percent cash back can be earned in one of eight categories: airfare purchased directly from airlines, hotel rooms purchased directly from hotels, car rentals booked directly with car rental agencies, U.S. gas stations, U.S. restaurants, U.S. advertising in select media, U.S. shipping, or computer hardware, software and cloud computing services purchased from U.S. providers.

The lounges excel at food, drinks, service, and comfort and leave domestic U.S. airline lounges in the dust.

American Airlines, which originally announced plans to offer service linking Dallas / Fort Worth and Beijing last fall, announced it had received approval for the new route from the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Come December 12, this major domestic airline will operate flights between Los Angeles International Airport and José Martí International Airport in Havana, making it the only U.S. carrier to provide nonstop service between the West Coast and Cuba.

Japan Airlines is the only oneworld member who offers nonstop service to Osaka from the continental U.S. Flights depart from Los Angeles.

United Airlines is set to become the first U.S. airline to offer Boeing 787 Dreamliner service on international flights.

When it comes to the quality of premium cabins, food, and service, U.S. airlines are often compared unfavorably with their overseas competitors.