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Southland Labor Day Travel Expected to Stage Partial Comeback From 2009

SOURCE: Automobile Club of Southern California LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – August 30, 2010) –  Labor Day travel is projected to partially recover from the doldrums of 2009, with more than 2.5 million Southern California travelers expected to take trips this holiday weekend — an 11 percent increase over last year’s 2.26 million travelers, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. The number of local travelers expected this holiday weekend is 3.8 percent below the average number of Southland residents who took Labor Day weekend trips between 2000 and 2009, according to data provided by D.K. Shifflet and Associates, the world’s leading travel and tourism research firm.

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Grupo Mexicana Suspends Flights Until Further Notice

SOURCE: Mexicana Airlines MEXICO CITY–(Marketwire – August 27, 2010) – Current management received the company in a state of technical bankruptcy seven days ago after it filed for protection under Mexico’s insolvency laws Financial deterioration and lack of agreements force Grupo Mexicana to stop flying Grupo Mexicana deeply regrets any inconvenience caused to passengers Nuevo Grupo Aeronáutico, S.A. de C.V

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Grupo Mexicana suspende indefinidamente sus operaciones

SOURCE: Mexicana Airlines MEXICO, D.F.–(Marketwire – August 27, 2010) – — La actual administración recibió la empresa hace siete días dentro de un proceso de Concurso Mercantil y en un estado de quiebra técnica — El deterioro financiero y la falta de acuerdos obligan a Grupo Mexicana a dejar de volar — Grupo Mexicana lamenta profundamente los inconvenientes generados a sus pasajeros Nuevo Grupo Aeronáutico, S.A.

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Nevada Commission on Tourism’s Ad Campaign Delivers Record-Breaking Results

SOURCE: Nevada Commission on Tourism CARSON CITY, NV–(Marketwire – August 27, 2010) –  A year-long advertising campaign that strategically focused on the most lucrative travel markets delivered record-breaking results, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) chair, announced today

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Metron Aviation Launches Industry’s First Air Traffic Flow Management Solution for Airlines

SOURCE: Metron Aviation DULLES, VA–(Marketwire – August 26, 2010) – Metron Aviation, a leading provider of integrated Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) solutions, announced the release of Metron Harmony for Airlines. Metron Harmony for Airlines integrates a real-time and predictive view of air traffic conditions with airport surface operations to dramatically improve on-time performance, reduce tarmac delays, lower operating costs and provide better service to passengers. In the past, airline operations lacked visibility into airport, regional and nationwide traffic demand and were thus unable to optimize departure and arrival operations affected by these conditions.

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Delta Connection Academy Becomes Aerosim Flight Academy

SOURCE: Aerosim SANFORD, FL–(Marketwire – August 25, 2010) – Delta Connection Academy, acquired by Aerosim in January of this year, has announced that the flight school will now be known as Aerosim Flight Academy. The new name solidifies Aerosim’s presence as a truly integrated entity in the aviation industry.  Aerosim now represents a global force in aviation training. The renaming of the academy exemplifies the company’s strategic growth in service offerings. Aerosim’s expansion enables them to more completely serve their traditional customers while offering students additional training opportunities and a recognized industry name to carry with them.  With a strong base of simulation-based training products already in use with commercial air carriers and training organizations world-wide, the company’s reputation for advanced technology is well established. Through the academy acquisition, Aerosim now also provides training at four U.S. campuses for first time pilots pursuing primary flight training. Here they can achieve private, commercial, multi-engine and instrument ratings as well as flight instructor ratings and airline first officer courses. For the industry veteran, Aerosim offers initial and recurrent airline type rating training. In its entirety, Aerosim offers pilots a world renowned training partner with wide reaching industry connections.  “The evolution from Delta Connection Academy to Aerosim Flight Academy allows us to serve our cadets with a singular focus on career-oriented professional flight training,” said Paul Woessner, Senior Vice President, Aerosim Flight Academy. “The entire organization is built around a vision of quality training on a technologically advanced platform. The reputation of the Aerosim name will serve cadets well as they progress into the airlines,” he continued

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Analyst Research on Delta Air Lines and UAL Corporation — Will Airliners Keep Flying High?

SOURCE: StockCall JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA–(Marketwire – August 25, 2010) –   www.stockcall.com/ offers investors comprehensive research on the major airlines industry and has completed analytical research on Delta Air Lines Inc. ( NYSE : DAL ) and UAL Corporation ( NASDAQ : UAUA ).

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Market Metrix Announces Second Quarter 2010 Hospitality Index Results

SOURCE: Market Metrix Casino and Luxury Hotel Guests Find Great Value With Recession Rates; Palazzo Resort & Casino Rated #1 in Guest Satisfaction SAN RAFAEL, CA–(Marketwire – August 25, 2010) –  With demand leading the recovery, especially in the high end of the market, real growth is on the way. But despite rising occupancies, cautious hoteliers are keeping rates down; providing guests with exceptional values

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Equity Research on AMR Corporation and Continental Airlines — Airliners On Top of the World, But Will This Last?

SOURCE: StockCall JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA–(Marketwire – August 25, 2010) –   www.stockcall.com/ offers investors comprehensive research on the major airlines industry and has completed analytical research on AMR Corporation ( NYSE : AMR ) and Continental Airlines Inc. ( NYSE : CAL ).

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Stratix CEO Funds New UGA Annual Lecture Series in Memory of Late Co-Founder

SOURCE: Stratix Corporation Endowment to Carry on Knowlton’s Passion for Leadership NORCROSS, GA–(Marketwire – August 24, 2010) –   Stratix Corporation , a leading mobile enterprise solutions innovator, announced that CEO Bonney Shuman and other friends of Stratix co-founder David Knowlton, who died in 2007, have funded a new annual lecture series at The University of Georgia to promote the intellectual exchange of ideas among business leaders and young scholars. Donors share a vision to spread Dave’s energetic passion for leadership, encouragement and personal achievement to UGA students. The annual lecture series starts in 2011 and will focus on educational topics that challenge young minds with the same principles of responsibility and thought leadership that led Dave to build a $100 million business from just a few hundred dollars he borrowed from his mother 27 years ago

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