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News about Ashton Kutcher grabbing Virgin Galactic ticket no 500. made recently headlines only to be eclipsed by an announcement that stunned everyone. The famous Irish low-cost carrier bRyanair will challenge Virgin Galactic in the most daring enterprise in the history of commercial aviation – space flights.
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On a day like this – between the Christmas rush and the frenzy of New Year's eve – we all need something to relax to.
Can there be something more relaxing that a hilarious video on something as frustrating as airport security?
The video comes from the famous and irreverent Australian comedy show «The Chaser’s War on Everything».
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When asked what is the controversial about the low-cost airline Rynair, most travellers would point out the hidden fees-business, charging passengers for everything apart for oxygen or the dubious PR-style of Ryanair's Michael O'Leary.
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Airbus is turning up the heat on U.S. rival Boeing even before Paris Air Show.
The Toulouse, French-based company racked up orders for 102 upgraded versions of its hot-selling A320 single-aisle jet that’s a favourite of medium-haul operators and low cost carriers.Airlines are interested in the A320neo because it will be powered by newly-developed engines and wing tip devices that improve the plane’s aerodynamics, together offering 15% fuel economy compared to current versions.
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The old, big carriers are supposed to provide the best service. But the low-cost carriers rank highest in customer satisfaction in J.D. Power and Associates’ annual survey of airline passengers.
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Looks like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will have a lofty reception when it arrives this month. American Airlines and Samsung are ready to put some 6,000 Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets in the air in premium cabins of select transcontinental and international flights in lieu of the more traditional in-flight entertainment centers.
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On Friday, March 29th, for the first time ever, the leaders of the 3 biggest airline frequent flier programs, American Airlines, United and Delta, along with those from Hyatt and American Express, a gathered during the Airline Information Conference in New York for a frank discussion about the past, current and future of frequent flyer programs led by industry guru, Randy Petersen of milepoint/FlyerTalk.
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United Airlines' computer network outage started around 5 p.m. Friday and lasted 5 hours. At Sacramento International Airport, two incoming flights near midnight were canceled.
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Frequent travellers and residents in London already love it: the iris scanner that awaits you for checking your identity upon entering the United Kingdom. The system aptly called IRIS (which stands for “iris recognition immigration system”) is very popular there and certainly makes immigration procedures a lot quicker.
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Air Canada's almost 4,000 unionized airport check-in and call-center staff returned to work on Friday after going on strike early on Tuesday. With the threat of government back-to-work legislation hanging over them, Air Canada, the country's biggest airline, and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union agreed to put the issue of whether new hires should have a defined-benefit pension plan to binding arbitration.
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Talks between Air Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers union broke down after both sides were unable to reach a tentative agreement by the 11:59 p.m. deadline Monday.„We're extremely disappointed that 10 weeks of tough negotiations has not resulted in a new agreement that we can take back to our membership,“ said CAW President Ken Lewenza said in a statement.
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Delta Air Lines hastily changed its baggage fees for troops Wednesday after a YouTube video showed soldiers complaining that they had to pay $200 a piece to check extra bags as they made their way home from Afghanistan.
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The ash cloud from an erupting volcano in Eritrea is disrupting air travel in parts of East Africa. Officials with Ethiopian Airlines says the company canceled flights to Djibouti, northern Ethiopia and the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Tuesday. Earlier, Germany's Lufthansa canceled a flight from Eritrea's capital, Asmara, and a flight from Frankfurt to Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
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Domestic and international flights from Argentina's two busiest airports were suspended Tuesday due to volcanic ash from the erupting Puyehue volcano in Chile, officials said.
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Recently, a mother and daughter who have struggled with their obesity all their adult lives, were told that they were too fat to board a Southwest Airlines connection from Dallas Love Fld (DAL).
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The Canadian Auto Workers union, which has about 3,800 members at Air Canada, set a strike deadline for June 13 at midnight. More than 98 per cent of local members voted in favour of going on strike, if necessary, to support their efforts for a new collective agreement.
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Delta Air Lines and US Airways said that they will transfer to four airlines 12 percent of the takeoff and landing slots involved in a previously announced transaction between the carriers at New York’s LaGuardia and Washington National (DCA).
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About 250 flights to northern Britain were cancelled on Tuesday over concerns about the ash cloud spewing from an Icelandic volcano, but British and Irish officials dismissed fears of a mass shutdown of airspace.
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Airfares are rising at their fastest pace in years as airlines are having more success in passing on the higher cost of fuel to their passengers.
The average price of a ticket on a U.S.
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Dubai, the powerhouse connecting Middle East, South Asia and Europe is soon to become the busiest international airport in the world. As per a UK travel report, the Dubai Airport will be handling around 98.5 million passengers by 2020. With an expected growth rate of 7% for the next few years the airport would reach 75 million passengers by 2015, making it the busiest airport in the world.
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The image of plane passengers that we have is coloured by the media coverage around natural disasters, cancellations and other hardships of flying. As as result, travellers seem to be a vulnerable group and there is a lot of talk about the need of protecting them against denied boarding and other mischiefs on the part of airlines but what about all the episodes where they are the baddies?
Drunkenness, not complying with the instructions, common rudeness, antisocial behaviour, overt aggression to flights attendants and fellow passengers… We could carry on this list endlessly.
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When thinking about pollution, the vast majority of people think immediately about issues such as e.g. smog or carbon footprint while few of us associate it with noise. The exception to this rule are surely those who live in the immediate proximity of airports and are painfully aware of the consequences of noise pollution.
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Economic crisis, which has affected all sectors of the economy, has not spared the air travel industry either. Airlines struggling to cope with the ever increasing costs and falling demand seek for any possible way to survive. A revolutionary solution to the industry's problems is on the way.
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The long awaited Boeing's 747–8 Intercontinental finally took off on its maiden flight, being the biggest and most fuel-efficient passenger airplane in Boeing's history to hit the skies.
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With crude oil prices overpassing $100 a barrel, airlines are forced to review plans for 2011. Airfares are rising already. Growth which was originally intended, turns into sustainability.
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An „unscheduled maintenance“ is being performed on all 96 Boeing 757s currently operated by United Airlines. Flight delays and cancellations are unavoidable today.
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Which?, the largest consumer body in the United Kingdom, is launching a campaign to fight the ever-increasing surcharges. The public is invited to sign the „super complaint“
On March 7, all relevant materials will be submitted to the fair trade authority.
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The combined network enables Australian passengers a better connection to Europe, Middle East and Africa via Etihad's Abu Dhabi hub. Direct flights from Sydney commencing February.
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A lot happened in the airline industry during 2010. Several companies ceased to exist, others were born. Let's have a look at those we find the most interesting in our insight.
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It's quite surprising that the award for providing the best online customer service goes to an airport. That's exactly what happened as the Econsultancy Innovation awards 2010 winners were announced.
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Only 3 years in operation and yet the airline has received a top industry honor. Air Transport World, a magazine covering the airline industry since 1974, is announcing it's regular Industry Achievement Awards.
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Recently, we have seen an attempt to deploy a new distribution model that diminishes price comparison shopping for customers. American Airlines tries to push travel agencies to their new direct-connect program.
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Today we continue with looking back at 2010. This time it's the planes. We had a look at orders and deliveries of both large jet airliner manufacturers. Both companies did well. Interested in who won the industry race this time? Read on.
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The second week of 2011 has just begun. At this time, we already have a good deal of information on what's going to happen in the airline industry. Many new routes have already been announced.
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The UK-based company Ascend, an airline industry data provider, has recently published it's annual airline safety report. The results were not very favorable, most aspects worsened compared to the previous year.
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Last week a rumor has been around that AirAsia is going to buy a stake in Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic. While it is no secret that the airline is seeking a partner, this particular speculation is now denied by AirAsia CEO, Tony Fernandes.
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The recent online video campaign by Air New Zealand is a good example of utilizing the popularity of YouTube. Sometimes a simple idea makes a great difference. The airline's channel was even featured by Google as one of the few travel brands to make it's YouTube presence appealing.
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Zagat Survey, an American publisher of consumer-generated survey information, published the results of it's annual airline survey. American as-well-as international airlines were judged in fifteen categories altogether.
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The full-body scanners are flooding airports all across the US as we informed in last week's article. The new enhanced TSA's security procedures give each traveler a choice.
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As you know from our previous article, particular airlines are banned from operating within the European Union. The list has been updated on Tuesday. All airlines originating in Afghanistan were added.
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Results of regular research conducted by UNWTO (United Nations World Travel Organization) have shown the tourism industry is recovering quickly after the critical year 2009. One of the key indicators even exceeded its previous record.
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Mexico's largest airline by passenger numbers stopped all it's flights in August. Mexicana Airlines has recently presented a restructuring plan and hopes to resume it's operations in December.
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Recently, two of the most technically advanced airliners had serious problems. Which resulted in emergency landings of a Qantas Airbus A380 in Singapore, Indonesia and a prototype Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Laredo, Texas.
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On Sunday, November 7th the travel industry leaders were awarded. The Grand Final 2010 ceremony of the World Travel Awards took place at Grosvenor House hotel in London.
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Today there are only two main competitors when talking about large jet airliners. Airbus and Boeing are both large consortia which manufacture most of the big planes used for air transport.
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Our comprehensive flight information database allows us to gather interesting comparisons. In this article, we focus on big European lowcost airlines (by passenger traffic).
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The French airlines have reported, that the latest strike cost them more than the April volcano eruption on Iceland. The nationwide strike has been executed six times in the past two months.
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One of the biggest airline alliances celebrates it's ten year anniversary. A special issue of the airline's eZine called Decades has been released to sum up the achievements and project the future.
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The airline Hamburg International has announced on its website it has filed for insolvency. The airline has stopped operations on the 20th of October 2010. The management didn't find an appropriate investor in time as the official statement claims.
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European authorities ban particular airlines from being able to operate within the European Union. Safety is the concern. Which airlines are banned and which are only allowed to operate under specific conditions?
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Good news for all eco-friendly travellers. Airlines are starting to engage in eco and green practices. We have contacted them in order to find out each airline exact policy.
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It has just been announced that Delta Air Lines will be adding 1,000 flight attendants for international flights. Not only new manpower will be hired but furloughed workers are going to be recalled.
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US airline Frontier Airlines today reached a milestone in its integration with Midwest Airlines. The airline announces that it has successfully moved all of it's technology onto one platform, allowing all flights to now operate on one reservation system and under the Frontier Airlines code.
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Low cost airline AirTran Airways announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Southwest Airlines in a transaction currently valued at more than $1.37 billion.
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Shareholders of UAL, the parent company of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, approved the connection of both large US airlines. This step means creating the largest airline in the world – United Airlines Holdings.
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The World's Top 10 airlines for 2010 are now announced. More than 17.9 million travellers from over 100 nationalities took part in the 10 month survey (from July 2009 until April 2010).
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According to The Press Assocation Michael O'Leary from Ryanair wants to reduce prices by having less employees. He plans to write to aviation authorities for permission to use only one pilot for flight.
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According to Financial Times, British Airways and Iberia are planning to buy or merge 12 other airlines, low cost and scheduled. Airlines are from such countries as Brazil, India or China.
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United Airlines and Continental Airlines announced they have been informed by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice that it terminated its Hart-Scott-Rodino Act review and closed its investigation of the airlines' pending merger.
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