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Holiday Fares Headed
for Stratosphere

Recession doesn't seem to be dampening travel enthusiasm

Oct 16, 09 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you haven’t booked your holiday airfare yet, stop reading this and do it. Unlike last year, when airlines dropped prices at the last minute to fill unusually empty planes, prices this fall are on a decidedly upward trajectory, the New York Times reports. Last week, overall Thanksgiving... More »

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airline industry • airline • airfare • holiday travel • holiday season

TRAVEL

For $249 Annual Fee, United Will Waive Bag Charges

Fee covers two bags per flight, and up to 8 passengers booked at same time

Oct 5, 09 9:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fly United frequently, or planning to use the airline for the next couple family vacations? For a $249 annual fee, United will waive fees for your first two checked bags—and it covers up to eight people traveling on the same booking. With a $20 charge for the first bag... More »

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airline industry • United Airlines • air travel • fees • baggage

Capt. Sully Plans Return to Flying

Hero pilot will also become part of US Airways' safety management team

Sep 28, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chesley Sullenberger, who saved the passengers and crew of US Airways Flight 1549 when he executed daring water landing on the Hudson River in January, will soon return to flying. The hero pilot's return to the cockpit is imminent, the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles reports. In addition to flying,... More »

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airline industry • US Airways • aviation • rescue • pilot • Hudson River • management • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • NBC Local

 Airlines Pledge to Halve 
 Emissions by 2050 

Industry makes vow to UN ahead of Copenhagen summit

Sep 22, 09 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The airline industry is pledging to cut carbon emissions by 50% in 2050, reports the Guardian, in a reluctant concession meant to stave off more dramatic action—but one that will likely increase fares and trigger a race for new, greener technology. The plan will be presented at the... More »

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climate change • Greenpeace • airline industry • Kyoto Protocol • British Airways • airline • aviation • Copenhagen climate change conference • Willie Walsh

 Delta Slammed 
 for Transatlantic 
 'Ghost Flights' 

Empty planes flown from LA to London to be disinfected before flights to Australia

Sep 8, 09 1:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Delta Air Lines' practice of flying empty passenger planes almost halfway around the world just to be disinfected has outraged environmentalists, the Guardian reports. Australia requires that inbound planes be sprayed with insecticide to combat malaria and other diseases. But Delta isn't allowed to carry out the treatment in the... More »

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environment • flight • airline industry • Delta Air Lines • Delta

 Southwest 
 Adds $10 Fee 
 to Board Early 

Airline with no assigned seats starts charging for first dibs

Sep 2, 09 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Southwest Airlines doesn’t assign seats, but now it will start charging for the privilege of finding the best one, the Dallas Morning News reports. For an extra $10, the new “EarlyBird Check-in” allows passengers to board first, or at least right after the Business Select and Rapid... More »

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airline industry • air travel • Southwest Airlines • boarding pass • airline passengers • fees • seating

 As Fewer Fly, 
 Airline Delays Nosedive 

Major airports see traffic fall 9%

Aug 24, 09 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - With fewer travelers taking to the skies, airline delays have dropped significantly compared to recent years, USA Today reports. Delays topping two hours fell by more than a quarter this year from 2008 and 2007 levels, while traffic at big hubs has dropped 9% compared to last year. Traffic at... More »

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airline industry • airport • Newark airport • air traffic • O'Hare International Airport • flight delays

Towns Pay Up
to Keep Airlines From Taking Off

Small cities pull out all the stops as airports threaten to close

Aug 18, 09 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - With airlines feeling the pain of the economic crash, many mid-sized cities, too big for federal help but too small to draw many travelers, have resorted to shaking the money tree to keep the planes flying, the New York Times reports. Some, like Myrtle Beach, have slashed fees across... More »

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airline industry • recession • airport • Myrtle Beach

analysis

Passengers Stuck on Runway Have No Recourse


Aug 13, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The passengers who spent 5.5 hours trapped inside a plane in Rochester, Minn., last weekend didn’t revolt. But if they had, they could have wound up in trouble with the law, USA Today reports. Federal aviation laws give airlines sole authority over whether passengers stay on a... More »

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airline industry • Continental Airlines • passenger's bill of rights • airline passenger's bill of rights • Federal Aviation Administration • ExpressJet Airlines • Rochester, Minn.

(Newser) - Air passengers booking flights in the US can expect some extra questions starting this weekend, the Washington Post reports. Travelers will be asked for their sex and birth date, which will be forwarded along with other information to federal officials checking watch lists. The move comes as the Transportation Security... More »

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airline industry • airport security • air travel • screening • Homeland Security • Transportation Security Administration

(Newser) - This could set off an interesting price war: JetBlue today began selling a $599 pass for all the flights you can handle between Sept. 8 and Oct. 8, reports Bloomberg. The idea is to try to keep their planes full once the peak summer season winds down. The offer's good... More »

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travel • airline industry • airline • planes • air travel • Jet Blue • airplanes

 Going...Going...Gone: 
 Airlines Tweet Low Prices 

JetBlue, United get in on speedy, hip marketing move

Aug 3, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - JetBlue and United Airlines are giving loyal readers of their Twitter feeds chances to grab low fares, USA Today reports. But customers have to act quickly: JetBlue makes the fares available for about 8 hours or while seats last, while United often gives customers just an hour or two... More »

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advertising • airline industry • JetBlue • United Airlines • Twitter

(Newser) - One minute Qantas Flight 72 was cruising at a level altitude, autopilot humming. Then suddenly, for no apparent reason, the Airbus A320 went into a nosedive, as the pilots helplessly watched. Eventually, they righted the plane, but not before 115 passengers were injured. Nor was this an isolated incident. Automated... More »

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artificial intelligence • airline industry • Qantas • Airbus • air disasters • air travel • Airbus A320 • automation

(Newser) - The budget-airline boss who's thinking about charging passengers to use the bathrooms on his planes wants you to know that he doesn't feel a bit bad about it. If you expect to be coddled, Michael O'Leary tells the New York Times, Ryanair's not for you. O'Leary—famed for his rudeness... More »

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airline industry • Ryanair • airline • budget airlines • airline passengers • Michael O'Leary

(Newser) - United Airlines’ dismal service and financial stature may soon send it to Chapter 11, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a “teachable moment,” Shaun Rein writes in Forbes. Herewith, three lessons:
  • Loyal customers return: "Consumers are more price sensitive in this economy,
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bankruptcy • airline industry • United Airlines • transportation • air travel • customer service • employees • morale • brand loyalty

TRAVEL

 Salt Lake Tops 
 Best Airports List 




Jul 25, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some airports just seem to be charmed when it comes to on-time departures. Travel + Leisure ranks the 10 best in America based on percentage of flights delayed:
  1. Salt Lake City: Last year's winner continues its reign, cutting delays by 2% from 2008, to just 12%.
  2. Portland,
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Washington DC • airline industry • Detroit • San Diego • Salt Lake City • Orlando • airport • Tampa • air travel • Minneapolis airport • Los Angeles International Airport • Portland, Oregon • Reagan National Airport • Boston Phoenix

Brit Flights Will Bar 'Flu-ish' Passengers

Docs blast 'nonsense' plan to keep ill
off airplanes

Jul 20, 09 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will refuse to check in passengers with symptoms of swine flu unless they have doctors' notes saying they're healthy, reports the Times of London. Passengers with runny noses, headaches, or sore throats will be told not to board their flights. The new policy has outraged... More »

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travel • airline industry • British Airways • Virgin Atlantic • air travel • influenza • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Autistic Teen 'Tycoon'
Dupes Airline Industry

Fakes out nearly everyone with plan to launch discount airline

Jul 19, 09 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Posing as a young airline tycoon with a fleet of jets, a 17-year-old British boy convinced airport and airline officials he was about to launch a cut-rate airline able to service most of Europe, reports the Times of London. For six months, the teen appeared in industry magazines and... More »

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Airline Uses Naked Staff for In-Flight Safety Vid

'Bare Essential of Safety' also a viral video hit

Jul 3, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a marketing campaign featuring staff in body-paint facsimiles of their uniforms, Air New Zealand is applying its revealing approach to the in-flight safety video as well, the New Zealand Herald reports. “The Bare Essentials of Safety” aims to recapture the attention of passengers who often ignore the mandatory... More »

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airline industry • New Zealand • airline • Air New Zealand • body paint

UPDATED

France: Yemenia Air Black Box Not Found

14-year-old girl is sole survivor of crash; plane failed 2007 inspection

Jul 1, 09 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The French government has backed off reports that searchers located one of the black box flight recorders from Yemenia Air Flight 626, the BBC reports. The crash, in which a 14-year-old girl appears to be the sole survivor out of 151 passengers, occurred after the Airbus 310 had aborted its... More »

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France • airline industry • plane crash • airline safety • survivors • airline passengers • Yemenia Air

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