<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Industry</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/travel/industry?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><description>Industry</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Airlines Agree to Buy 60 Boeing 7E7s]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43304-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43304-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Boeing Co. has reached an agreement to sell 60 of its new 7E7 airplanes to a group of six Chinese carriers, a deal worth as much as $7.2 billion and a boost in the company's global competition with rival Airbus SAS, according to a source familiar with the transaction.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Airline Aims for Spring Launch]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40193-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40193-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Northern Virginia company has received initial federal approval to form the first U.S.-based low-cost airline that would fly exclusively to international destinations, although it still must clear other regulatory and financial hurdles.]]></description><author> Bill Brubaker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eastern  Provides Lesson for US Airways]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16527-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16527-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[US Airways machinists can approve the carrier's latest contract proposal this week and usher in the waves of cuts that come with it. Or they can turn down the contract and open the door to a walkout that could send US Airways Group Inc. flying into oblivion.]]></description><author> Griff Witte and Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airbus Hopes Big Plane Will Take Off]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9900-2004Dec18.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9900-2004Dec18.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With wings that stretch nearly the length of a football field and cabin room for as many as 1,000 passengers, the $12B superjumbo offers luxury options never enjoyed aboard a commercial airliner.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independence Posts Loss; Sales Fall 46%]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3688-2004Oct27.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3688-2004Oct27.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Independence Air plans to raise fares from an average of $60 to the mid-$70s by this winter and to reduce flights even as it faces a $98 million payment due in January on the lease of its regional jets.]]></description><author> Bill Brubaker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Says Flyi Could Go Bankrupt]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46681-2004Oct19.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46681-2004Oct19.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wall Street puts Independence Air's parent on its bankruptcy watch list after an analyst offered a grim forecast for the local, four-month-old low-cost carrier.]]></description><author> Bill Brubaker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[United To Reduce Domestic Service]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13182-2004Oct6.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13182-2004Oct6.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bowing to increased competition in the United States, United Airlines announced yesterday plans to sharply reduce its domestic flights and increase its international operations.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dulles Is Nation's 5th Busiest Airport]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60742-2004Sep29.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60742-2004Sep29.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[FAA officials say new low-fare airline Independence Air has helped spike traffic at the airport, which now handles 600 to 800 more planes a day than it did a year ago.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cendant Buys Orbitz for $1.25 Billion]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60476-2004Sep29.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60476-2004Sep29.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cendant Corp., owner of the Avis and Budget car rentals brands and Days Inn hotels, announced Wednesday it will purchase the Internet travel company Orbitz Inc. for $1.25 billion in cash. <BR><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Airways Outlines Time Frame for Possible Liquidation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52806-2004Sep26.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52806-2004Sep26.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[US Airways faces a "high probability" of liquidation by mid-February if the temporary pay cuts it requested are not approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Airlines Try to Fly Above Financial Failure]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54510-2004Sep1.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54510-2004Sep1.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Three of the nation's largest airlines could be operating under bankruptcy protection in coming weeks, analysts say, the latest sign of the industry's upheaval as it lurches through a  transformation.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Airways Talks With Pilots Union Break Down]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27024-2004Aug23.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27024-2004Aug23.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[US Airways' pilots union announced that negotiations on pay and benefit cuts broke down Monday, prompting the carrier's executives to ask that their latest proposal be taken directly to the union's leadership for a vote.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Airways' Grim Warning]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13421-2004Aug18.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13421-2004Aug18.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If US Airways files for bankruptcy a second time, its chairman says, there will be no outside investor, other airline or government aid to rescue it.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosecutor Defends Las Vegas Officials]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58003-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58003-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nevada's U.S. attorney on Wednesday blasted a leaked internal memo by a Detroit prosecutor that implied Las Vegas authorities withheld or ignored information about a terrorist threat to try to avoid scaring off potential visitors.]]></description><author> Steve Friess</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranded  Fliers to Go Home]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32892-2004Aug1.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32892-2004Aug1.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[U.S. and Ghanian officials agreed Sunday to charter two planes to transport hundreds of passengers stranded for a week after Ghana Airways's right to fly in and out of the United States was suspended.]]></description><author> Hamil R. Harris</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Airline Screening System Postponed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53320-2004Jul15.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53320-2004Jul15.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Bush administration has decided to scale back the debut of a vast airline passenger screening program until after the election.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo  and Robert O'Harrow Jr.</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half Way to the Future of Dulles Airport]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32204-2004Jul6.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32204-2004Jul6.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The future of Dulles International Airport that includes a train circling the airport, new runways, gates and a cloud-kissing control tower looked like little more than piles of dirt and skeletal construction Tuesday as the $3 billion project neared the halfway point.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Screening Industry is Seeking Comeback]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29585-2004Jul5.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29585-2004Jul5.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After suffering sharp ridicule from the public and near extermination by the federal government more than two years ago, the airline screening industry is seeking a comeback at U.S. airports.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[United's Bid for Backing Gets a Final Rejection]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13275-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13275-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[United Airlines Monday was turned down for a third and final time in its bid to win a federal loan guarantee, forcing the airline to try to persuade investors to lend it nearly $2 billion without the government's backing.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independence  Faces Battle To Stay Aloft]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51077-2004Jun17.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51077-2004Jun17.html?nav=rss_travel/industry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:05:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's the most dramatic makeover ever in the airline industry. One day it's Atlantic Coast Airlines, a highly profitable little feeder service for passengers booked through United and Delta. Then, voil`, it's Independence Air, a new low-price airline with $350 million in the bank, a fleet of refurbished regional jets and 15,000 seats to fill each and every day.]]></description><author> Steven Pearlstein</author></item></channel></rss>