Aviation
Frequent-flyer programs increase the cost of business travel
Frequent-flyer programs increase the cost of business travel - Airline frequent-flyer programs are a staple for air travel, particularly frequent business travelers, but do they add to the cost of business travel for employers? A new study says, yes. A...
Flyers Rights: FAA must set airline seat size standards
Flyers Rights: FAA must set airline seat size standards - FlyersRights.org, the largest airline passenger rights organization, has filed its reply brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in its lawsuit seeking to compel the Federal Avia...
Spirit Airlines turns down JetBlue offer, favors Frontier
Spirit Airlines turns down JetBlue offer, favors Frontier - In April, Spirit Airlines’ Board of Directors said that after speaking with financial and legal advisers, it believed JetBlue’s offer could “reasonably” turn out to be a better deal...
United Airlines: San Francisco to Melbourne flights resume now
United Airlines: San Francisco to Melbourne flights resume now - United today announces the return of its nonstop service between San Francisco and Melbourne, beginning with three weekly flights this June. The restart of this route compl...
United adds New York-Nice flights, increases Monaco connections
United adds New York-Nice flights, increases Monaco connections - United Airlines will be adding new services beginning April 29, linking New York/Newark to Nice, Monaco’s closest international airport. With new daily flights and more premium seats tha...
Air Transat and WestJet launch new transatlantic codeshare
Air Transat and WestJet launch new transatlantic codeshare - Today, Air Transat and WestJet have launched a new transatlantic codeshare. WestJet’s “WS” code is now activated for sale on select Air Transat operated flights to/from ...
Uganda ends PCR test mandate for all vaccinated outbound travelers
Uganda ends PCR test mandate for all vaccinated outbound travelers - On April 27, 2022, the Minister of Health, Honorable Jane Ruth Achieng, updatedthe public in a televised statement on the current COVID -19 situation andthe new measures that the...
Lufthansa now integrates carbon-neutral flying option into booking
Lufthansa now integrates carbon-neutral flying option into booking - With a single click, Lufthansa customers can now easily minimize carbon emissions of their flights. After flight selection, they can further choose one of three options to fly CO2-neu...
Sustainability themed Turkish Airlines aircraft takes to the skies
Sustainability themed Turkish Airlines aircraft takes to the skies - Flying to more countries than any other airline, Turkish Airlines introduced a special design element adorned with leaves on its Airbus 321 type TC-JSU tail numbered aircraft, which w...
Russian Aeroflot kicked out of SkyTeam airline alliance
Russian Aeroflot kicked out of SkyTeam airline alliance - In a press release posted on its official website today, SkyTeam announced that Russia’s national flag carrier Aeroflot was no longer a member of the international airline alliance. SkyTea...
[Infographic] How airline distribution works
Ticket distribution and airline management are complex. The interaction between a user and a traditional airline may entail involvement of about four middlemen companies. However, there are new and streamlined distribution approaches emerging. In our new infographic, we describe the general trends and specifics of how schedule, fare, availability, and booking data travels from airlines to end users.
Ayusin ang industriyang panghimpapawid ng Pilipinas, mungkahi ng AsBAA
The Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) recently held a site visit and investment trip to the Philippines. Led by its Philippine chapter, the agenda for this visit were to resolve congestion at NAIA in Manila, and to improve the country’s existing business and general aviation (BA/GA) facilities for long-term use. The longer-term aviation infrastructure development solution being explored by AsBAA is a redistribution plan located north of the capital, either at Clark International Airport or Subic Bay International Airport.
India leads in domestic air traffic growth, says IATA
India led global markets with a domestic air traffic growth of about 20.3% in June, according to International Air Transport
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