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ezRez Software and JetBlue Getaways Sign Five Year Contract Extension

SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – ezRez Software, Inc. and JetBlue Getaways today announced a five year extension of their existing partnership agreement.

JetBlue Receives Encore from LAX Travelers: Daily Nonstop Service to Fort Lauderdale Set to Begin May 11

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Customer-favorite JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), known for free perks including a first checked bag (b) and live entertainment on personal seatback TVs (c), today announces a shift in daily nonstop service to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL) from Long Beach to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) beginning May 11, 2011.

AirTran Airways Announces Promotion with Gogo Inflight Internet and Ford to Bring Facebook Complimentary to its Customers

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: AAI), today announced a promotion with Gogo Inflight Internet and the Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) that will offer complimentary access to social networking site Facebook to its customers during the month of February.

Hoffa Kicks Off Teamsters' Campaign to Organize Continental-United Workers

HUMBLE, Texas, Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa addressed more than 300 Continental and United workers today to help kick off the union's effort to organize workers at the newly merged airline, promising to commit the full resources of the Teamsters to win the campaign.

American Airlines Reports January Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines reported that January traffic increased 2.0 percent versus the same period last year.

Hawaiian Airlines Reports January Traffic Statistics

HONOLULU, Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: HA), today announced its systemwide traffic statistics for the month of January.

Vision Airlines Debuts TV Spots

SUWANEE, Ga., Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Vision Airlines, the nation's newest big jet, low-cost carrier with flights to five Florida vacation destinations from 15 southern U.S. cities and Niagara Falls, NY, starts airing 30-second commercial spots on selected television channels in its focus markets this Monday.

Urgent Evacuation From Politically Unstable Area

DUBAI, UAE, February 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In the past few weeks the world watched with pride and shock as the citizens of Middle Eastern Egypt stood up in unison to the almost thirty years of dictatorship from the existing government.

Delta Adding New 'Economy Comfort' Section on Long-Haul International Flights

ATLANTA, Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today announced a major investment in its international fleet with plans to introduce a premium economy section – "Economy Comfort" – on all long-haul international flights in summer 2011.

Teamsters, TWU Labor Alliance Applaud PBS Frontline Report

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Airline Division and Transport Workers Union (TWU) commended PBS "Frontline" on its investigative report into airline maintenance.