Chances are, if you're a frequent business travel, you're also a frequently annoyed at mismanaged baggage, cancelled flights, and delays. To see which airline takes the trophy for the most complaints, I've culled the U.S. Department of Transportation's Air Travel Consumer Report. The worst performing airline, based on number of...
ORLANDO, Fla., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Holdings, Inc., will provide an online, real-time webcast of its second quarter earnings results conference call on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at 10 a.m. EDT. Beginning approximately two hours after the initial conference call is completed; a replay of the webcast...
As a way to generate extra revenue, five major U.S. airlines will start publishing advertisements on the boarding passes that customers print at home. Delta, Northwest, US Airways, United and Continental have signed contracts with Sojern, an Omaha-based start-up, to fill their printed boarding passes with targeted ads,...
Some days you just don't know where to start. Looking back over the last few weeks, I couldn't decide which bit of bad news about the airline business to focus on. So instead, let's look first at some good news for those who fly. Here's one bit: Your flights...
Bombardier Aerospace today announced the appointment of Frederick W. Reid as the new President of Flexjet and Skyjet U.S. effective August 25, 2008. Mr. Reid brings to Bombardier considerable senior executive expertise in marketing and commercial aspects of the airline industry. Mr. Reid's career within the airline industry is impressive...
In yet another attempt to offset rising fuel costs, US Airways will yank in-flight movie and music systems from all domestic flights in November - a move the airline says will save about $10 million a year. What's a beleaguered passenger to do? First airlines slapped on fees for checked...
LAS VEGAS -- Despite the weak U.S. dollar, a boom in international travel around the world hasn't translated into an explosion of foreign tourists to the United States. Explanations range from post-9/11 security headaches and lower airfares elsewhere to poor marketing by the United States. Whatever the...
Philadelphia International Airport's on-time record improved in May compared to a year ago, boosted by the performance of US Airways, federal data released yesterday showed. Commercial flights arrived at Philadelphia on time 75.2 percent of the time, up from 69.2 percent in May last year. Planes left on time 79...
Airline Achieves Top Three On-Time Performance Ranking for Six Consecutive Months TEMPE, Ariz. -- For the sixth straight month US Airways (NYSE: LCC) has ranked as one of the top three airlines in on-time performance (among the 10 largest U.S. carriers) according to results released today by the...
LAS VEGAS -- Despite the weak U.S. dollar, a boom in international travel around the world hasn't translated into an explosion of foreign tourists to the United States. Explanations range from post-9/11 security headaches and lower airfares elsewhere to poor marketing by the U.S. Whatever the cause,...
- Contract Will Increase Low Cost Carrier's Revenue from GSA by 30 Percent Over 2008 - ORLANDO, Fla., July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. , announced today that the U.S. General Services Administration GSA has awarded the airline 119 city pair...
Delta Air Lines Inc., the third-largest U.S. carrier, is adding fuel surcharges of as much as $50 for frequent-flier tickets to blunt this year's 42 percent surge in jet-fuel prices. Delta joins US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines in charging to redeem the rewards, a new...
BATESVILLE, Ind., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hill-Rom today announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Tri-anim Health System, Inc. (Sylmar, Calif.). The agreement will enhance selling efforts for Hill-Rom's product The VestR Airway Clearance System to both acute and long-term care facilities within the United States. ...
Jun 23, 2008 Aer Lingus Aer Lingus will increase frequencies to Paris Charles De Gaulle, Dusseldorf, Warsaw, Bucharest, Geneva, Milan it flies to both Malpensa and Linate, Barcelona, Malaga, Lisbon and Manchester. It recently announced a 15% reduction in winter long-haul capacity. Jun 18, 2008 ...
First New Airline Created in Response to Landmark Open Skies Agreement Embarks on Maiden Voyage Premium Transatlantic Airline Forges New Link Between Paris and New York, Two of the World's Great Business and Cultural Capitals NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenSkies, the new premium...
ORLANDO, Fla., June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bob Fornaro, chairman, president and chief executive officer at AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. , will present at the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference at 3:10 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 18, 2008. A live audio Webcast will...
Record oil prices' toll on air travel climbed Thursday as several airlines unleashed new fees, higher fuel surcharges and schedule cutbacks. *US Airways said it will start charging $2 for a can of soft drink or juice, a bottle of water or a cup of coffee, starting Aug....
CHICAGO -- Baggage fees are fast becoming an unavoidable part of U.S. flying: Three of the largest carriers now charge $15 for a first checked bag. No. 2 United Airlines and No. 7 US Airways announced their new fees on Thursday, three weeks after No. 1 American...
An Airway Heights company named Nilkanth Inc. has bought the six-story, 105-room Shilo Inn Hotel east of downtown for $4.5 million, according to Spokane County tax documents, and plans to convert it into a Comfort Inn. Neither Mayur Patel, identified in a real-estate tax affidavit as Nilkanth 's president,...
HOUSTON -- British Airways officials shamelessly promoted their carrier as "The World's Favourite Airline" until 2001, when it stopped being even Europe's biggest, arguing that even if U.S. carriers were bigger, theirs was better by every measure of quality, and much preferred by travelers who had an option. ...
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