Airlines Return To Profitability
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The U.S. airline industry is rebounding. For the sixth consecutive month, carriers brought in more money than they did last year. "We are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel," says Dave Castelveter of the Air Transport Association, an industry trade group. "You know we have been faced with challenges like none other." The industry was clobbered after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Then the global economy soured, and people stopped traveling. Fuel prices climbed to record levels. In response, the airlines had to cut costs. They reduced the number of flights and slashed their payrolls. They began...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:07:23 PM
How pilots should talk!
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What you'd really like the hear your pilot say. Audio file.
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:07:23 PM
British Airways red-faced over faux image of Bin Laden boarding pass
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It just seems like a bad time for any firm with the word "British" in its title. We know all too well the various setbacks experienced by the oil giant once known as British Petroleum; now British Airways has drawn much unwelcome attention to itself with a photo touting its new mobile-boarding pass system as it appears to expedite the air travel of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the world's most wanted man.
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:07:23 PM
BA, other airlines seek EU bailout for ash crisis
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BA, other airlines seek EU bailout for ash crisis Mon Apr 19, 7:16 am ET LONDON – British Airways says airlines have asked the European Union for financial compensation for the closure of airspace. The British airline says it is losing as much as as 20 million pounds ($30 million) per day since the volcano erupted last week, sending up an ash cloud that has grounded aircraft for five straight days
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:07:23 PM
87 Dead After Polish President Lech Kaczynski's Plane Crashes in Russia
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Breaking News. Headline is all that's in so far.
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:07:23 PM
Couple called 'too old' for airline seats
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BRISTOL , England, April 9 (UPI) -- A retired British couple say they were banned from airplane seats with more legroom for which they paid extra because they were deemed "too old" to sit there. Marion Webb, 77, and her husband Derek, 79, paid an extra $150 on top of their $3,600 fare for a March 15 flight from Bristol, England, to Egypt on Thomson Airways, the Daily Mail reported Friday. But airline staff at Bristol International Airport told them they were "too old" for the exit row seats and would be unable to operate the door in an emergency,...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:07:23 PM
Are You Kidding? Airline plans to charge $45.00 -for 'Carry-on' Luggage..
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First, airlines started to charge for checked bags. Now, one airline (Spirit Airlines) plans to start charging you for your 'carry-on' luggage. And it looks like the new plan will kick-in when a lot of folks will be flying.
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:07:23 PM
Report: Man threatens to bring down Qantas jet with his mind
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Singapore Police are questioning a man who threatened to bring down a Qantas airliner flying from Sydney using the power of his mind, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported Monday. ABC reporter Nick Luchinelli, who was on the flight, reported that the middle-aged man appeared to be under the influence of drugs, alcohol or both. Stewards cuffed his arms and legs, and Singaporean police came to get him after other passengers got off.
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:07:23 PM
Anti-hijacking law gets tougher, death sentence included as punishment [India]
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The Federal government on Friday made the anti-hijacking law much tougher by including the death sentence as a punishment. The Cabinet was expected to consider the proposal moved by the Civil Aviation Ministry to amend the Anti-Hijacking Act of 1982 to make it more stringent to deter hijackers from using an aircraft as a missile. With enhanced terror threats, a group of ministers headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram had cleared the "tougher" proposals paving the way for the Civil Aviation Ministry to move the amendments for Cabinet approval. The Cabinet’s approval paves the way for amending Section 4 of...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:07:23 PM
Man sues airline for not looking at his scrotum
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MONTREAL - A Westmount resident's lawsuit against Air Transat, for failure to provide him with appropriated medical attention during a flight, was dismissed in small claims court this past Tuesday. His illness? Sudden and mysterious bleeding in the area between his legs. The curious incident occurred February 15, 2008 during a flight from Montreal to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Marcel Cote was comfortably seated in business class an hour after takeoff when, for some unknown reason, he felt enough discomfort to make an emergency visit to the washroom, where he discovered spots of blood on his body. In a panic, Cote...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:07:23 PM
Union Complains PBO Hinders Free Market Success(Letter to emailed to Airline Pilots)
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Dear Fellow Pilot, This past week, Delta suffered what some suggest are setbacks to its strategic business plan. Japan Airlines elected to remain with the oneworld alliance rather than switch to the SkyTeam Alliance, and the U.S. Department of Transportation approved the proposed slot swap between Delta and US Airways, but with onerous and likely deal-breaking conditions attached. In November, Delta and SkyTeam announced their interest in entering into a strategic partnership with Japan Airlines. Delta’s Asian network, combined with SkyTeam’s worldwide network, would have blended well with JAL. There is no question in my mind that Delta was the...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:07:23 PM
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