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Posted on Fri, 03-Feb-2012 at 17:34 GMT
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Spanair has ceased operations. This is not unusual for a troubled airline, however the sudden action with little warning resulted in the cancellation of over 200 flights, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded.
Posted on Tue, 31-Jan-2012 at 22:54 GMT
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You wouldn't think that something 93 million miles away could affect your next flight, but airlines are heeding warnings from scientists to stay away from the effects of the latest storms – solar storms, that is.
Posted on Fri, 27-Jan-2012 at 22:32 GMT
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The debate rages on about the use of portable electronic devices in flight and when the right time to turn them off should be, if at all. Should anything ever go disastrously wrong with a flight, would a smart phone or laptop be to blame?
Posted on Fri, 27-Jan-2012 at 16:31 GMT
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Airbus has identified minute cracks in the wing brackets of two additional A380 aircraft after five others were identified as having cracks beginning late last year. Should flyers be concerned?
Posted on Thu, 19-Jan-2012 at 21:58 GMT
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The parade of passengers as they board can be interesting to watch from the comfort of your seat, especially after you have safely accommodated your carry-on items and are no longer worried about running out of space. Some flyers sit in awe at the jaw-dropping items fellow passengers choose to bring on board.
Posted on Mon, 16-Jan-2012 at 8:16 GMT
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2012 follows one of the safest years in aviation history since records have been kept. Yet that feat could not have been achieved without the price paid from tragic events 30 years ago and more that will also be commemorated in 2012.
Posted on Mon, 16-Jan-2012 at 7:16 GMT
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We've heard the stories of some passengers being forced to buy a second seat, or being escorted off of a plane for being too large. Reactions from flyers have varied from sympathy to outrage to simple indifference. But the equation for seat comfort involves more than just width, as tall passengers may find it hard to contort themselves into those same seats as well.
Posted on Fri, 13-Jan-2012 at 16:41 GMT
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Amid grumblings from the airline industry, complete with claims of free-speech rights infringements, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is moving forward with the implementation of rules that will force airlines to show the total cost of airline tickets – fees, taxes and all – in their advertised fares.
Posted on Thu, 05-Jan-2012 at 17:22 GMT
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As the EU adds the airline industry to its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the airlines are fighting back, sort of. The message: Stop, before somebody [meaning passengers] gets hurt. In the wallet, that is.
Posted on Wed, 04-Jan-2012 at 20:40 GMT
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