BA
to run 'full flying program'
Jan. 30, 200 7- British Airways says it expects to run a "full
flying program" from London on Tuesday after an eleventh-hour
deal averted a planned two-day strike by cabin crew.
Merger
pressures likely to continue despite US Airways dropping bid
for Delta
Jan. 31, 2007 - US Airways is calling off its bid for Delta
Air Lines. But industry analysts expect the pressure to merge
that's facing Eagan-based Northwest Airlines and other carriers
will continue. And the Metropolitan Airports Commission is
keeping that very much in mind.
United
says mergers still viable
Feb. 1, 2007 - US Airways' (LCC) failed hostile bid for Delta
Air Lines doesn't kill prospects for other airline mergers,
United Airlines (UAUA) CEO Glenn Tilton said Thursday.
Northwest
has no plans to merge this year
Jan. 31, 2007 - Northwest Airlines plans to emerge from bankruptcy
protection as an independent carrier and stay that way through
2007, CEO Doug Steenland said on Tuesday.
Travellers
pay new "green" airline tax
Feb. 1, 2007 - Passengers leaving airports were having to
pay a higher rate of air tax from Thursday or risk being barred
from their flights.
U.K.'s
new tax increase means unfriendlier skies
Feb. 2, 2007 - The controversial change, announced in December
by United Kingdom Chancellor Gordon Brown, doubles the country's
Air Passenger Duty on long-haul flights to 40 British pounds
for economy class, or about $78 (the premium-class tax also
doubles, to 80 pounds, or about $157). The increase boosts
the already high total cost of taxes and fees in economy class
between the USA and the U.K. to nearly $300, more than double
the amount levied on flights to rival low-cost hub Amsterdam.
Kid-Friendly
Business Travel
No one needs to tell you that traveling with children isn’t
always a walk in the park. Throw in a last-minute business
trip full of day-long board meetings, multiple conference
calls and late-night client dinners, and what you’ve
got is a race to find decent kinder care. Make that around-the-clock
babysitting if your spouse also logs hours on the road.
International
trusted traveler program sought
Jan. 31, 2007 - Believing it would help stem the USA's diminishing
appeal to travelers from abroad, the U.S. travel industry
asked Congress on Wednesday to launch a special trusted traveler
program for international visitors.
Hundreds
Lost Money in Alleged Travel Scam
Feb. 1, 2007 - A new travel scam involving a North Carolina
travel agency has appeared in Maryland. The Carroll County
State's Attorney's Office says Barbara Herrington and her
Mooresville travel agency Southern Travel ripped off hundreds
of Maryland residents.
Most of the victims were charged at least one-thousand dollars
for a promised Hawaiian vacation, but never got the trip for
which they paid. The victims had attended a presentation about
the trip at a V-F-W Post in December. The county sheriff's
office says the victims lost a combined total of $115,000.
Herrington already faces unrelated fraud charges. Several
counties are working with police on new charges against Herrington.
Marriott
says trans fats will check out
Feb. 1, 2007 -Marriott International (MAR) said Thursday that
by mid-February it will eliminate trans fats from the food
it serves at its 2,300 North American hotels.
New
Mexico orders US Airways to stop serving alcohol
Jan. 31, 2007 - The cease-and-desist order came as authorities
discovered the airline lacked the required public service
liquor license while they were investigating a fatal drunken
driving crash caused by a man who allegedly was intoxicated
on a US Airways flight to Albuquerque, said Ed Lopez, superintendent
of the state Regulation and Licensing Department.
FAA
proposes raising pilot retirement age to 65
Jan. 31, 2007 - Airline pilots would be allowed to fly until
they turn 65 instead of the current mandatory retirement age
of 60 under new rules proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration. |
