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Reports on the limited number of movie theaters in the United States that are showing independent films nominated for the 2005 Oscar Awards. Areas of the country where most of the low profile films nominated for the Oscars will not be shown; Impact of the movies' limited run on the television ratings of motion picture award shows; Films that are shown only in chosen areas of the U.S.

Reports on the statement issued by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, the mechanics' union at United Airlines, saying that it would not strike while talks continue on wage and benefit cuts.

Reports that mechanics at United Airlines Inc. have rejected wage and benefit cuts worth over $96 million to the airline, which is operating under bankruptcy protection as of January 2005. Official position taken by the mechanics' union, Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association on the proposed wage reduction; Counter proposal to be presented by the union that would help the airline save money but avoid the need for more wage and benefit cuts.

Reports on the decision of Delta Air Lines Inc. to retool its flight schedules in and out of its hub in Atlanta, Georgia in January 2005. Details of the schedule that has planes coming and going throughout the day; Impact of the schedule change on the company's finances.

Reports on the announcement of ATA Airlines that it would reduce the number of cities it served from Indianapolis. Reasons for the decision; Plans of US Airways to close three customer service offices.

Recommends courses of action for passengers whose flights are canceled due to airline computer problems. Advice from travel industry consultant David Rowell; Arranging for reservations by telephone while waiting in airport lines; More accurate count of available seats provided by airline agents than Web sites; Cases of flight class upgrades.

Reports on the effect of the expected lowering of fares in United States airlines on the industry's stocks. Impact of the decision of Southwest Airlines Co. to start service from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the operations and profits of US Airways Inc.; Stock market impact of the news that Delta Air Lines Inc. is planning to cut its fares and set caps on ticket prices.

Reports that United Airlines Inc.'s creditors, banks and unions have joined the federal government in opposing a deal in which the airline would terminate the pension plan of its pilots. Plans of the airline to offer its pilots equity; Impact of United's plans on the airline industry; Labor cost-cutting strategy of the airline.

Reports that Delta Air Lines Inc. will start a fare adjustment program in the United States. Delta's fare for economy-class seat; Northwest Airlines Inc.'s view that the fare adjustment scheme of Delta will affect the revenue of the airline industry; Estimated amount of debt of Delta.

Focuses on the shift of business from major airports to airports where low-fare airlines operate in the U.S. Cuts in prices of established airlines; Passengers attracted by Southwest Airlines.

Reports on potential problems that airlines may encounter in 2005. Signs of labor unrest in December 2004; Deeper cuts planned by American, United, Delta, Continental and US Airways; Disruptions that passengers may experience; Expected losses of airlines in 2004.

Reports that American Airlines Inc. will discontinue free food service in coach class aboard domestic flights of three hours or more on February 1, 2005. Sale of snack boxes; Other airlines which have started selling food on board; Offer of free beverages; Meal service on first class. united states

Analyzes the growth of American low-fare airline Southwest Airlines under the leadership of its chief executive Gary Kelly. Winning of his bid for ATA Airlines; Expansion of flights in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Strong financial status of the firm; Expected profits; Reasons by chairman and co-founder Herbert D. Kelleher Jr. in promoting Kelly from chief financial officer to chief executive; Competition efforts.

Reports that Southwest Airlines has won in the bidding for crucial assets of ATA Airlines, a rival low-fare airline that sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Comments from ATA Airlines CEO J. George Mikelsons; Terms of the deal; Tentative agreement signed by flight attendants with US Airways.

Reports United Airlines Inc.'s tentative agreement with pilot's union on additional wage and benefit concessions. United's requests for $191 million cuts to pilot's salaries; Reorganization efforts of the company after two years in bankruptcy protection.

Reports on Southwest Airlines' bid for the assets of the bankrupt ATA Airlines. Amount offered by Southwest Airlines; Battle for the future of the industry's low-fare market; Federal Bankruptcy Court's acceptance of bids for the assets of ATA on December 10, 2004 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Reports that America West Airlines Inc. announced that it would not bid for the assets of ATA Airlines. Refusal of aircraft lenders to negotiate favorable terms; Tentative deal by ATA to sell its gates at Chicago Midway, LaGuardia and Reagan National in Washington to AirTran Airways Inc.; Interest of Southwest Airlines Co. in bidding for its assets.

Reports on the role of the Air Transportation Board to endorse its decision to purchase either some or all assets of ATA Airlines. Consideration by the board of the company’s affiliation with bankrupt company ATA holdings; Receipt by the board members and advisers of detailed bid proposals from various airlines to merit their favor; Attraction of ATA Airlines based on its location, gate ownership and competition; Insistence by the board’s executive director Mark Dayton for the federal bankruptcy court to make the final decision despite any recommendations forwarded by the three member loan board.

Reports that the airline industry confronts the prospect of labor unrest in 2005 in the United States. Strike threats; Price of jet fuel; Bankruptcies.

Reports that pilots at Delta Air Lines have approved a five-year contract on November 11, 2004. Reduction of the salary of the highest paid airline pilot; Airline's threat to seek bankruptcy protection unless its pilots agreed to cut wages and benefits.

Reports that commercial airliner JetBlue Airways is planning to raise funds in a bid to buy fifteen Airbus jets.

Reports that Southwest Airlines said that it would add 16 flights a day from Chicago Midway Airport in Illinois in an effort to protect the hub amid the fight over the assets of ATA Airlines,. the biggest air carrier of the airport. Bankruptcy filing of ATA in October 2004; Southwest's plan to add Boeing 737 airplanes to its fleet by 2005.

Presents advice to air travelers in the United States. Effect on frequent flier miles of US Airways filing for bankruptcy; Problems of other airlines such as United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, America Airlines, Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines; Possibility of other airlines honoring tickets for a bankrupt airline, for a fee.

Reports on US Airways' press for its bid for emergency pay cuts. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Reports on efforts by the American airline United Airlines to emerge from bankruptcy. Reduction of its airplane fleet; Expansion of international flights; Operation of United as part of UAL; Shifting of some routes to its regional carrier, United Express.

Reports on the voting among the pilots of US Airways regarding the company's demand for wage and benefit concessions including pay cut and reduction in pension contributions. Pros and cons to the wage and compensation package for pilots; Financial operations and bankruptcy by US Airways; Views by US Airways' pilot union.

Reports on the decision of US Airways to cut a percentage of its salaried and management jobs and reduce the pay and benefits of white-collar workers. Absence of changes in the salary of CEO Bruce R. Lakefield; Air Line Pilots Association's delay of a decision on whether pilots should vote on an agreement calling for wage and benefits concessions; Carrier's increase of its demands for union cuts; Company's calculation of the pay and benefit levels based on those at JetBlue and America West.

Reports that leaders of the US Airways pilots' union will meet on October 5, 2004, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to resume debate over a tentative agreement that would grant $300 million in wage and benefit cuts to the airline.

Reeports that the ferry between Rochester and Toronto in Canada has shut down.

Examines bankruptcy filings in the commercial airline industry in the United States. Fares; Fuel prices; Growth of discount airlines.

Reports on US Airways plans in asking Judge Steven Mitchell, a federal bankruptcy judge, to impose temporary pay cuts on its workers unless it can reach agreement with its unions before then. Emphasis on US Airways workers' resistance on the company's bid for 800 million dollars in annual wage and benefit concession; Worth of wage and benefit cuts given by the employees to US Airways.

Reports that Delta Air Lines has announced that its auditors have raised questions about its viability as a going concern in the airline industry. Citing of the company's labor problems, financial losses and declining cash flow as the reasons for the negative assessment; Warning from the company that it might seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection if it cannot lower its labor costs.

Reports that US Airways started out its second bankruptcy by asking a federal judge for permission to skip a $110 million contribution to its employee pension plans. Advise sought by the Air Transportation Stabilization Board and other lenders from New York investment bank Lazard; Retention of Lazard by Phoenix American Financial Services, which administers loans in the package of guarantees awarded the US Airways in 2003.

Reports on the opinion of the chairman of pilots’ union at US Airways Inc. that a proposal to cut pilots’ wages and benefits might have saved the company from bankruptcy. Argument that the proposal should have been put to vote; Financial problems of the airline.

Reports that the United Airlines' flight attendants' union has joined the airlines' machinists' union in asking a federal bankruptcy court judge to appoint a trustee to run the U.S. airline.

Reports on the request made by US Airways from the government to stretch out pension contributions it owes to its mechanics and flight attendants. Details of the financial difficulties that the company is facing; Waivers sought by the airline from the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Reports on the agreement between China and the U.S. aimed at increasing the number of passenger and cargo airlines allowed to fly between the two countries. Interest of American Airlines and Continental Airlines to avail of the agreement; Announcement of United Airlines that it is adding a San Francisco, California-Shanghai, China flight; Reason why American Airlines is pushing hard to start flights to China.

Reports on a business analysis conducted by investment banking firm Glanzer & Co. in 2004 suggesting that US Airways Inc. will go out of business within months if it cannot significantly cut its costs and adopt a leaner operating structure. Details of the analysis commissioned by the Air Line Pilots Association, which is in talks with the airline company on its share of $800 million cuts in wages and benefits that the company is seeking from its unions; Efforts of US Airways to cut $1.5 billion from its operations to avoid another bankruptcy filing.

Focuses on the plan of pilots at United Airlines to use all legal means necessary to fight a move by the company to replace their pension plans with less generous versions. United Airways' filing for bankruptcy protection in December 2002; Failure of the company to obtain a federal loan guarantee on August 20, 2004; Warnings of the Air Line Pilots Association on the impact of terminating pension plans on the career of every pilot.

Presents news items concerning executives in the United States as of August 1, 2004. Businessman Donald J. Trump's launch of the bimonthly magazine "Trump World" which would feature his business and real estate advice; Conviction of Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc.'s chairman Andrew A. Wiederhorn for filing a false tax return and for giving an illegal gratuity to a business associate.