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Submitted By: David H. Urmann With the proper knowledge, one can get the travel one wants, for less. All it takes is to know a few tricks about booking commercial flights. Traveling by plane does not have to be so costly. All one needs to know is that ways to decrease your travel expenses exist. One just [...]

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has disclosed in an SEC Fling that On May 6, 2008 the company entered into a term loan agreement with Citibank and seven... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

PAL Express is the low-fares unit of Philippine Airlines (PAL). Last May 5, 2008 Philippine Airlines commonly known as PAL have launched PAL Express.  It is the new low-fares unit of PAL win which it will serve mainly domestic island points throughout the Philippines from hubs in Cebu and Manila. Their current promo are as follows: Manila to Boracay and vice versa - as low as 588 pesos

In these days of $4 a gallon gasoline and sky high jet fuel costs airlines are always looking for ways to save on fuel. According to USA Today, some of the methods are familiar ones to many drivers. Drivers have long known that slowing down on the highway means getting more miles to the gallon. Now [...]

Bacaan : Kolose 3:5-17 Menurut majalah Asiamoney yang beredar di Hongkong, Singapore Airlines memperoleh penghargaan sebagai maskapai penerbangan terbaik di Asia, selama 11 tahun berturut-turut. Belum lagi penghargaan lainnya. Pelayanan yang berkualitas adalah kunci kesuksesan perusahaan ini, sesuai dengan kode maskapai penerbangannya, SQ (Service Quality). Konsistensi (keteguhan pada prinsip), persistency (ketekunan), dan inovasi (penemuan ide baru) adalah tiga hal yang membuatnya bertahan dalam persaingan global. Sebagai manusia yang baru di dalam Kristus, adakah kita memiliki semangat untuk selalu memberi kualitas terbaik dari semua yang kita miliki saat menjalani hidup di dunia ini? Bila Allah telah mengangkat hidup kita dari yang lama dahulu (ayat 7), dan memperbarui hidup kita de

Dump the male flight attendants. No one wanted them in the first place. Replace all the female flight attendants with good-looking strippers! What the hell -- they don't even serve food anymore, so what's the loss? The strippers would at least triple the alcohol sales and get a 'party atmosphere' going in the cabin. And, of course, every businessman  in this country would start flying again, hoping to see naked women. Because of the tips, female flight attendants wouldn't need a salary, thus saving even more money.  I suspect tips would be so good that we could charge the women for working the plane and have them kick back 20% of the tips, including lap dances and 'special services. Muslims would be afraid to get on the planes for fear

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Low Cost Airlines - Choosing A Destination To Fly ToIn years gone by the jet set life of the playboy was something that the multitude of us could only sit back and envy, longing to be able to travel the world taking in the richest cities on the planet and going away on holidays at the drop of a hat. But now with the development of the internet travel industry and the growth of the low cost airline companies we can all sample a slight bit of the playboy lifestyle, albeit not in as much luxury as the rich playboys of this world but at least we can get to see some of the finer places on the planet. The low cost airlines generally travel to airports that are in the vicinity of popular cities and not usually direct to the city itself but for a small cost it is usually possible to get a train or

Round-Trip Colorado Flights from $195+ with Frontier Airlines! (Expires 5/12/08) Round-Trip Flights From $195+This summer, get your Rocky Mountain high for less with Frontier's Colorado flight deals. Or kiss those majestic mountains goodbye and save on fares from Colorado to exciting destinations across the nation. Budget-friendly round-trip flights start at $195+, so book your warm-weather fun now. Tickets must be issued by May 12, 2008. Travel must be completed by August 20, 2008. A 10-day advance purchase is required. Travel Tuesday and Wednesday for the lowest fares.

Viet Nam’s second carrier Pacific Airlines will postpone the operation of the HCM City – Danang and HCM City – Buon Me Thuot routes schedule for August 2008 because petroleum and oil price rises, announced the airline. According to Pacific Airlines, the operation of the routes will be scheduled later. All passengers buying tickets on the routes will receive refunds. The airline affirmed that it

There is an interesting piece of news from budget airline Deccan airways and Kerala Forest Department. Deccan has teamed up with the Kerala Forest Department and The Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Thekkady, Kerala to offer Simplifly Periyar, a unique eco-tourism initiative.The partnership aims at providing convenient access to Periyar to promote responsible travel for conservation.'Simplifly Periyar' the package will offer wildlife enthusiasts and leisure travelers the opportunity to travel, stay, explore and closely experience the spectacular wildlife and the natural heritage of Periyar.According to the chairman ,deccan airways,their association with Periyar will further the local engagement with tourism, increase awareness and support tiger conservation efforts.Padma Mahanti, I.F.S. has

With the huge amount of debt on airline balance sheets and rising fuel costs, the big carriers may have trouble meeting their debt service or loan covenants.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Dear Candidate, Openings on Ground Staff for KINGFISHER AIRLINES. Position - Guest Relation Executives Salary - 20,000+ Permanent Job Base - Bangalore Interviews in Bangalore on 13th... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Dear Candidate, Openings on Ground Staff for KINGFISHER AIRLINES. Position - Guest Relation Executives Salary - 20,000+ Permanent Job Base - Bangalore Interviews in Bangalore on 13th... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Dear Candidate,Openings on Ground Staff for KINGFISHER AIRLINES.Position - Guest Relation ExecutivesSalary - 20,000+Permanent JobBase - BangaloreInterviews in Bangalore on 13th May.CRITERIA:Guest Relations Executive (Female)Graduates in the age group of 20 to 28Good communication skills with pleasing personality.Must have a minimum 1 years of experience in services industry,background of hotel guest relations, event managementcompanies or airlines.Minimum height of 160cms with proportionate weight.Transition Guest Services SupervisorKingfisher Airlines is looking for young managers from hospitalityindustry aspiring for career in airlines. The profile aims creating newleaders committed to work at airport, to assist the Airport Manager inensuring smooth functioning of all ground activities a

Pacific Airlines has announced a promotion campaign to offer budget air tickets for new air routes from Hanoi to Hue, Danang and Nha Trang. A ticket for these flights costs only 250,000 VND, excluding taxes and other expenses. As of May 5, passengers can book tickets for these flights, which will be launched on June 1. During the campaign, passengers can book and pay for these tickets at its

Bank of America Launches Asiana Airlines Credit Card with American Express WILMINGTON, Del., May 1, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Asiana Airlines, Bank of America, and American Express today announced the launch of the new Asiana American Express(R) Card from Bank of America. The card provides two miles per dollar on everyday purchases and access to members-only golf courses [...]

 American Airlines on Monday became the latest carrier to announce that it would require passengers to pack light, or pay up. The nation’s biggest airline said it must charge passengers $25 for checking a second bag to help offset rising fuel costs. The fee will apply to travelers who buy domestic economy-class tickets on or after May [...]

So a quick search about MAXJet will uncover the other articles that I’ve written about MAXJet. The irony is that the airline that offered a similar service, like MAXJet, has now gone belly-up as well. Eos flew 48 seat 757s between JFK in New York and Stanstead, near London, England. The idea of a business [...]

Following the launch of daily service by RAK Airways from Calicut (Kozhikode), the national airline of Ras Al Khaimah, Dubai-based Emirates Airline yesterday announced operation to Calicut airport in north Kerala from July 1.Calicut is Emirate’s third gateway in Kerala.The airline would be operating six flights a week in the Dubai-Calicut sector. Emirates would offer top of the class facilities on the aircraft.Flight Ticket charges(fare)Emirates announced introductory fares of Rs.7500 on the one way route and Rs.14, 995 on the two-way between July 1 and August 15 as an introductory offer.Emirates, which operates daily service to Trivandrum and Cochin, was seeing excellent potential in Calicut in view of large number of people from the northern region living in UAE.Also Read,RAK Airways (

Eos Airlines Inc., a transatlantic, all-business-class airline, filed for bankruptcy protection over the weekend and said it will shut down Sunday, becoming the fourth U.S. carrier to go out of business this month. Rising fuel prices, tight credit markets and the slowing economy are wreaking havoc on all U.S. carriers. But smaller, less well-funded companies are proving unable to withstand the challenges. Aloha AirGroup Inc., ATA Airlines Inc. and Skybus Airlines Inc. ceased operations earlier in April and Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., filed for bankruptcy protection but continues to operate. Closely held Eos, based in Purchase, N.Y., earlier this month said it expected to receive $50 million in new capital from a current investor, "financing needed to take us to corporate profitability

Northwest and Delta Airlines will be merging soon. So you want to get offers from both airlines now, before half of them disappear. Some examples that come to mind: 1. There are offers for both Northwest and Delta credit cards. One type will probably disappear. 2. American Express Membership Rewards point are convertible to Delta, but not Northwest miles. It is not known if that conversion will be available after the merger. 3. TD Ameritrade, Fidelity Investments, and Sharebulider have an offers for Delta, but not for Northwest. The Delta offers may disappear. 4. Comerica Bank has a Northwest offer that may disappear. 5. U.S. Bank has a debit card offer for Northwest that may disappear. 6. Delta and Northwest have different partners in the Home Building section of my Finance page. Some may

In the recent years, many people all over the world have taken up travelling. Especially, the tourist inflow in India has increased tremendously. This has subsequently led to increase in a number of low cost airlines in India. Low cost airlines refer to airlines that offer discount airfares. Low cost airlines in India have made travelling easier and affordable for numerous travellers. Since they offer huge discounts, these low cost airlines make travelling by air attractive and cheap. Different airlines follow different cost cutting strategies to offer the best price to their customers. As air travelling is much faster and comfortable, it is easier to find low cost airlines for short haul flights rather than long haul flights. The common term used in the low cost airline industry is 'no f

At the airport for a trip, I settled down to wait for the boarding announcement at Gate 35.Then I heard the voice on the public address system saying, "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Flight 570 will board from Gate 41." So my family picked up our luggage and carried it over to Gate 41. Not ten minutes later the public address voice told us that Flight 570 would in fact be boarding from Gate 35.So again we gathered our carry-on luggage and returned to the original gate. Just as we were settling down, the public address voice spoke "Thank You for participating in the Airlinr's physical fitness program."

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Xiamen Airlines of China is negotiating with Boeing to buy 25 additional 737-800 single-aisle jets, according to China’s Xinhua news agency. The order would be worth $1.8 billion at list prices.Boeing already has delivered five new 737-800s to Xiamen , and the airline has 27 more on order. With the addition of a few leased jets, Xiamen plans to have 60 new 737-800s by 2013, Xinhua said.Its growth is fueled by regional economic development and increasing business ties between Xiamen and Taiwan.

AP - The airline industry was battered Tuesday by worse-than-expected losses and skyrocketing fuel prices, portending a worst-of-times vacation season of jammed planes, delayed flights and higher fares. Original post by AP

United Airlines said on Sunday it was increasing fees it charges passengers to change tickets from USD$100 to USD$150 in an effort to combat higher fuel costs.A spokeswoman for the airline said in a statement that the company this weekend made the change to its ticketing policy.It also added a Saturday night stay requirement on all tickets where it competes head-to-head with other legacy carriers, which she said will affect 65 percent of all the markets it serves. That will have the most impact on business travelers, who typically don't want to spend a Saturday night in their destination.US airlines have announced a number of fare, fee and fuel surcharge increases recently as they battle higher fuel prices and a weakening economy.United has raised fares by USD$4 to USD$30 per round-trip de

Increasing fuel price on the global market has left an impact on the revenue of Viet Nam Airlines Corp., forcing the State-run corporation to pay more for fuel bills for its domestic and international flights. Viet Nam Airlines said in a quarterly business report released last week that it had to pay over VN490bil (over US$30mil) more than previously projected for the fuel bills in the period.

Pacific Airlines and the Vietnam Air Petrol Company (Vinapco) did not reach any agreement at the April 16 meeting, which also means that the Ministry of Finance (MOF) will have to get involved in the case to chair the negotiating table. On April 18, Vinapco sent a report to the Competition Administration Department (CAD) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, announcing that the negotiation

Nem tão confortável quanto a primeira classe mas bem mais do que as atuais econômicas do ramo da aviação. Sentar em um espaço de pouco mais de 30 cm para fazer uma ponte aérea já é desconfortável, imagine uma viajem de longa duração! Pensando nisso a americana Delta Airlines resolveu inovar. Os novos assentos tem [...]

Another new fresh face is getting ready to make her debut in Tollywood. The girl is Siddhi. She is working as an airhostess with the Kingfisher airlines.Siddhi is a friend of Kittu, son of producer ML Kumar Choudhary . Siddhu and Kittu became good friends when they did an acting course at a big institute in Mumbai.Siddhu is good looking and she has the stamp of approval from none other than the one and only Vijay Mallya. Mallya liked Siddhu immensely and he immediately offered her a job as airhostess in his Kingfisher airlines. Looks like Siddhu is now set to soar even higher in her new avatar as a Tollywood heroine. Very soon this bubbly fair girl can be seen on silver screen. If she clicks well, that will be an additional benefit for Mallya, as people refer to her as 'KF Airhostess'.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is now hiring Cabin Crew / Flight Attendant, with a promise of attractive remuneration packages with include salary of about SGD3,500 (RM8,000++), bonuses and free travel opportunity for any SIA destination. In addition to those, Singapore Airlines also has this special Continuing Education Scheme which allows the employees to pursue their education and [...]

Οι RFID αναγνώστες της Motorola Enterprise Mobility αναμένεται να βελτιώσουν την ιχνηλασία αποσκευών στο πιο πολυάσχολο διεθνές αεροδρόμιο του κόσμου, το Heathrow. Η διεύθυνση Enterprise Mobility business της Motorola, Inc. ανακοίνωσε πρόσφατα ότι το πλέον πολυάσχολο παγκοσμίως διεθνές αεροδρόμιο αξιολογεί την τεχνολογία RFID για να βελτιώσει την ιχνηλασία αποσκευών, χρησιμοποιώντας αναγνώστες RFID της Motorola σαν [...]

Low cost flights offers & Last Minute air fares from Sterling Airlines - 25 % discount Don’t miss this deal - Visit the website => This special flight promotion is bring to you by airticketcheaper.com on 18/04/2008 at 08:14.

The typical low cost airline operates on a point-to-point basis. Costs are kept down as there are no bags to check through to another flight, and no waiting for connections due to delayed flights.Some of the low cost airline networks have become so big though that passengers independently book multi leg flights to get to where they want to go as it still works out cheaper than booking through a scheduled airline. There is the risk that if your first flight is delayed and you miss the connection you will lose your second flight, but if you are savings hundreds of £/€/$'s, it is a gamble I know many take.Tigers Airways offers the ability to booking two flights in the one booking session with their Flight Combo service. This is a great idea as it saves you having to work out if bot

AP - No one died during 2007 in accidents among larger scheduled U.S. airlines and smaller commuter aircraft, and deaths in private plane accidents dropped to 491, their lowest total in more than 40 years, the government reported Wednesday. Original post by AP

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American Airlines follows Delta and opens their own blog in order to provide news to their passengers. The blog is titled "AA Conversations", and not surprisingly the first post had to apologize for the 3,000 flights they had to cancel during April due to maintenance of their MD-80 fleet. Another web site that shows internal news and stories from American Airlines is "Tell Your AA Story", which was created by "a group of concerned American Airlines employees".

American Airlines today announced that after cancelling over 3,000 flights last week, it was returning all its planes to full service tomorrow.“Because we’d been losing money on every flight, it was great saving all that money by not flying,” a spokesperson said. “But we’ve milked this as long as we can.”Officials pronounced the week-long voluntary grounding program an unqualified success.“Not only did we save a few million bucks, but the public is blaming the FAA, not us, for all the flight cancellations,” the spokesperson said. “Thus, we expect even further dividends from our program down the road. Now the public will start putting pressure on the FAA to back off on their safety rules and regulations, and with those onerous obligations out of the way, we can continue to

Delta and Northwest announced merger plans yesterday and last week Frontier Airlines files for bankruptcy protection. You can bet there will be more merger announcements to follow shortly following the Delta/Northwest deal. The media keeps reporting that fare increases will likely result. Fares need to increase, after every major carrier has stuck their hands into the pockets of their employees and with oil prices at a record high, how else are they going to stay in business? It is still cheaper to fly than it is to drive across country. Last I checked Ford or any other auto maker is not going to subsidize anyones trip, so why should the airlines? Frankly I am sick of the public expecting to fly roundtrip coast to coast for $200. Flights are full and no one is making a profit? WTF? I don'

Japan Airlines (JAL) is set to strengthen its ties with Vietnam Airlines as part of efforts to reinforce the Oneworld global airline network, which has no Southeast Asian member. JAL and Vietnam Airlines currently operate joint flights between Japan and Vietnam under a code-sharing agreement. It plans to provide know-how on customer services, booking systems, aircraft maintenance and flight

Six weeks after my international flight from Los Angeles to Australia was delayed for 24 hours, United Airlines has finally come up with a value for my inconvenience when a full Boeing 747-load (400+) of passengers waited at the terminal for 6 hours into midnight, sent to an airport motel at 2am, lining up half [...]

://www.jetstar.com/3k/index.htmlQantas owned Jetstar, has taken an 18% stake in Vietnam's Pacific Airlines, in July 2007. The new airline was renamed Jetstar Pacific and will begin services within Vietnam and later on by acquiring 30 Airbus 320, expanding its network to over 40 destinations across Asia, the Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. The metamorphosed airline will by the end of 2008 fly to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia. At the moment Jetstar Pacific flies to seven destinations in Vietnam operating almost 130 weekly return services with an existing fleet of four single class Boeing 737-400s.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Delta Air Lines announced its long-speculated deal to acquire Northwest Airlines Monday, a combination that will create the world’s largest airline and could lead to a series of other deals to reshape the U.S. airline industry. The new carrier will operate under the Delta name, and be based in Atlanta. Delta said [...]

Kids who love Bur Bur and Friends™ have been sending us coloring pages from all over the country and we appreciate that! Clearly they are having fun and are excited to show us their talent. Below are a few coloring samples children have shared from the Sun Country Airlines In Flight Activity Books featuring the [...]

Asian carriers have often offered lower fares than their European or American rivals. Now they are starting to catch the wave of discount airlines, pioneered in the US and Europe. In South-East Asia, an ASEAN-wide open skies agreement is in the works, but in the rest of the continent flights are still severely restricted by bilateral agreements.Asian carriers are generally much cheaper than their American or European rivals, and there are some great bargains to be had. The low-cost airline industry in Asia is sure to boom in the coming years.All fares quoted below are one-way (except where noted), include taxes and charges, and are widely available. Flight destinations may change and airlines may go bust without notice.Here are (Below) some of the low cost Asian carriers with their logo's

, the land "down under", enjoyed a plethora of European airlines coming to it's shores, for decades.But, now, one by one the very same airlines who were bringing thousands upon thousands of passengers, eagerly awaiting to see this country, are now deserting it, by withdrawing it's services, leaving only British Airways and Virgin Atlantic airlines to fly into Australia.The last European airline to withdraw it's services from Australia was Austrian airlines in 2007.Among those airlines who withdrew their services from Australia are: KLM, which first flew to Australia in 1938, with a weekly Sydney to London flight.A journey that took eight days!Alitalia, now fighting for it's survival, was bringing Italian migrants to this country in the 1940's and 1950's, began their scheduled services in

Executives of Viet Nam Air Petrol Co. (Vinapco) and Pacific Airlines are planning a round of negotiations next week on new fuel charging fee that has hurt their long-established relationship following a supply disruption 10 days ago. Vinapco director Tran Huu Phuc told the Daily on Wednesday that the firm has got a request from Pacific's chief executive officer Luong Hoai Nam for negotiations on

NEW YORK (AP) — Frontier Airlines, the latest airline to file for bankruptcy, was pushed over the brink by a problem that could spread to other carriers: credit card troubles. The carrier on Friday blamed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on a cash squeeze caused by its credit card processing company, which has decided to keep [...]

Singapore Airlines was one of the most respected travel brands around the world. Singapore airline is one of the world’s youngest fleet in the air. It has a network spanning five continents. The Singapore Girl is the symbol of quality customer care and service of Singapore airliner. It is the only airliner provides an excellence of service to customers, investors, partners, and staff. Singapore Airliner becomes one of the world's leading carriers with an advanced fleet. Its route network spans 90 destinations in almost 40 countries. It starts its first flight service in May 1, 1947; an Airspeed Consul hurtled down a tiny airstrip in Kallang, Singapore. Singapore Airliner was the first to offer free drinks and complimentary headsets and it pioneered in-flight telecommunications servi

Skybus Airlines a 10 month old Columbus Company went out of business a week ago siting rising fuel costs.  According to travel industry insiders… there were clues…  Not everyone saw the clues though…  Jaunted.com “The Pop Culture Travel Guide” wrote Skybus Not Planning Anything Stupid” on March 13, 2008.  I believe that was 11 days [...]

SriLankan Airlines returns to national management with effect from April 1st 2008. Partially privatized in 1998 and since managed by Dubai based partners Emirates airlines, SriLankan Airlines is now back under Sri Lankan management and looking to extend its horizons further with enhanced service excellence, route and fleet expansion. SriLankan Airlines now serves 41 destinations in [...]

Three Thai airlines, currently operating out of Don Mueang airport, are preparing to transfer their domestic services back to Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Airline executives claimed that the initial move to Don Mueang was a result of inadequate resources at Suvarnabhumi.However, the impending completion of the expansion project at Suvarnabhumi will attract the original defectors to return, according to the Thai News Agency. National carrier THAI Airways is prepared to return, in support of their single airport policy for the benefit of customers. President Apinan Sumanaseni recognised that the shift of domestic operations for THAI could be completed without a fuss. Budget carriers Nok Air and Orient Thai are also planning a return. CEO of Nok Air,

Freep reported today: American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Wednesday, more than one-third of its schedule, as it spent a second straight day inspecting the wiring on some of its jets — the same issue that caused it to scrub hundreds of flights two weeks ago. The nation’s biggest airline had already canceled 460 flights on [...]

Howdy American Airlines,I don't respect you much. Why did you get all crazy and cancel my flight yesterday? Can't you see how hot I am? Look at me all sexed up in my purple outfit. I'm so hot that I have to have a mirror reflection of myself so you can see my hotness twice. And yet you cancel my flight? That don't make a heckuva lotta sense. I'm too hot to be grounded. I should be flying high like the beautiful Canadian that I am. Canadians love to fly. Heck we invented flying back in the 1970s. Aw shucks, I'm just kidding, but I'm really quite serious about being grounded. It peeves me. Peeves peeves peeves peeves me that you'd ground me, Shania Twain.Others have a right to be grounded, but others don't have a sexy purple outfit either. No response to that one, right? Right

Y siguen las cancelaciones...American Airlines canceló más de 900 vuelos este jueves para arreglar los cableados defectuoso en cientos de sus aviones... Este es el tercer día de callamientos masivos mientras los ejecutivos de la empresa solo ofrecen disculpas y bonos de viaje para calmar a los clientes que están MUY enojados."Hemos fracasado, evidentemente, en completar las normas precisas que exige la FAA, y asumo toda la responsabilidad," Gerard Arpey, el presidente y director ejecutivo de American Airlines, dijo en un evento de la industria en California.Fuente: AP

If you've read the news over the past two days one of the leading stories is that American Airlines has cancled 1,000 flights.  Unfortunately I have been snagged in this travel nightmare today.  I had a quick two night business trip that was to conclude with an evening flight home today.  Of couse my flight was one of those that were cut.   I learned of the problems around mid-morning when a coworker jumped on the web during a break in our meetings.  I remembered that I had been scheduled to fly on an S-80 for my return trip so I immediately logged into my frequent flier account to check my status.  The remarkable thing was that the airline's website barely even mentioned the issues.  A 

Two days of mass cancellations for American Airlines due to safety inspections...clipped from money.cnn.com American Airlines (NYSE:AMR) canceled more than 1,000 flights Wednesday, more than one-third of its schedule, as it spent a second straight day inspecting the wiring on some of its jets -- the same issue that caused it to scrub hundreds of flights two weeks ago. The nation's biggest airline had already canceled 460 flights on Tuesday, stranding thousands of travelers. Federal inspectors found problems with wiring work done two weeks ago, although the airline says passenger safety was never jeopardized. ...making them less resilient in the tough times ahead.clipped from money.cnn.com The cancellations and resulting loss of revenue could hardly come at a worse time for American,

American Air cancels 850 flights on MD-80 inspection: report - MarketWatch – Cripes! American Airlines canceled another 850 flights Wednesday as part of its plan to reinspect MD-80 fleet, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site. The news comes a day after the airline canceled as many as 500 flights to comply with Federal [...]

American Airlines espera cancelar más vuelos este Miércoles y tal vez siga cancelándolos durante el resto de la semana.Esta, intenta cumplir, por segunda vez, con las normas federales sobre el cableado de cerca de 300 de sus aviones.Los oficiales de la Aerolínea dijeron que cancelaron unos 500 vuelos el Martes, pero no se sabe cuántos van a ser cancelados este miércoles. Todo depende de la rapidez con que la línea aérea inspeccione y, de ser necesario, modifique las instalaciones eléctrica en sus aviones MD-80.American opera alrededor de 2300 vuelos diarios, y más de un tercio usan MD-80, comúnmente en la gama central de vuelos desde los aeropuertos de Dallas y Chicago.Esta es la segunda vez que American Airlines hace este tipo de cancelaciones masivo en menos de dos semanas, p

From Bloomberg:Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Ltd., the 17-month-old budget carrier that took on Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. on some of its most profitable routes, ceased operations, crippled by rising oil prices and landing fees at Asia's third- busiest airport.The airline has applied for a voluntary liquidator and is seeking new investors, Chief Executive Officer Stephen Miller said at a Hong Kong press conference. It was losing more than HK$1 million a flight, the Hong Kong Economic Times said earlier, citing unidentified people.Oasis was unable to sustain its low-fare model because of competition from Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong's biggest airline, and four other carriers on flights to London. The airline is the fourth worldwide to shut down within two weeks after a 73 percent surge in fuel cos

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La compañía estadounidense American Airlines (AA) canceló este martes al menos 500 vuelos para realizar inspecciones adicionales a los aviones del tipo MD-80 y garantizar que cumplen con las normas federales de aviación.La compañía aérea explicó el martes en un comunicado que no podía precisar con exactitud el número total de cancelaciones de vuelos, "pero podían llegar hasta 500 hoy", y agregó que es probable que se produzcan más anulaciones el miércoles.La aerolínea señaló que las inspecciones están relacionadas con el cumplimiento detallado de aspectos técnicos "y no con aspectos relacionados con la seguridad" de los vuelos.American indicó que acomodará a los clientes afectados en otros vuelos de la compañía o de otras aerolíneas que ofrecen servicio en el mismo

 American Airlines said it was canceling up to 500 flights Tuesday, potentially more than one-fifth of its schedule, to check the bundling of wires in some planes, the same issue that caused the airline to scrap more than 400 flights last month. American, the nation’s largest carrier, said the cancellations could spill into Wednesday and beyond.The [...]

Airlines are going on a diet to survive.clipped from www.cnn.com With jet fuel prices so high, airlines have no choice but to scour their planes for ways to lighten the load. There's no room for even the smallest bits of dead weight, from redundant wing lights to extra wires in the walls. Manufacturers also are using lighter materials in plane construction.clipped from www.cnn.com "Reducing consumption is a certainty," Heimlich said. "You're always going to win by consuming less energy." To that end, carriers have pulled out unused ovens, magazine racks and trash compactors during the past few years. Some removed paper manuals in the cockpit and installed electronic maintenance logbooks. Last year, American replaced its silverware on business and first class with another set that was made

AP - A slowing economy and high fuel prices appear to have killed off tiny ATA Airlines, Aloha Airlines, and Champion Air. A big pile of cash will keep the big airlines from that same fate, for now. Original post by nathaniel

It's that magic time of the economic cycle, all over again. Investors run screens galore for cheap stocks to hide money in during a consumer and credit... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The fact is that most of the world’s oil is controlled not by the major oil companies but by the national oil companies - Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, Kuwait Oil, Pemex, etc. ExxonMobil produces only 3% of the world’s oil - hardly enough to control prices. Much of the oil it refines is bought on the [...]

I know of a kid who only spoke about the Nintendo (portable) Gameboy I got for his Christmas present.  And before the first week of January was out, a majority of his school friends had parents who bought the same thing for them.  I was amazed.  This kid was a natural salesman! All he did was talk [...]

Hawaii has just lost roughly 15 percent of it's mainland arrivals in the last few days... that's pretty big news here. I've already had to juggle my schedule next week to accomodate divers who were delayed a couple days trying to get here, may lose a charter or two out of it. I currently have customers who are diving with me who just found out today (from Cathy and I) they might not have a way home set up at this point... the ATA flights are going to be tough to replace right away. Apparently Hawaiian is trying to add what flights they can, but they can only do so much.It'll be curious to see how this all shakes out. It was very quiet at the harbor today, several of the boats I see regularly at the boat ramp and boat wash at the end of the day weren't on the water today. I know at least

Thieves Steal Phone Cable for Money Just a couple of quick last minute Friday updates. So the reason I’ve been without internet access at home for almost three days is because there has been an increase in thieves jumping down manholes, cutting telephone cables and striping the wire out to resell for the cooper. Times are tough [...]

From 4 April 2008, Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa passengers can fly with either airline on routes between Frankfurt and the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Customers will then have a choice of seven flights per week on this route. The cooperation agreement was signed by Ato Girma Wake, Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, and Lufthansa Chairman and CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber.The codeshare flights, which can be booked now, offer customers greater flexibility and a wider choice of connections. A Lufthansa Airbus A300-600 will depart from Frankfurt for Addis Ababa four times weekly, with a stopover in Khartoum. Ethiopian Airlines will operate a thrice-weekly Boeing 767 service on this route.The codeshare agreement and the cooperation between Lufthansa and Ethiopian Airlines have estab

Hawaiian Airlines Fills Void Following Demise of Aloha AirTransWorldNews (press release), GA - 2 hours agoOn a positive note, Hawaii vacation rentals are still very reasonably priced and have been over the last 15 months. It is possible to rent a Hawaii vacation … Original post by nathaniel

INDIANAPOLIS - ATA Airlines has discontinued all flights and filed for bankruptcy. The Indianapolis-based airline says in a statement on its Web site Thursday that it became impossible to continue operations after it lost a key contract for its military charter business. ATA announced last month that it would leave its hub at Chicago’s Midway Airport. The [...]

At Aloha Airlines the reason for Chapter 11 was high fuel costs and too much competition. Overnight ATA Airlines went into bankruptcy because it lost a key... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

State-owned domestic air carriers Viet Nam Airlines and Pacific Airlines will soon be making room on the tarmac for several privately-operated competitors. The first, Vietjet Air, is expected to launch its first domestic flights later this year or early next year. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung gave Vietjet the go-ahead last November to become the fourth aviation company in Viet Nam, following

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Airline stocks were making solid gains early Tuesday thanks to a stronger dollar and declining oil prices. At last check, the Amex Airline Index rose 3.1% to 27.56 points with all of its 14 components trading up. Crude-oil futures for May delivery dropped $1.66 to $99.92 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. And [...]

My attachment and love for the aviation industry goes way back. I’m also a private pilot and the owner of RareAviation. So I tend to wake up and take notice when another airlines parks the craft for the last time, locks the doors and walks away. The commercial airline industry seems like an impossible business to [...]

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Aloha Airlines went into Chapter 11 last week. That was not enough. Now the carrier says it is ending passenger service after 60 years of operation. Aloha is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

It's the end of an era of over 60 years. It'll be curious as to how this all shakes out. The State will ask the bankruptcy court to not allow the closure but that may not have any effect. Expect another airline to come in and purchase what remains of the company in a short time... hopefully.Aloha and Hawaiian had attempted to merger a few years back to attempt to create a larger, healthy company. The state wouldn't allow it despite pricing lock guarantees. When that fell through prices went up and the two companies have been struggling to do well since. Go Airlines came in a couple years ago and has offered artificially low prices which has weakened both companies. While benefitting passengers for the short term, it's made it tough for everyone to operate. Both companies have sued

Today, the skies over the Atlantic get just a little bit friendlier.In one of the biggest changes to the aviation industry since wide-scale deregulation of the domestic market in 1978, U.S. and European carriers can now fly between any city in the U.S. or the European Union without having to cut through massive red tape [...]