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 ATW Daily News Atlantic Southeast Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Assn., set up a strike center at an undisclosed location in Atlanta in apparent frustration over the status of four-year-old contract negotiations. Delta Connection ASA Pilots Acknowledge 4-Year Anniversary of Negotiations with Strike Center Opening The Atlantic Southeast Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International , today announced the opening of a strike center at an undisclosed location in Atlanta. BTS 43-06 Contact: Dave Smallen, Tel.: A group of 21 selected passenger airlines reported a domestic operating profit margin of 7.9 percent in the second quarter, the largest profit margin for this group since the second quarter of 2000 , the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation reported today in a release of preliminary data. ASA pilots union opens strike center Atlantic Southeast pilots, who have been flying under a labor contract that expired four years ago, have opened a strike center in hopes of pressuring the company to reach a new agreement that would improve wages and benefits. The center, announced Friday as opened at an undisclosed location, would serve as a command post if the pilots strike. Delta Connection ALPA Pilots to Informational Picket on 4-Year Anniversary of Negotiations The pilots of Atlantic Southeast Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International , will conduct informational picketing on the upper level of the passenger drop-off area on the southeast side of Atlantas Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Authority chairman to meet with Delta VALDOSTA — Service from Atlantic Southeast Airlines has been a continuous problem for Valdosta Regional Airport. Despite letters the Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority has sent to Delta officials, the problems persist. SkyWest, Inc. Reports Combined August Traffic for SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines SkyWest, Inc. reported a 101.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles for August, while available seat miles increased 96.5 percent compared to the same period last year. Which airlines flights are late the most often? Delta affiliate Atlantic Southeast had the worst record for on-time arrivals in July, the latest month that data is available from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Just 42.7% of the airlines flights arrived on-time for the month. Regional airline Mesa... Most blame ASA for decrease in airport business Fewer people are choosing to fly out of the Dothan Regional Airport this year, and what some perceive to be frequent arrival and departure delays from the lone carrier are forcing people to fly out of other airports. Delta Continues Los Angeles Expansion With New Service to Mexico and Central America Delta Air Lines this winter will continue its historic expansion between Los Angeles and Mexico and Central America with new nonstop service between the City of Angels and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Managua, Nicaragua, effective Dec. 15 and 16, respectively. | ||