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Non-TSA Compliant Reservations Risk Cancellation

Under TSA’s Secure Flight program, all airline reservations must contain the following information:

• Full name (as it appears on passenger's government-issued ID)
• Date of birth
• Gender
  

Without Secure Flight data in the reservation, passengers traveling November 1, 2010 or later may at a minimum, be denied access to an online or kiosk boarding pass or at a maximum, find that their reservation has been cancelled by the airline.

Airlines have been phased into the Secure Flight program over the past eighteen months. November 1, 2010 represents the final deadline for all airlines to be 100% compliant in passing this information to the TSA within the required timeframes.

Since the program was implemented early in 2009, Travel-On has worked with our clients to update profiles to include the required information, which is automatically appended to every airline reservation.

Lessons Learned - The Volcanic Ash Air Crisis

(excerpted from article of same title by Irene Korn published in the Q2 2010 NBTA Business Travel Quarterly)

Just when you think you’ve got contingency plans in place for everything, we’re reminded that the unexpected is just that – unexpected. The volcanic ash that closed down much of European air space this spring brought crisis management planning to the forefront for travel managers. Read more

Airline Tarmac Delays Drop as U.S. Rule Takes Effect

U.S. airline flights stuck for more than three hours on airport tarmacs fell 85 percent in May, the first full month of a rule that subjects carriers to fines for such delays. Read more

Pilots want dialogue with American Airlines‎

The new president of the Allied Pilots Association, which represents 11,000 American Airlines pilots, said the APA’s newly-elected national officers want a “healthy dialogue” with the airline’s management. Read more: Pilots want dialogue with American Airlines - Dallas Business Journal. Read more

American Airlines, Delta seek rights to Brazil flights

American Airlines Inc. applied Thursday for the rights to operate three flights a week between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Rio de Janeiro, beginning in November. The carrier is competing with Delta Air Lines Inc., which would use the rights for flights between Atlanta and Brasilia and Manaus. It will be up to the U.S. Department of Transportation to decide which carrier gets the flights, authorized in the air treaty between the U.S. and Brazil. Read more

Airline agents go mobile with handheld devices

Airline agents are increasingly going mobile at airports, with tools in hand to help passengers — and eventually help sell them something. The largest U.S. carriers, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, plan to expand their mobile workforce equipped with handheld devices that agents use to check flights and issue bag tags and boarding passes. They'll soon be able to sell passengers items or get them to pay for oversize bags that shouldn't have cleared security. Read more

EU adds Suriname airline and Iran Air's jets to no-fly list

The EU has added an airline from Suriname and most of Iran Air's jets on a list of carriers banned from flying to Europe due to safety concerns, according to the Associated Press. The list, established in 2006, is updated regularly and contains 278 names, mostly small carriers in Africa and Asia. Suriname's Blue Wings Airlines was added to the list even though it does not fly to Europe. The EU's Transport Commission cited "a series of accidents" suffered by Blue Wings and "serious deficiencies" seen during ground inspections, according to AFP. Read more

Alaska Airlines Now Offering Inflight Wi-Fi on More Than Half Its Aircraft

Alaska Airlines is now offering Aircell's Gogo® Inflight Internet service on more than half its aircraft, including all 55 of its Boeing 737-800s and 10 of its 737-900s. The service will be available on the airline's remaining two 737-900s by the end of July. These aircraft fly throughout Alaska's network, including all transcontinental routes. Read more

BA's Walsh to guarantee flights if new strike ‎

British Airways will be able to guarantee all of its flights should there be any new strike action, the company's Chief Executive Willie Walsh said in an interview on Wednesday. Read more