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Northwest Airlines announces larger capacity cuts
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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Northwest Airlines said Tuesday that it planned to eliminate more planes from its fleet, including Boeing, Airbus and McDonnell Douglas jets, by the end of December, its second cut in capacity this year. (article 3)
The airline attributed the reductions, the latest by a major airline, to the record price of jet fuel, which has nearly doubled in the last year. (article 3)
WASHINGTON- U.S. airlines projected Tuesday they could lose $10 billion in 2008 due to skyrocketing fuel costs, a sum that would almost match the industry's worst-ever year loss in 2002. (article 1)
James May of the Air Transport Association also told a joint Senate hearing on speculative trading in the oil markets that up to 200 communities could lose airline service as a result of carrier capacity cuts that are being imposed to save money. (article 1)
Canada's biggest airline will reduce capacity on routes to the United States by 13 percent, meaning a 7 percent cut across the board including domestic and international flights. (article 5)
United Airlines plans to start charging customers $30 round trip to check one bag on domestic flights and will boost the fees on other baggage beginning with airline tickets purchased Friday. (article 2)
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Event tracking:
Story keywords
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airline, Northwest, fuel, Steenland, capacity |
Source articles
- Major US airlines see $10 billion loss in 2008 (boston.com, 06/17/2008, 463 words)
- United to charge $30 round trip for checked bags... (suntimes.com, 06/17/2008, 428 words)
- Northwest Plans More Fleet Cutbacks (nytimes.com, 06/18/2008, 652 words)
- Northwest Airlines announces larger capacity cuts (Washington Post, 06/17/2008, 418 words)
- Air Canada to cut 2,000 jobs, slash capacity (Washington Post, 06/17/2008, 441 words)
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