Travel Security Update.
Mar 31, 2008
Dozens of angry mourners buried yesterday an Egyptian man who they
said was killed by shots fired from an American cargo ship, contracted
to the U.S. Navy, as it passed through the . . .
Travel Safety Update.
Mar 31, 2008
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines
American, Delta inspect MD-80s for faulty wiring. American Airlines
and Delta Air Lines on Wednesday inspected hundreds of aircraft to make
sure . . .
Airport News - North America.
Mar 31, 2008
The top FAA safety administrator is proposing changes aimed at
making it easier for federal inspectors to raise concerns about safety.
FAA Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety . . .
Airport News - Europe.
Mar 31, 2008
British Airways
British Airways cancelled a fifth of its flights from Heathrow
Airport's new GBP4.3 billion pound (USD$8.63 billion) Terminal 5 on
Friday Mar. 27 as the chaos of . . .
Airport News - Asia / Pacific.
Mar 31, 2008
All Nippon Airways, Tokyo Haneda Airport
All Nippon Airways confirmed that it is looking seriously at
establishing a low-cost carrier to take advantage of a fourth runway . . .
Low Cost Airline News - North America.
Mar 31, 2008
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air flew 330.4 million RPMs in February, up 44.1% from
the year-ago month. Capacity rose 36.9% to 394 million ASMs and load
factor increased 4.2 points to . . .
Low Cost Airline News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Mar 31, 2008
JetBlue Airways
JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman unveiled plans on Thursday
for a new low-cost airline in Brazil's fast-growing aviation
market, saying he had already raised . . .
Low Cost Airline News - Europe.
Mar 31, 2008
Europe's leading low-cost airlines want a single Europe-wide
air traffic control authority which they say will eliminate delays in
the sky and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 12 . . .
Low Cost Airline News - Asia / Pacific.
Mar 31, 2008
AirAsia
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia and Britain's Virgin Group,
which is controlled by billionaire Richard Branson, hold stakes of 16
percent each in AirAsia X. Japanese . . .
Airline News - North America.
Mar 31, 2008
Higher airline fares and the weakening economy are pushing more
U.S. companies to require employees to fly in economy class instead of
business class. Other companies are asking . . .
Airline News - Europe.
Mar 31, 2008
Open Skies agreement, starting Sunday, will open up competition at
London's Heathrow Airport, and several U.S. carriers plan to start
operating flights there. In addition, all U.S. . . .
Airline News - Asia / Pacific.
Mar 31, 2008
Cathay Pacific Airways
Cathay Pacific Airways will launch four-times-weekly Hong
Kong-Madras on June 1. Mar 24, 2008
Jet Airways
Jet Airways, beginning May 5, will commence . . .
Airline News - Africa / Middle East.
Mar 31, 2008
Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways is voted Best First Class airline at the Middle East
Customer Care Excellence awards institute ceremony in Dubai. Mar 30,
2008
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Editorial eMail: . . .
Travel Technology News.
Mar 24, 2008
ASI Entertainment
ASI Entertainment Appoints First SafeCell Licensee. ASI
Entertainment, Inc. announced Mar. 16 that it has signed a marketing
licence agreement with Mr Edwin Chan . . .
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa.
Mar 24, 2008
Four Seasons Hotels
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Ritz-Carlton have battled back
and forth for years to be buyers' top deluxe brand, and this year
they share the U.S. Hotel . . .
Destination News - Destination, Rail, Road.
Mar 24, 2008
Harrah Entertainment
Harrah's Entertainment recently launched a program that allows
meeting expenditures in any restaurant, nightclub or bar in its seven
Las Vegas properties to be . . .
Destination News - Car Rental.
Mar 24, 2008
CarTrawler
Dublin-based CarTrawler and the Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC)
have agreed to deliver the former[sup.1]s car rental platform to more
than 20, 000 travel agencies . . .
Travel Security Update.
Mar 24, 2008
DHS may back off driver's license requirement. A letter from a
DHS official suggests that the agency may be backing off a new rule that
would require new uniform security measures . . .
Travel Safety Update - North America.
Mar 24, 2008
Flying is exceptionally safe, but some travelers still worry:
Statistics consistently show that flying is the safest form of
transportation, writes Joe Brancatelli. He notes that the . . .
Travel Safety Update - Europe.
Mar 24, 2008
Cirrus Airlines, Dornier
Cirrus Airlines Dornier 328 overran the runway at Mannheim City
Airport and crashed into an earthen barrier, causing significant damage
to the left wing . . .
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