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A hint of a turn at BNA

Posted on October 27, 2009 at 11:27 am

Blake Farmer reports on some encouraging traffic numbers at Nashville International Airport.

More BNA schedule shuffle info

Posted on October 14, 2009 at 1:43 pm

Following up on the news that Southwest will cut a Nashville-Ontario flight next spring, here are some more pending schedule changes at Nashville International Airport. In all, BNA will come out slightly ahead.

Southwest cutting BNA-California flight

Posted on at 8:20 am

Southwest Airlines will stop flying from Nashville International to Ontario, Calif., next March. The most active carrier at BNA is shuffling its schedule, a move highlighted by a number of new flights into and out of Chicago and Baltimore.

BNA airline fees may rise

Posted on September 24, 2009 at 8:32 am

Airport Authority operations chief Monty Burgess says he’ll likely ask passenger carriers to pay higher landing fees to make up for the loss of China Airlines’ cargo traffic.

BNA set to lose sole St. Louis direct flight

Posted on September 18, 2009 at 7:01 am

Between now and next summer, American Airlines will shed what it says are unprofitable routes. Among them is the carrier’s direct flights between Nashville and St. Louis, where it is dismantling a hub operation.

Southwest adding local flights

Posted on September 1, 2009 at 12:59 pm

From the folks at Nashville International comes good news for the sunbirds among you:

Southwest Airlines has notified Nashville International Airport (BNA) of flight adjustments to their seasonal schedule in early 2010. Southwest will add an additional flight from Nashville to Orlando and one to Phoenix from Jan. 10, 2010, to March 12, 2010.

Southwest Airlines announced the following seasonal changes to flights from Nashville, effective Jan. 10, 2010, and March 12, 2010:

· Nashville to Orlando – From 4 flights to 5 flights
· Nashville to Phoenix – From 2 flights to 3 flights

SEE ALSO: Southwest’s broader schedule shuffle

Airline proposes to connect BNA with Cape

Posted on August 19, 2009 at 7:26 am

Cape Girardeau, that is. One of the bidders to provide subsidized passenger service to and from Cape wants connect the Southeast Missouri city to Nashville and other regional destinations.

China Air out at BNA

Posted on July 30, 2009 at 8:28 am

From the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority:

China Airlines has notified Nashville International Airport (BNA) that it will suspend cargo operations at the airport effective July 31. This suspension, which may be reversed as the economy rebounds, is a result of decreased levels of outbound cargo due to the challenging economic environment. China Airlines has operated at BNA since 2001.

Southwest, American tweak BNA schedules

Posted on July 1, 2009 at 11:44 pm

Flights to New Orleans, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Vegas, Oakland, Seattle and LaGuardia are being affected by various changes starting in August. When all is said and done, we’ll have three fewer flights per day.

Feds pick carrier to fly to Owensboro, Jackson

Posted on June 23, 2009 at 7:47 am

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Pacific Wings a two-year, $2.3 million subsidy to provide air service from Owensboro and Jackson to Nashville.

Nashville on Hummer HQ short list

Posted on June 22, 2009 at 11:01 pm

The auto maker – which is in the process of being acquired by a Chinese conglomerate – says it will likely pick either Detroit or Nashville for its headquarters, places where its CEO says “other automotive manufacturers have chosen to collect.”

Hmm, ya think China Airlines flying cargo into BNA on a very regular basis might help us here?

Hardaway to lead airport renovation job

Posted on June 18, 2009 at 8:34 am

The Airport Authority has picked Hardaway Construction to handle the second renovation phase of BNA’s terminal and concourses, a project that at its peak will employ 125 people.

Southwest trims BNA schedule

Posted on May 1, 2009 at 9:17 am

The most active carrier at Nashville International Airport is cutting nine flights per day to destinations across the country late this summer.

Could VW hurt BNA?

Posted on April 24, 2009 at 6:20 am

A sidebar to a Site Selection magazine story on Wacker Chemie’s choice of Bradley County for a polysilicon plant mulls the possibility of a regional airport for the Chattanooga area.

“I can’t see any reason they wouldn’t support that,” says Ross Tarver, chairman of the Cleveland/Bradley Industrial Development Board. “Given the level of visibility of the Tri-cities — Chattanooga, Cleveland and Dalton [Ga.]. There’s a little hub right there, and it’s gaining a lot of attention.”

Orlando approves incentives for plane base

Posted on April 14, 2009 at 7:24 am

The 200-job project for which Nashville International also is competing has been approved for $220,000 in Orlando tax breaks.

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