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Virgin
Trains offers BA passengers free rail travel
Jan. 26, 2007 - Inter-city rail operator Virgin Trains is to make
a concerted effort to poach airline travellers if next week's planned
strike by British Airways cabin crew - expected to cause major disruption
- goes ahead.
First
day of travel with added passport requirements smooth
Jan. 24, 2007 - A new rule requiring U.S. airline passengers to
show a passport upon their return from Mexico, Canada or the Caribbean
took effect Tuesday, with few reports of stranded travelers.
NBTA
Releases Top 10 Industry Travel Stories of 2006
This report counts down the top stories, voted on by NBTA Direct
members, impacting corporate travel last year. From the uncovering
of a terror plot targeting U.S.-bound commercial airliners to the
globalization of corporate travel programs, it was quite a year
in travel. Read about the top stories of 2006 and learn how those
stories impacted corporate travel and how NBTA served its members
and the industry in light of these developments.
Air
Fare Index Reaches Highest
Jan. 24, 2007 - The Air Travel Price Index (ATPI) for the third
quarter of 2006 reached the highest third- quarter level recorded
in the 11-year period measured by the index, 7.5 percent higher
than the previous third quarter high in 2005, the U.S. Department
of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
reported Wednesday (January 24)
Airline
delays set record in 2006
Jan. 25, 2007 - Airline delays increased sharply last year to record
highs because of a rash of bad weather starting in the fall that
shut airports and stranded thousands of passengers, according to
federal data obtained by USA TODAY.
Boeing
scraps wireless system on the 787
Jan 26, 2007 - Boeing has scrapped plans for a wireless entertainment
system on its new 787 "Dreamliner," about eight months
before the plane's first scheduled flight.
Delta
Chief Denies Merger Talks
Jan. 24, 2007- The chief executive of Delta Air Lines told employees
yesterday that the airline was not engaged in merger talks with
Northwest Airlines.
Travel
to U.S. off 17% since 9/11 attacks
Jan. 24, 2007 - A drop of 17 per cent in overseas travellers to
the United States since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has cost the
country more than $15 billion (U.S.) in lost taxes and nearly 200,000
jobs, a study showed yesterday.
Senators
fly idea of airline re-regulation
Jan. 24, 2007 - Senators grilled US Airways CEO Douglas Parker about
his company's hostile bid for Delta Air Lines at a hearing on airline
consolidation Wednesday, with even some Republicans suggesting there
could be a need for re-regulation of airlines if a new round of
mergers take place. |
