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Monday, April 22, 2013

04/22/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Airlines.


  • NYC Fliers Face Delays as FAA Begins Furloughing Controllers 2013-04-22, 07:47 pm
    ... air-traffic controllers. The disruptions in the nation's busiest air-travel market affected the three largest U.S. airlines. United Continental Holdings Inc., the biggest, has a hub at New Jersey's Newark Liberty airport, while Delta Air Lines Inc. ...
  • U.S. air traffic furloughs cause delays but no major havoc 2013-04-22, 07:38 pm
    ... Instead, the U.S. air system operated as it would if only a few bouts of bad weather had affected schedules. Still, airlines predicted sizable disruption and hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue if delays happen as predicted and persist ...
  • Small winery has big name 2013-04-22, 07:16 pm
    In this week's Behind the Story Tracey Roxburgh talks to one of Central Otago's first winemakers, Grant Taylor, about Valli Vineyard - and why he has steadfastly remained a small, boutique operation.
  • Chicago Charter School Teachers Push To Form Union 2013-04-22, 07:01 pm
    ... privately-run and unless they're unionized each teacher there represents a lost job for organized labor. Southwest Airlines is giving you a chance to win roundtrip airfare from Chicago's Midway to Charlotte, North Carolina! Click here for your ...
  • VIDEO: School Bus Driver Plows Through Flood Water 2013-04-22, 07:00 pm
    ... stuck in a flood. I wouldn't even try it," Parker says. "That's dangerous, it could mess up that engine." Southwest Airlines is giving you a chance to win roundtrip airfare from Chicago's Midway to Charlotte, North Carolina! Click here for your ...
  • Dear TripAdvisor: No saving seats on Southwest Airlines -... 2013-04-22, 06:35 pm
    Q: I always fly Southwest Air into St. Louis. I always go online for my boarding pass exactly 24 hours in advance so I can be in an early boarding group.
  • Paul Casey named CEO of Island Air 2013-04-22, 06:19 pm
    Island Air has appointed Paul Casey , the former president and CEO of Hawaiian Airlines and the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, as its new CEO.
  • Texas Gov. Perry Visits Chicago To Poach Illinois Jobs 2013-04-22, 06:15 pm
    ... move people quickly and efficiently on mass transit system which they don't have in Texas," said Emanuel. Southwest Airlines is giving you a chance to win roundtrip airfare from Chicago's Midway to Charlotte, North Carolina! Click here for your ...
  • Conservative Group Sues Sheriff Dart Over Immigration 2013-04-22, 06:15 pm
    ... locals and to order that Dart keep the immigrants behind bars until immigration is ready to deport them. Southwest Airlines is giving you a chance to win roundtrip airfare from Chicago's Midway to Charlotte, North Carolina! Click here for your ...
  • Lufthansa says air traffic back to normal on Tuesday 2013-04-22, 05:59 pm
    Deutsche Lufthansa AG said air traffic would be back to normal on Tuesday after a one-day strike grounded almost all of the airline's flights on Monday.

Monday, April 15, 2013

04/15/13 The Raw Airline News Feed


Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Airlines.

  • New American Airline CEO Parker to get $19.5 mln in merger pay 2013-04-15, 06:56 pm
    ... $19.5 million in merger-related pay for taking over as chief executive of the merged US Airways and American Airlines, the companies said Monday. The merger between US Air and American parent AMR Corp , which still requires regulatory approval, ...
  • United to open revamped Terminal B in IAH in coming weeks 2013-04-15, 06:43 pm
    United Airlines said Monday it would gradually open its redeveloped Terminal B at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport over the course of the next two weeks.
  • Big U.S. corporate takeovers drive "Merger Monday" 2013-04-15, 06:36 pm
    The more than $52 billion worth of deals announced on Monday morning made it the busiest "merger Monday" this year, as two large U.S. corporate takeovers underscored increasing CEO interest in pursuing transformational transactions to boost growth and cut costs.
  • Full site access now from $120 2013-04-15, 06:29 pm
    ... to NBR Print or NBR ONLINE paid content and be in to win a trip for two flying Business Class with Singapore Airlines and SilkAir to Cambodia's newest ultimate "all-inclusive" luxury eco-resort Song Saa Private Island and the iconic Raffles Grand ...
  • GCSB leak inquiry could be attempt to root out Deep Throat - analyst 2013-04-15, 06:26 pm
    ... to NBR Print or NBR ONLINE paid content and be in to win a trip for two flying Business Class with Singapore Airlines and SilkAir to Cambodia's newest ultimate "all-inclusive" luxury eco-resort Song Saa Private Island and the iconic Raffles Grand ...
  • Broomfield-based Aircell completes acquisition of Airfone 2013-04-15, 06:24 pm
    Broomfield-based Aircell has completed acquisition of the Airfone business unit of LiveTV LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways Corp., it was announced Monday.
  • Hot deals: Japan, Vanuatu, Melbourne, Phuket 2013-04-15, 06:13 pm
    Experience the thrills of Tokyo with return flights from Auckland or Christchurch on Singapore Airlines from $1799 a person.
  • Doug Parker to employees: Why I earned $5.5 million in 2012 2013-04-15, 06:05 pm
    ... we work together in the future. We have much work ahead as we begin to plan for integrating US Airways and American Airlines. I look forward to that work and the airline we are going to build together with our colleagues at American. Thank you so ...
  • More Trouble For Boeing: FAA Orders Inspections Of 737s 2013-04-15, 06:02 pm
    ... and cause pilots to lose control of the aircraft. An Alaska Air Boeing 737 prepares to take off as a Southwest Airlines 737 lands at Los Angeles International Airport on April 5, 2011. (Getty Images) In an airworthiness directive dated April 15 , ...
  • Top 10: Marathons 2013-04-15, 05:43 pm
    Back in 1896, the first Olympic marathon was won by Spiridon "Spiros" Louis, a Greek water-carrier who finished the race in just under three hours.

Monday, April 8, 2013

9 ways to avoid airline fees

... easily be wiped out by fees you might be hit with when you fly. Unfortunately, keeping track of all the things airlines charge extra for and how much they charge is no easy task. That's because airline fees are constantly changing. Since January ...

http://finances.msn.com/saving-money-advice/250987845

Airline passengers' complaints rising as seats get smaller, more flights are overbooked

Airlines keep shrinking the size of seats to stuff more people onto planes, those empty middle seats that once provided a little more room are now occupied and more people with tickets are being turned away because flights are overbooked.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/airline_passengers_complaints.html

Airline report: Duds and dynamos

If you travel on a plane and arriving on time makes a difference, try to book on Hawaiian Airlines.

http://www.bradfordtoday.com/national-news/airline-report-duds-and-dynamos.html

No proof China's H7N9 spreading between...

... International Hotels Development fell 5.21 percent. Flag carrier Air China was off 3.38 percent and China Eastern Airlines down 3.23 percent. But medical stocks rose. Concerns over the outbreak were also blamed for a tumble in Hong Kong stocks on ...

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/344480/no-proof-china-h7n9-spreading-between-humans-who

Asia: Nikkei rallies after BoJ easing measures

... such as Sharp which surged 7.3%. Sony rose 5.7%, Honda advanced 3.7% while Toyota Motor added 4%. Hong Kong airlines shrugged off an otherwise weak sector elsewhere in Asia on concern about bird flu. Air China gained 4.5% and Cathay Pacific Airways ...

http://www.livecharts.co.uk/share_prices/Asia--Nikkei-rallies-after-BoJ-easing-measure-news20811654.html

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