Mississippi Business Journal » business travel http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 United Airlines to offer nonstop service to Windy City http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/11/united-airlines-to-offer-nonstop-service-to-windy-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=united-airlines-to-offer-nonstop-service-to-windy-city http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/11/united-airlines-to-offer-nonstop-service-to-windy-city/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:35:34 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=59502 JACKSON — United Airlines will offer a daily, nonstop service from Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport to Chicago O’Hare International Airport beginning Nov. 4, The Clarion-Ledger reports. The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority says United’s United Express service will fly 50-seat Embracer ERJ-145 aircraft between the two cities. United operates a hub out of Chicago that [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/11/united-airlines-to-offer-nonstop-service-to-windy-city/feed/ 0 Silver Airways to start selling tickets for three airports by August http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/13/silver-airways-to-start-selling-tickets-for-three-airports-by-august/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silver-airways-to-start-selling-tickets-for-three-airports-by-august http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/13/silver-airways-to-start-selling-tickets-for-three-airports-by-august/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:53:48 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58506 AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Silver Airways will begin selling tickets by Aug. 1 for passenger service from three Mississippi locations. Mickey Bowman, vice president of essential air service at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based airline, tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal flights from Tupelo, Greenville and Hattiesburg-Laurel in Mississippi, as well as for Muscle Shoals, Ala., and [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/13/silver-airways-to-start-selling-tickets-for-three-airports-by-august/feed/ 0 Three airports getting connection change from Memphis to Atlanta http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/23/three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/23/three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 12:52:25 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57510 AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Three Mississippi cities that are losing their federally-subsidized air connections to Memphis will now be served through Atlanta. Silver Airways Corp. will provide 12 flights a week between Atlanta and Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport. The airline will fly 18 times a week from Atlanta to Tupelo, continuing on to Greenville. The communities had [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/23/three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta/feed/ 0 USDOT requests more bids for service at Tupelo Regional Airport http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/08/usdot-requests-more-bids-for-service-at-tupelo-regional-airport/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usdot-requests-more-bids-for-service-at-tupelo-regional-airport http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/08/usdot-requests-more-bids-for-service-at-tupelo-regional-airport/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:08:22 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=53683 TUPELO — The government has announced another round of bids for the essential air service contract at the Tupelo Regional Airport. Airport executive director Joshua Abramson told WTVA-TV bids would be accepted through April 10. It marks the third time the U.S. Department of Transportation has requested bids for service at TRA. The city requested [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/08/usdot-requests-more-bids-for-service-at-tupelo-regional-airport/feed/ 0 US Airways to offer Jackson-to-Washington service; replacing Delta http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/26/us-airways-to-offer-jackson-to-washington-service-replacing-delta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-airways-to-offer-jackson-to-washington-service-replacing-delta http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/26/us-airways-to-offer-jackson-to-washington-service-replacing-delta/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:51:47 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=51091 JACKSON — The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has granted US Airways the temporary authority to operate nonstop service from the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) to Ronald Regan Washington National Airport (DCA). The announcement was made jointly by Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) and the chairman of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/26/us-airways-to-offer-jackson-to-washington-service-replacing-delta/feed/ 0 Four airlines bid on Tupelo Regional service http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/25/four-airlines-bid-on-tupelo-regional-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-airlines-bid-on-tupelo-regional-service http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/25/four-airlines-bid-on-tupelo-regional-service/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:28:03 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=51017 TUPELO — Four airlines have submitted bids to provide commercial air service at Tupelo Regional Airport. The airlines include Air Choice One and SeaPort Airlines, which had earlier bids rejected by the city. The other two airlines are Blue Sky and Sun Air. The companies are hoping to get a federal subsidy to provide air [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/25/four-airlines-bid-on-tupelo-regional-service/feed/ 0 Airport prepares for military training program http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/19/airport-prepares-for-military-training-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airport-prepares-for-military-training-program http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/19/airport-prepares-for-military-training-program/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:00:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=50775 COLUMBUS — Working with the nation’s busiest air base in just one part of the multifaceted role of Golden Triangle Regional Airport. Other facets include economic development, business travel and passenger air service. “They’re a key enabler to our training environment here,” said Rick Johnson, chief public affairs officer for Columbus Air Force Base. That [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/19/airport-prepares-for-military-training-program/feed/ 0 Traffic remains flat at Meridian Regional Airport http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/28/traffic-remains-flat-at-meridian-regional-airport/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic-remains-flat-at-meridian-regional-airport http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/28/traffic-remains-flat-at-meridian-regional-airport/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:10:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=50124 MERIDIAN — Passenger numbers have been flat for the past six months at Meridian Regional Airport. Airport Authority president Tom Williams tells WTOK-TV compared to the rest of the state the numbers are good. Williams says such steady numbers mean Meridian might not be faced with a change in air service. He says Tupelo, Greenville [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/28/traffic-remains-flat-at-meridian-regional-airport/feed/ 0 Pine Belt airport still looking for replacement carrier http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/27/pine-belt-airport-still-looking-for-replacement-carrier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pine-belt-airport-still-looking-for-replacement-carrier http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/27/pine-belt-airport-still-looking-for-replacement-carrier/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:47:55 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=50102 HATTIESBURG — It is still a wait-and-see situation at the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport when it comes to which commercial carrier will provide service to local residents. For the past three years, Delta Airlines has provided commercial air service at Hattiesburg-Laurel. In July, the airline announced it was discontinuing service to 24 of its smaller markets, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/27/pine-belt-airport-still-looking-for-replacement-carrier/feed/ 0 Vandalism impacting airport operations http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/05/vandalism-impacting-airport-operations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vandalism-impacting-airport-operations http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/05/vandalism-impacting-airport-operations/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:05:12 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=21866 CORINTH — Officials with the Corinth-Alcorn County Airport say recent vandalism could create hazards for pilots. Airport operations manager Donna Briggs says fences around the airport have been cut and runway lights have been damaged or stolen. She says the damage creates a security breach and a safety hazard. Briggs says the fencing is not [...]

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