Airline News - Africa / Middle East. Mar 10, 2008 Alsalam Aircraft, Sama Airlines, Boeing Alsalam Aircraft reached a deal with Sama Airlines to provide C checks on Boeing 737-300s. Mar 5, 2008 EgyptAir EgyptAir will transfer . . .

Travel Technology News. Feb 25, 2008 Domestic airlines are testing a variety of ways of offering in-flight wireless access to travelers. In the past few years, technology has advanced and costs have declined, allowing . . .

Travel Health & Environment Watch. Feb 25, 2008 Virgin Atlantic, Boeing Virgin Atlantic carried out the world's first flight of a commercial aircraft powered with biofuel on Sunday in an effort to show it can produce less carbon . . .

Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa. Feb 25, 2008 Airport hotel popularity takes off. Demand at airport hotels increased 1.9% between October 2006 and October 2007, an indication that a growing number of travelers are choosing to . . .

Frequent Flyer & Loyalty Program News. Feb 25, 2008 ExpressJet JetSet, Avis Award: triple points Expires: 6/30/2008 Reference Code: UUAA045 Restrictions: Rent with Avis for three days or more in the U.S. or Canada; plus get one . . .

Destination News - Destination, Rail, Road. Feb 25, 2008 The Taiwan Ministry of Transportation and Communications said the island's airlines have been hit hard by the bullet train, especially since Taipei-Taichung service started early . . .

Destination News - Cruise. Feb 25, 2008 Costa Costa's capacity will increase by 12 percent in 2009 with the addition of Costa Luminosa (April 2009) and Costa Pacifica (May 2009), whose inaugural routes will be in the . . .

Destination News - Car Rental. Feb 25, 2008 Avis Budget Avis Budget Group Promotes Kaye Ceille. Kaye Ceille has been named senior vice president of worldwide travel partnership sales for Avis Budget Group. Ceille, who now . . .

Travel Security Update. Feb 25, 2008 Fidel Castro's resignation Tuesday is expected to have no immediate effect on laws preventing U.S. travelers from visiting the country, says author Christopher P. Baker, who has . . .

Travel Safety Update. Feb 25, 2008 Storm causes extensive delays at East Coast airports. A severe snowstorm that hit the Northeast has created extensive airport delays and traffic problems. Some flights arriving into . . .

Airport News - North America. Feb 25, 2008 Storm causes extensive delays at East Coast airports. A severe snowstorm that hit the Northeast has created extensive airport delays and traffic problems. Some flights arriving into . . .

Airport News - Europe. Feb 25, 2008 Ireland's air traffic controllers threaten 24-hour strike Feb. 28. Ireland's air traffic controllers threatened Wednesday to strike nationwide, a protest that could shut the . . .

Low Cost Airline News - North America. Feb 25, 2008 Allegiant Air Allegiant Air flew 304.3 million RPMs in January, a 47.1% increase over the year-ago month. Capacity rose 40.3% to 383.7 million ASMs and load factor was up 3.6 . . .

Low Cost Airline News - Europe. Feb 25, 2008 EasyJet EasyJet transported 2.8 million passengers in January, up 7.3% from the year-ago month. Load factor slipped 2.9 points to 72%. Feb 21, 2008 Flybe Flybe will operate . . .

Low Cost Airline News - Asia / Pacific. Feb 25, 2008 Lion Air, Boeing Lion Air orders 56 more Boeing 737-900ERs valued at $4.4 billion. Indonesia's rapidly expanding LCC Lion Air ordered an additional 56 737-900ERs valued at $4.4 . . .

Airline News - North America. Feb 25, 2008 Premium travellers, travelers who fly business or first class, form the most profitable segment for many airlines. However, with the credit squeeze and turbulent financial markets, . . .

Airline News - Europe. Feb 25, 2008 U.S. travelers will pay more to fly to Europe. Soaring fuel prices have forced airlines to boost fares to Europe. One analysis found that the average fare paid through Jan. 31 for . . .

Airline News - Asia / Pacific. Feb 25, 2008 Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines increased its daily Delhi-Kuala Lumpur service to nine-times-weekly. Route is operated with A330-200s/-300s. Feb 21, 2008 Mandarin Airlines, . . .

Airline News - Africa / Middle East. Feb 25, 2008 El Al Israel Airlines El Al To Increase Fares, Fuel Surcharges. El Al Israel Airlines said on Tuesday it was increasing fares by 3.5 percent due to the weak dollar and high oil . . .

Travel Health & Environment Watch. Dec 10, 2007 Airlines and pilots say carbon emissions bill takes wrong approach. A coalition of airlines and pilots on Thursday continued to criticize a bill that would cover jet fuel in a carbon . . .