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The good news for airline passengers in the U.S. is that new rules will force carriers to refund any checked baggage fees if their luggage is lost starting in August. The rules were proposed in 2010 and after a review and comment period, were announced in April of 2011. Now that the August implementation date is approaching, airlines are asking for more time.
Posted on Wed, 15-Jun-2011 at 15:48 GMT
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It seems that the industry can't catch a break. Finally, there are reports of passenger traffic improving and profits returning to financially battered airlines. Well, good news in the airline industry seems to last about as long as winter daylight in the Arctic. What could it be now?
Posted on Thu, 24-Feb-2011 at 23:54 GMT
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We wrote a few months ago about new challengers to the Boeing-Airbus duopoly on narrow-body passenger jets with over 100 seats. At the time, the giants in the industry did not make much of the threat by Chinese and Canadian manufacturers who are developing more fuel efficient aircraft with similar seating capacity. However, recent moves indicate that the veteran plane makers may be changing their tunes.
Posted on Wed, 12-Jan-2011 at 17:26 GMT
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Some of us enjoy a premium frequent flyer status; premium seating; premium classes of service; but when it comes to getting there on time, we often get less-than-premium results. In the U.S., that is about to change.
Posted on Thu, 09-Sep-2010 at 20:43 GMT
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The procedure is used in the event of an engine failure. It has successfully brought troubled aircraft back to the ground (or water) from the Azores to the Hudson River. Now, the "engine off" approach is being used to give passengers more comfort and to reduce noise and air pollution. Just to ease your minds, the engines aren't actually "off."
Posted on Tue, 27-Jul-2010 at 19:17 GMT
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The European Union maintains a list of airlines that, due to safety concerns, are restricted from flying to EU nations. If you think the list consists of a few, obscure airlines, think again. There are 278 banned airlines and this number changes each time the EU reviews its list.
Posted on Wed, 07-Jul-2010 at 19:13 GMT
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European and U.S. negotiators have signed the latest version of their open skies agreement. The pact further expands rights for airlines of each region to serve the other and is likely to result in greater cross-ownership among carriers, though that still remains a tough obstacle to overcome.
Posted on Fri, 25-Jun-2010 at 22:42 GMT
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EasyJet may be a low-cost airline but it's got high costs on its mind. When volcanic ash forced the closure of airspace throughout Europe this spring, EU carriers lost 1 billion euros (US$1.7 billion) almost overnight. This is why EasyJet is spending £1 million ($1.6 million) to make massive cancellations due to ash clouds a thing of the past.
Posted on Wed, 09-Jun-2010 at 16:49 GMT
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The nearly week-long air traffic jam is showing signs of movement as European airspace is slowly opening. EUROCONTROL reports that nearly half of the 28,000 flights it normally handles will be back in the air as of Tuesday, the 20th. It's a break in the ash cloud that gives stranded passengers hope, however reports out of Iceland indicate that there could be more ash-related disruptions in the days to come.
Posted on Tue, 20-Apr-2010 at 22:08 GMT
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Airline executives make it a point to stress that business decisions such as add-on fees are made with the passenger's benefit in mind. If you ever had any doubt whether such fees would last, the smiles of some executives at an aviation conference in March seemed to give the answer.
Posted on Thu, 15-Apr-2010 at 21:19 GMT
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