Air Transport World articles from July 2003

Air Transport World archives from July 2003

Trends.(Illustration)
July 1, 2003... TRENDS Top 20 Airlines Jan.-May 2003 Airline RPKs (000) 1 American 75,524,448 2 United 64,430,461 3 Delta 61,382,775 4 Northwest 43,349,848 5...

Airlines are still different. (Editorial).(Editorial)
July 1, 2003... Two recent news items caught our attention as being illustrative of the handicaps under which the airline industry has labored throughout its deregulated existence. The first was the landmark decision handed down by the US Federal...

World airline losses topped $11 billion last year ... passenger traffic fell 18.5% in April. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The world's airlines lost $11.56 billion after taxes last year, improved compared to a loss of $12.91 billion in 2001, according to preliminary estimates released by ICAO at the end of May, but still the industry's second worst year. Revenues...

World airline losses topped $11 billion last year ... passenger traffic fell 18.5% in April. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Reflecting the crippling impact of SAPS on traffic to, from and within the Asia/Pacific region, global international passenger traffic (RPKs) plummeted 18.5% in April compared with the year-ago period, according to IATA. Preliminary figures...

EC given power to negotiate open skies with US. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The European Commission received its long-sought mandate for negotiating a Transatlantic Common Aviation Area with the US on June 5 after the EU Transport Council agreed to a package of measures that transfers responsibility for conducting key...

Air Canada nears labor savings goals. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Air Canada reached tentative cost-cutting agreements in May and June with union negotiators that will reduce its annual labor bill by an estimated C$1.1 billion ($802.8 million) if ratified by the memberships. AC did not provide breakdowns for...

Arkia CEO big buyer of El Al shares. (News Briefs).(Knafaim-Arkia Holdings CEO Israel Borovich)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... El Al's historic initial public offering on June 10 ignited a verbal dogfight over future control of the airline after it emerged that Knafaim-Arkia Holdings, a family-controlled enterprise headed by Israel Borovich, who also is CEO of the...

Singapore Airlines. (Asia/Pacific Report).(airline slashes pay of senior management officials)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Singapore Airlines advised the Singapore Stock Exchange in mid-June that it is evaluating the establishment of a budget airline in place of its previously discussed plan to transform SilkAir into one. SIA expects to finalize plans this year....

Qantas and Air New Zealand. (Asia/Pacific Report).(airlines pledge concessions in light of prospective alliance)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Qantas and Air New Zealand offered to introduce a five-year price cap on some fares and expand their transtasman network as part of a revised proposal designed to overcome concerns of competition regulators in both Australia and New Zealand...

Investigation team. (Asia/Pacific Report).(releases report on China Airlines 747-200 accident on May 25, 2002)
July 1, 2003... Investigation team examining the midair breakup of a China Air- lines 747-200 on May 25, 2002, that killed 225 found old fatigue cracks and corrosion that were patched over with a repair doubler that had been added as reinforcement after the...

Air Pacific. (Asia/Pacific Report).(reports financial results for year ending March 31, 2003)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Air Pacific reported an after-tax profit of FJ$16.5 million ($8.8 million) for the financial year ended March 31, almost double last year's profit of FJ$9.7 million. Revenue improved 14.2% to FJ$407 million while costs climbed 10% to FJ$382...

Qantas. (Asia/Pacific Report).(selects AirFlite software from Sabre)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Qantas selected Sabre's AirFlite suite of products to develop its flight schedules. As part of the deal, Sabre will establish a regional Center of Excellence to advise Asia/Pacific-based carriers on fleet scheduling issues.

Unisys Corp. (Asia/Pacific Report).(wins passenger baggage reconciliation system contract for Australian international airports)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Unisys Corp. won a contract to provide a passenger baggage reconciliation system for all Australian international airports. The contract, which has an anticipated value of at least $22 million over five years, was awarded by the airlines...

Goodrich Corp. (Asia/Pacific Report).(wins aircraft maintenance contract from Thai Airways)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Goodrich Corp. will provide landing gear overhaul services for Thai Airways' fleet of 747s under a three-year contract valued at $6 million. Work will take place at Goodrich's Miami overhaul center.

Australian government. (Asia/Pacific Report).(ends ticket levy)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Australian government provided a boost to the hard-pressed aviation and tourism industries by abandoning the ticket levy imposed after Ansett's collapse. The A$ 10-per-roundtrip charge was to be revoked July 1 following advice from the Ansert...

US Airways. (North America Report).(joins Star Alliance)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... US Airways was approved formally to join the Star Alliance by a unanimous vote of the group's chief executive board. The addition will increase the number of airports served by the network from 700 to 771 while the number of countries served...

US Dept. of Transportation. (North America Report).(American Airlines-British Airways codesharing approved)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... US Dept. of Transportation on May 30 gave final approval for the codeshare arrangement between American Airlines and British Airways. Rights are effective immediately and will remain in effect for two years. The approval allows AA to place its...

American Airlines. (North America Report).(ends More Room Throughout Coach program, caps some fares)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... American Airlines will eliminate its More Room Throughout Coach program on its 34 A300-600Rs and 140 757s, representing close to a quarter of its fleet, and has capped walkup fares at $299 on certain nonstop transcontinental routes where...

Delta Air Lines. (North America Report).(profit improvement program)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Delta Air Lines on June 4 unveiled details of its $2.5 billion "profit improvement program" that is intended to cut nonfuel unit costs by 15% by the end of 2005. Savings from the 16 separate initiatives--some of which already are underway--are...

ATW through the years.(historic moments in Air Transport World)
July 1, 2003... 39 years ago in ATW: Latest sales pitches by Boeing and Douglas involve "stretched" models of the big versions of the 707 nod DC-8 with passenger capacities of about 200 and grass weights on the order of 338,000 lb. They would be slanted at...

United Airlines. (North America Report).(closes flight attendant domiciles)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... United Airlines is closing its Las Vegas and Philadelphia flight attendant domiciles Aug. 31. In addition, UA said there will be a surplus of flight attendants in Miami as of Aug. 1. United reported a net loss of $375 million and an...

Northwest Airlines. (North America Report).(pilots furloughed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Northwest Airlines intends to furlough a further 150 pilots and close its Honolulu 747-200 and Minneapolis/St. Paul DC-10 bases as a result of cutbacks in response to the impact of SARS. NWA will reopen a Honolulu DC 10 base. According to a...

Air Transat. (North America Report).(contract with pilots, flight engineers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Air Transat reached a tentative agreement with its pilots and flight engineers, represented by the Air Line Pilots Assn. The new contract includes wage increases totaling about 18% over its 48-month life.

Hawaiian Airlines. (North America Report).(John Monahan managing during reorganization)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Hawaiian Airlines is being managed by former Liberty Group President and CEO John Monahan--an outsider appointed by the bankruptcy court--during its Chapter 11 reorganization. In acceding to a request by Boeing Capital Corp. that a trustee be...

FAA. (North America Report).(deployment of the controller pilot data link communications program postponed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... FAA has "indefinitely" deferred deployment of the controller pilot data link communications program in view of the weak financial position of most US carriers. Confirming a report in Aviation Daily, an FAA spokesperson told ATW that "we believe...

NAV Canada. (North America Report).(increases air navigation service charges)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... NAV Canada will increase its air navigation service charges by an average of 6.9% because it faces a "growing financial deficit owing to the continuing downturn in air traffic" and "significant" baddebt expenses. The charges are set to come...

Boeing said that more than 20 systems suppliers have been named to develop technologies and design concepts for the 7E7. (North America Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Boeing said that more than 20 systems suppliers have been named to develop technologies and design concepts for the 7E7. Participating companies include ECE Zodiac, Messier-Bagatti, Thales, Diehl, Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg, Teijin Seiki,...

Boeing's Jeppesen subsidiary launched the Jeppesen Academy. (North America Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Boeing's Jeppesen subsidiary launched the Jeppesen Academy that will focus on airline operations control training, leaving the hands-on training of pilots and mechanics to Alteon.

US Majors Traffic.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... US Majors Traffic May 2003 Load RPMs % chg- ASMs % chg- factor +/- chg. (billions) 2002 (billions) 2002 (%) 2002...

CAE. (North America Report).(contract with Midway Airlines)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... CAE signed a two-year contract valued at C$5-C$6 million ($3.7-$4.4 million) with renewable successive two-year terms to provide CRJ200 simulator training to pilots at Midway Airlines.

Aviation Partners Boeing. (North America Report).(agreement with WestJet)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Aviation Partners Boeing will install blended winglet technology on WestJet's fleet of 737-700s beginning in Sept. The deal covers up to 94 shipsets over the coming six years. Aviation Partners Boeing's Classic Series 737 blended winglet...

AAR and Alitalia Engineering & Maintenance. (North America Report).(partnership)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... AAR and Alitalia Engineering & Maintenance launched a partnership offering comprehensive support of 737s on the "one-stop-shop" concept.

Teledyne Controls. (North America Report).(agreement with ILFC)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Teledyne Controls will become the supplier of flight data Interface Management Units for all new single-aisle Airbus jets delivered to ILFC, the companies agreed.

Ryanair reported a [euro]239.4 million ($280.9 million) profit after tax for the fiscal year ended March 31. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Ryanair reported a [euro]239.4 million ($280.9 million) profit after tax for the fiscal year ended March 31, up 59% over earnings of [euro]150.4 million in the previous year. Revenues rose 35% to [euro]842.5 million while operating expenses...

Lufthansa, in the wake of severe first-quarter losses. (Europe Report).(shortens employee work week)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Lufthansa, in the wake of severe first-quarter losses (see World Airline Report beginning on p. 28), for the second time within two months shortened the work week of its 16,000 Germany-based ground staff and cabin crews with commensurate...

KLM. (Europe Report).(redundancy package for laid off workers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... KLM in late May reached a tentative agreement with its unions on a redundancy package for a layoff of 1,000 employees, who will continue to work at KLM for a year. The unions in return agreed to postpone a planned 2.5% pay rise in Oct. by eight...

Fernando Conte replaced Xavier de Irala as president of Iberia at the close of the general shareholders' meeting June 12. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Fernando Conte replaced Xavier de Irala as president of Iberia at the close of the general shareholders' meeting June 12. Conte, 53, joined the Iberia board as an independent member in May 2001. Since 1974 he has worked for ABB Group, rising to...

Alitalia was forced to cancel hundreds of flights during four consecutive days in June. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Alitalia was forced to cancel hundreds of flights during four consecutive days in June, mainly as a result of flight attendants calling in sick to protest the company's plan to reduce the number of cabin crew.

Swiss International Air Lines. (Europe Report).(cost cuts planned)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Swiss International Air Lines warned May 27 that weak passenger business will compel it to initiate additional cost cuts in coming months on top of a [euro]600 million ($712.2 million) savings plan revealed in April (ATW 6/03, p. 56). The...

Finnair blamed increased costs, low demand and fare competition for a pre-tax loss of [euro]14 million ($16.3 million) in the first quarter to March 31. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Finnair blamed increased costs, low demand and fare competition for a pre-tax loss of [euro]14 million ($16.3 million) in the first quarter to March 31, widened from a loss of [euro]4.7 million in the year-ago period. First-quarter turnover...

SN Brussels Airlines and Sobelair. (Europe Report).(Sobelair possiblities analyzed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... SN Brussels Airlines and Sobelair commissioned Arthur Little "to analyze the situation of Sobelair and its future perspectives." Earlier, the ex-Sabena charter subsidiary confirmed it approached SN Air Holding, SN Brussels Airlines' majority...

Deutsche BA. (Europe Report).(company sold)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Deutsche BA will be taken over July 1 by former board member and entrepreneur Hans Rudolf Woehrl after the symbolic payment of [euro]1 ($1.18) by his holding company, Intro Verwal-tungsgesellschaft, to British Airways. MD Martin Wyatt, who has...

TAP Air Portugal and Continental Airlines. (Europe Report).(marketing agreement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... TAP Air Portugal and Continental Airlines signed a marketing agreement that includes codesharing, reciprocal frequent-flier program participation and airport lounge access. Subject to government approval, the carriers will commence the...

Transavia Airlines. (Europe Report).(profit statistics)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Transavia Airlines reported a net profit of [euro]11 million ($13.1 million) for its financial year ended Match 31, down just 1.8% from a net profit of [euro]11.2 million in the prior year and its 25th consecutive annual profit. Pre-tax income,...

Virgin Express. (Europe Report).(posts loss)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Virgin Express posted a "seasonal" net loss of [euro]11.7 million ($10.4 million) in the first quarter ended March 31 versus a deficit of [euro]6.7 million in the year-ago period. Executive Chairman David Hoare said global concerns about war...

Plans to redevelop outlying, shopworn Berlin-Schoenefeld into Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport. (Europe Report).(plans collapse)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Plans to redevelop outlying, shopworn Berlin-Schoenefeld into Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport collapsed in May over risk-sharing financial details with a consortium led by Germany's biggest construction group, Hochtief, and IVG Holding...

Lufthansa contracted with Connexion by Boeing to become the first airline to commit to equipping its entire long-haul fleet with high-speed broadband Internet access for passengers. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Lufthansa contracted with Connexion by Boeing to become the first airline to commit to equipping its entire long-haul fleet with high-speed broadband Internet access for passengers. No value was placed on the transaction. Charges for users have...

SITA unveiled AirportConnect. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... SITA unveiled AirportConnect, which enables airports and airlines to link technology through an operating platform that will tie a variety of workstations such as PCs, PDAs, kiosks and mobile phones together into a common system.

Thales was awarded a contract by Italian air traffic services provider ENAV SpA. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Thales was awarded a contract by Italian air traffic services provider ENAV SpA to supply and install a comprehensive Mode S airport ground system at Milan Linate.

Timco Aviation Services. (Europe Report).(contracts)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Timco Aviation Services subsidiary Brice Manufacturing inked deals with Lufthansa and Luxair that together have an aggregate value of more than $10 million. Lufthansa selected Brice's economy seats to retrofit its 737s and Luxair signed...

Eaton Corp. and Airbus. (Europe Report).(A380 hydraulic pump)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Eaton Corp. and Airbus unveiled a 5,000-psi commercial aircraft hydraulic pump specifically designed for the A380.

Boullioun Aviation Services. (Leasing & Finance Briefs).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Boullioun Aviation Services delivered a new winglet-equipped 737-800 to Virgin Blue. Boullioun leased anew CFM56-5B/P-powered A320-200 to Iber world Airlines.

Sigma Aircraft Management. (Leasing & Finance Briefs).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Sigma Aircraft Management arranged the lease of on SAS MD-83 to Allegiant Air. Sigma entered into an advisory agreement for one 767-200 with Procor Ltd. The aircraft is currently on lease to Air Canada.

Ansett Worldwide. (Leasing & Finance Briefs).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Ansett Worldwide leased a GE CF6-80C2-B6-powered 747-300 to Pullmantur Air. Ansett delivered an A320-200 on lease to Volare Group of Italy.

Air Atlanta Icelandic. (Leasing & Finance Briefs).(purchases aircraft from Cathay Pacific Aircraft Trading, Mido Aircraft Trading)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Air Atlanta Icelandic bought six 747-200s, four from Cathay Pacific Aircraft Trading and two from Mido Aircraft Trading. The aircraft already were flying on behalf of Air Atlanta via lease-purchase agreements. Loans totaling $16.7 million were...

Focus Aviation. (Leasing & Finance Briefs).(confirms delivery of leased aircraft to Dart Group Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Focus Aviation confirmed the delivery to Dart Group of two of six 737-300s formerly operated by Ansett Australia. Deliveries of the other four ex-Ansett aircraft will take place over the next few months.

Frontier Airlines. (Leasing & Finance Briefs).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Frontier Airlines said it reached agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services to lease two additional A318s, scheduled for delivery in May 2004 and May 2005, and one additional A319 far delivery in Feb. 2005.

Alianza Summa on May 20 celebrated its first full year of operation amidst an ongoing restructuring plan that comprises an estimated 30% workforce downsizing out of a total of 7,500 employees. (Latin America/Caribbean Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Alianza Summa on May 20 celebrated its first full year of operation amidst an ongoing restructuring plan that comprises an estimated 30% workforce downsizing out of a total of 7,500 employees, overall fleet reduction also in the vicinity of 30%...

The Argentine government. (Latin America/Caribbean Report).(may form airline)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The Argentine government may form a state-owned domestic airline under a decree signed by former President Eduardo Duhalde two days before he left office in late May. It is proposed that the carrier be managed by a new business unit of...

TAM. (Latin America/Caribbean Report).(net loss)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... TAM reported a net loss of 87.7 million reais ($29.8 million) on revenues of 820.5 million reais in the first quarter ended March 31. The airline said a sharp rise in fuel costs together with a drop in demand for flights contributed to the...

Varig Engineering & Maintenance. (Latin America/Caribbean Report).(Thai Airways maintenance contract)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Varig Engineering & Maintenance signed a contract with Thai Airways valued at in excess of $2 million to perform D checks, replacement of all fuselage insulation blankets and several smaller modifications on two Thai MD-11s.

European Airline Traffic.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
July 1, 2003... European Airline Traffic May 2003 Load RPKs % chg. ASKs % chg. factor +/- (billions) 2002 (billions) 2002 (%) 2002 AF...

AeroMexico. (Latin America/Caribbean Report).(avionics contract)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... AeroMexico selected Rockwell Collins to provide avionics and IFE units for 11 new 737-700s. Deliveries are scheduled through 2004.

Emirates will take up competition against Qantas and Air New Zealand on transtasman routes from Aug. 1. (Africa/Middle East Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Emirates will rake up competition against Qantas and Air New Zealand on transtasman routes from Aug. 1 when it begins operating daily services to Auckland from Sydney and Melbourne. Emirates selected an Evans & Sutherland EP-1000CT visual...

ARINC. (Africa/Middle East Report).(airport contract)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... ARINC was awarded a contract to design and install passenger and baggage processing technology for Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

Qatar Airways. (Africa/Middle East Report).(converted freighter received)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Qatar Airways received its first dedicated freighter, an A300-600R, which CEO Akbar Al Baker said was converted for $10 million by EFW in Dresden 20 days ahead of schedule.

DHL Airways. (Cargo).(name change to Astqr Air Cargo)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... DHL Airways will change its name to Astar Air Cargo effective upon completion of the acquisition of the carrier by a US investor group led by Chairman and CEO John Dasburg for $57 million.

FedEx Corp. (Cargo).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... FedEx Corp. will offer early retirement and severance programs during FY04 to certain groups of employees age 50 and older. Depending on the acceptance rate, the pre-tax charge for the programs is estimated to be in a range of $230-$290 million...

Equipment. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Emirates ordered 21 A380s as well as 18 A340-600s in a new high-gross-weight version. Air-bus valued the order at $12.5 billion. Emirates also will lease two A380-800Fs, two A340-500s and two A340-600s from ILFC. It will lease 14 777-300ERs...

Swiss to spin off Regional operation. (Regional News).(Swiss International Air lines)(Swiss Express)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Swiss International Air Lines said it intends to spin off its Regional airline operations into a standalone subsidiary with a separate board of directors and executive management team. At the same time, Swiss said further labor savings at...

Chautauqua pilots threaten to strike. (Regional News).
July 1, 2003... Pilots at Chautauqua Airlines will take a strike vote, claiming management "postponed meaningful negotiations" and offered conflicting statements concerning the Jets for Jobs program designed to provide jobs for furloughed US Airways pilots in...

United, Atlantic Coast continue legal jousting. (Regional News).(United Airlines received a restraining order to prevent its Regional partner, Atlantic Coast Airlines, from terminating its codesharing operations )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... United Airlines received a restraining order to prevent its Regional partner, Atlantic Coast Airlines, from terminating its codesharing operations on behalf of UA. The filing was the latest twist in a legal battle that began last winter when...

Mesaba pilots file suit in ongoing contract dispute. (Regional News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Mesaba Airlines pilots are suing management for conduct that they claim "breaches the federal law governing collective bargaining in the airline industry" and for allegedly violating their union rights. For nearly two years, the pilots,...

Alaska Airlines. (People).(announces various appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Alaska Airlines named Thomas G. Romary VP-marketing, Stephen B. Jarvis staff VP-e-commerce & distribution and Joseph Sprague MD- government affairs.

Aloha Airlines. (People).(announces various appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Aloha Airlines tapped Annette Murphy as senior VP-passenger sales & services, Stephanie C. Ackerman as senior VP-marketing & external affairs and Randy A. Laser as VP-pricing & revenue management.

Alteon Training. (People).(Martin Williams named regional director-sales & business)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Alteon Training appointed Martin Williams regional dir.-sales & business development Europe/Africa/Middle East.

American Airlines. (People).(promoted Robert W. Reding to senior VP-technical operations)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... American Airlines promoted Robert W. Reding to senior VP-technical operations.

ATA Holdings. (People).(announces appointments of William D. Beal, Randy Alariar and James W. Hlavacek)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... ATA Holdings chose William D. Beal as senior VP-flight operations, Randy Alariar as senior VP strategic sourcing & process improvement and James W. Hlavacek as vice chairman.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. (People).(appointed David Lancelot senior VP & CFO and John Dietrich VP & general counsel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings named David Lancelot senior VP & CFO and John Dietrich VP & general counsel.

BAE Systems North America. (People).(promoted Jeffrey Gook to VP & chief technology officer-Information & Electronic Systems Integration Sector)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... BAE Systems North America promoted Jeffrey Gook to VP & chief technology officer-Information & Electronic Systems Integration Sector.

Carter & Burgess. (People).(promoted Kevin Nelson to senior VP & manager-Transportation Programs Div.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Carter & Burgess elevated Kevin Nelson to senior VP & mgr.-Transportation Programs Div.

CFM. (People).(appointed Francois Planand executive VP)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... CFM appointed Francois Planand executive VP.

CommutAir. (People).(named John Corbett as regional sales manager-Northeast U.S.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... CommutAir introduced John Corbett as regional sales mgr.-Northeast US.

Frontier Airlines. (People).(promoted Paul Tate to senior VP & CFO)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Frontier Airlines promoted Paul II. Tate to senior VP & CFO and Thomas W. Nnnn to VP-aviation safety & security.