Air Canada
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AirTran Airways in April for a sixth consecutive month was the most punctual major U.S. carrier
aggregately posted an 81 percent on-time average, with Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways and American Airlines performing above average, and United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Air Canada below average, according to FlightStats.
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AirTran Airways in March for a fifth consecutive month was the most punctual major U.S. carrier
both near 85 percent). On average, North American airlines last month landed nearly 77 percent of flights on time. Air Canada , Southwest Airlines and United Airlines performed below average, while American Airlines and JetBlue Airways performed
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AirTran Airways in February for a fourth consecutive month was the most punctual major U.S. carrier
airlines, based on FlightStats data, at 80 percent. For all North American airlines, Alaska Air subsidiary Horizon Air earned top marks with February on-time performance of 92.5 percent. Air Canada again ranked last at 55.6 percent.
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AirTran Airways in January was the most punctual major U.S. carrier
eight major airlines, based on FlightStats data, at 75.5 percent. For all North American airlines, Hawaiian Airlines performed best in January, with on-time performance at 92.4 percent. Air Canada ranked last at 52.1 percent.
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With JV Participation On Hold, US Airways Goes It Alone On Transatlantic
Airways expressed a desire to join the transatlantic antitrust-immune joint venture formed by Star Alliance partners Air Canada , Lufthansa and United Airlines. A year and a half later, the carrier instead is focused on its "own stand-alone
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Most major airlines matched a $6 roundtrip transatlantic surcharge initiated this week
by Delta Air Lines and some SkyTeam partners , according to FareCompare.com CEO Rick Seaney. Air Canada , Air France-KLM, Alitalia, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta, United and US Airways have added the surcharge
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Interview: United CEO Jeff Smisek
contracts with its A++ transatlantic joint venture partners Air Canada and Lufthansa, and awaits Canadian approvals to launch a transborder JV with Air Canada . United CEO Jeff Smisek last week discussed those efforts
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DOT approved Brussels Airlines' participation in an antitrust-immune JV with Air Canada , Lufthansa and United
Brussels now can work with those partners on "joint advertising and marketing programs, joint fares, joint bids for government and corporate travel accounts, revenue sharing, and the coordination of code sharing and operations for the carriers' international services," according to DOT. Regulators
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Open Axis Group, Farelogix and others launched a website that advocates to 'improve outdated technologies in air ticketing'
airline technology, services and personalized options," according to the site. Other co-founders include former Air Canada president and CEO Montie Brewer, aviation analyst Darryl Jenkins, the American Aviation Institute think tank, the
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GetThere partnered with Internet connectivity provider Gogo to offer discounted inflight Wi-Fi services
annual Gogo passes," according to the companies. Gogo provides Wi-Fi onboard almost 1,200 aircraft operated by Air Canada , AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways and Virgin America.

