Delta could grow more in Brazil, Mexico
Even as Delta Air Lines Inc. struggles with its own bankruptcy, the airline could capitalize on the financial troubles of two international competitors: Mexicos AeroMéxico and Brazils Varig.
AeroM̩xico, Mexicos biggest airline Рwhich is for sale Рhas been reducing flights to some U.S. cities.
And Brazils largest carrier, the bankrupt Varig, made headlines recently by running out of operating cash, canceling hundreds of flights, and threatening to strand about 5,000 customers at the World Cup soccer competition in Germany – including, some worried, Brazils national soccer team.
Enter Delta (OTC: DALRQ), which is recasting itself in bankruptcy by shifting its focus from domestic to international travel. The Atlanta carrier could add routes or increase the number of flights on existing routes to Brazil and Mexico to take advantage.
More : msnbc.msn.com
Delta Adds Nonstop Flights From LAX To Mexico, Central America
Delta Air Lines announced Monday that it will add nonstop flights from Los Angeles International Airport to 11 destinations in Mexico and Central America later this winter.
The new routes are part of the airlines effort to accommodate Hispanic customers, officials said.
Los Angeles is at the heart of Hispanic culture in the United States and we are pleased to expand our service to meet the needs of our customers in this growing West Coast market, said Glen Hauenstein, an executive vice president with Delta.
Beginning in December, Delta Air Lines
Delta to fly eight new routes to Mexico
Delta Air Lines Inc. on Tuesday said it plans to fly eight new routes to Mexico as part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan, which includes boosting international capacity.
The nonstop service would include flights from Atlanta to Acapulco and Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa; from Boston, Cincinnati and Washington to Cancun and from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa.
Delta is waiting for clearance from the Transportation Department on several of the routes but, if added, the new flights would more than double its service to Mexico by April 2006.
The additions are a response "to
(BW) TGS Announces New Gulf of Mexico Multi-Client 3D Survey -- Eastern Delta
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) announced today that it will acquire a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Main Pass and Viosca Knoll areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The company has contracted Reservoir Exploration Technology AS (RXT) to perform the acquisition of the 1800 square kilometer survey utilizing a Vector-Seis Ocean Bottom Cable recording system. TGS Imaging will process the data with both pre-stack time and pre-stack depth migration algorithms.
The Main Pass/ Viosca Knoll area is a very mature hydrocarbon producing region and the TGS Eastern Delta
(PZ) Bienvenidos! Delta Welcomes Customers to Mexico with 12 New Routes Planned by June
Schools retain teachers better, but face crunch
Chicago public schools have cut their new-teacher dropout rate in half over the past six years, but face an even greater challenge in the next few years as droves of Baby Boomers reach retirement age and must be replaced, Chicago Schools CEO Arne Duncan said Wednesday.
State's college funding down, study says
Illinois and four other states appropriated less money in their budgets for higher education this year or kept funding levels static, according to a new report, but the Blagojevich administration said
Google opens offices in Brazil, Mexico
Search engine Google Inc. on Thursday said that it has opened offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Mexico City, as it looks to accelerate growth in Latin America.
The offices will be charged with boosting use of Google Web sites and increasing advertising sales in the region for the Mountain View, California-based Internet company.
The Mexico operation is led by Gonzalo Alonso, formerly sales director for the T1MSN Internet service. Google's operation in Brazil is managed by Alexandre Hohagen, who was previously Brazil general manager for HBO.
Source: today.reuters.com
Brazil, Mexico Stocks End Down
Mexico and Brazil stocks slid Wednesday, pulled down by weakness in U.S. equities.
Traders said a late-session dip in the Dow Jones industrial average prompted some selling in Latin American markets.
The Dow lost 1.20 points, or 0.01 percent, to 11,102.51 after rising a total of 230 points the first two days this week.
Brazils benchmark Ibovespa stocks index ended 0.24 percent lower at 36,681 points in thin volume.
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Concerns grow after journalist shot in Mexico
Mexico became Latin America's most dangerous country in which to be a journalist in 2005, the international watchdog group Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday.
The organization issued a statement expressing concern about the safety of journalists in Mexico a day after police in the southern state of Oaxaca announced that a radio news reporter had been shot and critically wounded by assailants.
In northern Mexico alone this year, six journalists have been killed and a seventh is still missing, according to Mexican newspaper editors.
In September, Mexican President Vicente Fox said he would appoint a special
Google Opens Offices in Mexico and Brazil
Brad Hill from the theunofficialgoogleweblog posts that Google has recently opened offices in Mexico City and Sao Paulo, Brazil. In July, we posted that Google had acquired San Paulo-based, Akwan Information Technologies and planned to open a research and development center there. Btw, the theunofficialgoogleweblog post also points out that Google is now trading at over $400/share. As I post this item, it's trading at $403.84, an all-time high.
More: blog.searchenginewatch.com
Stocks Up in Mexico, Brazil
Mexican stocks rebounded Monday to close sharply higher as investors snapped up shares that had become attractive after two weeks of selling.
The market's key IPC index closed up 2.6 percent, or 389.85 points, at 15,282.73. Volume was 122.9 million shares valued at 2.51 billion pesos.
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - The Confederations Cup was supposed to be about the haves and have-nots of world soccer, with Brazil, Argentina and Germany expected to dominate the eight-team championship.
Clearly, no one told Mexico.
"We reckon it's time the world sat up and took notice of us," said Jared Borgetti, who scored on a header in Mexico's 1-0 victory over Brazil on Sunday. "We've proved Mexico can play good football."
The Tricolores look certain to qualify for the World Cup, but this competition has given Ricardo La Volpe's team a chance to make an impact one year earlier.
Mexico started with a 2-1 victory
