Saturday, December 9, 2006

Air travel - Hawaiian, Aloha airlines tops in Oct. on-time arrivals

Hawaiian and Aloha airlines ranked as the top two U.S. carriers in terms of on-time arrivals in October, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Air Travel Consumer Report.
Air travel haltingly resumed in Brazil after a communications problem crippled the country's air traffic. Ticket sales and takeoffs had been halted at three major airports.
NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- Airbus S.A.S. on Thursday said it was more than doubling its investment in India to $1 billion over the next 10 years, setting up an engineering facility and a pilot training school in one of the world's fastest growing aviation markets.
LONDON - Britain's airlines slammed government plans on Wednesday to double taxes on air travel, saying the flat rate would remove the incentive to fly greener aircraft.
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) Virtually all takeoffs from three major airports in Brazil were canceled Tuesday night after an air traffic communications system broke down, making it difficult for controllers to communicate with pilots and creating air travel chaos.
I love to fly. Ever since my first flight, from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale in 1978, I've been enamored of air travel. There's something about being in an airport that gets my pulse going just a little bit faster.

Friday, December 8, 2006

No lower trans-Atlantic fares after airlines pact (Air travel) is stalled

Seattle Times - Air travel in Europe and the United States accounts for 60 percent of global traffic, and a "whole new era of pricing" would have been possible if foreign investors were allowed to control U.S. airlines, according to Tom Parsons of bestfares.com , an
New York Times - Boeing forecast in August that India would need 856 new planes over the next two decades. The Center for Asia Pacific Aviation, an airline consulting group based in Sydney, has predicted that India s domestic air travel market will expand to 70
Forbes - For more information call 1-800-air-travel or visit http://www.dt.com. About Continental Airlines Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 3
Forbes - Indonesia will sign an air travel agreement with three neighboring countries allowing nominated airlines to fly unrestricted to four destinations in each country, a senior official said Thursday. The limited "open skies" agreement to be signed by
MSN MoneyCentral - NEW YORK (AP) - Business air travel spending looks to remain bullish next year despite more difficult comparisons, according to a recent analyst survey. UBS Investment Research's poll of corporate travel managers from approximately 1,000 companies

Thursday, December 7, 2006

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Tuesday, December 5, 2006

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Monday, November 27, 2006

Air travel - Reprieve came Wed. but deadline for passports for trips to U.S. looms

Canadian travellers have been given a bit of breathing room in obtaining passports for travel to the U.S. Wednesday, the U.S. Congress agreed to delay a passport requirement for entry into the States.
The journey home at the end of the long Thanksgiving weekend was smooth sailing for many travelers Sunday. Warm, favorable weather conditions made for a less frenzied trip home for many especially in South Florida.
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Sunday, November 26, 2006

New Rules for Air Travel This Holiday Season (Air travel)

WOAI, TX - Nov 18, 2006Thanksgiving is just days away, but the holiday rush at San Antonio International Airport was already underway Saturday. People ...
Wilmington Morning Star, NC - Oct 28, 2006By Dane Schiller. Mexico City | US State Department officials are reminding Americans they'll soon need US passports to fly into ...
WISH, IN - Nov 2, 2006... everyday. And everyday, many items don't make it through security. That's the reason behind the 311 on Air Travel campaign. Large ...
World Travel Guide, UK - Nov 24, 2006Air travellers face paying significantly more in taxes as part of Gordon Brown's pre-budget report next month. According to a Financial ...
Florida Today, FL - Nov 20, 2006BY DONNA BALANCIA. Thanksgiving week kicks off the busiest air travel period of the year. And if you're one of the estimated 25 million ...

Friday, November 24, 2006

Air travel - Holiday travel needn't strain pocketbooks

I can hardly believe the holiday season is here again already.
Despite record high Thanksgiving Week gas prices, 1.5 million Michiganians will travel over the holiday that officially runs Wednesday night through Sunday. And while nine of every 10 will hit the highways, experts report a spike in air travel.
You can be forgiven for being confused on new air travel guidelines put into effect following the terror scare in the United Kingdom.
Low-cost air travel has brought the British in droves to snap up cheap French real estate as retirement or vacation retreats.
Swedish automaker Volvo expects China to become its second largest market after the United States, helping it to reach sales of 600,000 globally by 2009.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24, 2006 (UPI) -- U.S. stocks fell in a holiday-shortened trading session on Black Friday, known as retailers' biggest day.
LONDON (AFX) - Gordon Brown, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, backs substantially increasing taxes on air travel, and gas guzzling cars, the Financial Times reported.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Air travel - Air officials get set for travel trial

This Thanksgiving poses one of the biggest recent tests to the nation's aviation system whether or not airport security lines will flow smoothly despite a record number of passengers and new security rules.
Some 25-million people are expected to travel during the 12 day thanksgiving period, and airlines and airports everywhere are gearing up for the busy days ahead.
Curbs should be placed on air travel to restrict the unsustainable growth in demand, local authorities said today.
Sunday is predicted to be the busiest airline travel day of the year at Kansas City International Airport, according to the Kansas City Aviation Department.
LONDON - A plan for Britain's transport system from 2015 will back national road pricing, streamlined planning decisions and air traffic expansion but rule out new high-speed rail lines, sources close to an inquiry said on Wednesday.
Thanksgiving is the busiest time of year at airports. It's also when the least experienced travelers are most likely to fly. Airports will be packed with millions of people who are encountering new carry-on regulations for the first time.
DENVER - AAA Colorado projects that more people than ever will hit the road this upcoming holiday, with air travel also up compared to last year's Thanksgiving holiday period.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Air travel (Air travel) taxation is no solution to climate change

TravelVideo.tv (press release) - Nov 6, 2006... industry cannot afford to ignore. But higher taxes or a forced reduction in air travel is not the answer. The problem with so ...
Travel Daily News International, Greece - 12 hours ago... The majority of respondents anticipate higher air travel spend next year as compared to this year, for reasons including higher airfares (74.1%), more trips ...
Hamilton Spectator, Canada - Nov 16, 2006A requirement that all air travellers entering the US carry passports beginning in early January will have to be pushed back because officials missed a crucial ...
WBAL Channel.com, MD - Nov 14, 2006BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Thanksgiving holiday is the busiest travel time of the year at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, and more people ...
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 1, 2006Ryanair today dismissed calls for green taxes on aviation as the "usual horseshit" and warned that extra levies on airlines will not put people off flying. ...
Eye For Travel - Nov 1, 2006Corporations in China spent US$7.41 billion on air travel last year, making China the fourth biggest business travel market in the world. (11/1/2006). ...

Monday, November 20, 2006

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Yahoo! News (press release) - 6 hours ago... Allegiant operates a low-cost passenger airline marketed to leisure travelers in small cities, allowing Allegiant to sell air travel both on a stand-alone ...
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Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - Nov 7, 2006... Generally speaking, people have so far responded well to the tighter security restrictions, accepting the need to keep air travel as safe as humanly possible ...
Detroit Free Press, United States - Oct 21, 2006... 2008. Northwest, Michigan's largest passenger air carrier, plans to use its 787s on flights to Asia and other overseas routes. Its ...
Pioneer Press, MN - Oct 31, 2006... 23-Jan. 2.), according to Sabre Airlines Solutions. Round-trip tickets for travel between the Twin Cities and Boston Nov. 22-Nov. ...
International Herald Tribune, France - Nov 5, 2006AP. BRUSSELS, Belgium: Strict new security measures on hand baggage come into effect across European airports Monday, curbing the ...
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Nov 19, 2006... airport-security checkpoints. But a new smaller aircraft could make private air travel more available for less-wealthy folks. AP photo. ...
The Tide, Nigeria - Nov 7, 2006One week after the December 10, 2005, Sosoliso air crash in Port Harcourt, then Minister of Aviation, Prof. Borishade Babalola offered ...