Site Questions Airline Industry's Subsidies, Inefficiencies And Demands For Loophole In Oil Speculation Legislation

New online source launched to challenge airline industry spin on oil speculation

LOS ANGELES, CA (August 20, 2008) - As the US airline industry attempts to use "oil speculators" to draw attention away from the chronically low passenger satisfaction rates and an array of new fees,

MacArthur Airport Chief Tells Association For A Better Long Island

Airline industry turbulence will not leave Long Island stranded

LONG ISLAND, NY - In discussions with leaders of the Association for a Better Long Island, (ABLI) the commissioner of Long Island MacArthur Airport says she expects to see a continuing volatility amon

Forty Percent Reduction To Result in 1,200 Jobs Lost

Midwest Airlines announces significant reduction in workforce

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - Midwest Airlines today announced it plans to reduce the workforce of Midwest Airlines and its Skyway subsidiary by about 1,200 employees, or 40 percent of current staffing level

Sir Richard Branson: You have the perfect storm

Branson predicts spectacular airline casualties

LONDON - There will be "spectacular casualties" in the airline industry over the next 12 months, billionaire Richard Branson, the owner of Britain's No.

Launches SaveMyAirport.com

Business Travel Coalition warns congress about airline industry failure

WASHINGTON, DC - The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) today expressed to the US House of Representatives, Committee on Small Business, that with oil in a sustained $130 range, the consensus estimate am

More Taxes - Is It What US Travel Industry Really Needs?

Airlines clash with other tourism businesses over ad campaign

Airlines are battling hotels, theme parks, rental-car companies and other travel businesses over a plan to make many overseas visitors pay $10 each to bankroll a national advertising campaign.

IATA Ups Loss Forecast

Airline industry to lose $2.3B

A new look at the global airline industry paints a bleak picture amid record oil prices.

The airline industry will lose $2.3 billion this year because of oil price increases, according to the International Air Transport Association.

Airlines passenger loads worldwide falling, IATA says

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - Ahead of the 2008 Airline Distribution Conference to be held here next week (April 22-24) and organized by UATP, a payment system network provider, airlines worldwide will be greeted by some alarming figures to confirm the economic slowdown in the United States has started to bite into the industry's revenue.

Brazil

Airline Buys More Boeing Jets

(TVLW) - The Boeing Company said that the Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aéreas had completed an order for an additional 40 Boeing 737 passenger airplanes with a median list value of $3 billion. Boeing said GOL, the parent company of the low-cost airlines GOL Transportes Aéreos and VRG Linhas Aéreas, also confirmed purchase rights for 40 ... read more

Airline on right path to avoid turbulence

Air New Zealand is ready to capitalise on the downturn in the aviation market

(TVLW) - Dark clouds are once again gathering over the airline industry, with a confluence of events likely to spell the end of an almost accidental boom period.

All business-class airline Maxjet declares bankruptcy

WASHINGTON (TVLW) — Maxjet, a two-year-old company that touted itself as the first low-fare business class airline, has declared bankruptcy due to rising fuel costs, its president said.

"It is with deep regret that I must inform you that Maxjet filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 24 December 2007," said president and CEO William Stockbridge ... read more

The aircraft will be operated by Shuttle America in the livery of Delta Connection

Republic Confirms 11 E-Jets Options for a Total of 102 Firm Orders

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil (TVLW) - Embraer has received confirmation from U.S.-based Republic Airways Holdings of 11 options for the EMBRAER 175 jet. The aircraft will be operated by its subsidiary Shuttle America and will fly under the Delta Connection brand name. First delivery is scheduled for July 2008.

Asia

Asia's airline sector set for slowdown - industry body

SINGAPORE (TVLW) - After two good years Asia's airline sector is set for a possibly steep slowdown in 2008 as the global credit crunch hits consumers, dampening air travel demand, an industry group said Sunday.

Full circle - who else can airlines possibly make mad?

Fliers Fed Up? Airline Employees Feel the Same

(eTN) - And you thought the passengers were mad.

Airline employees are fed up, too — with pay cuts, increased workloads and management’s miserly ways, which leave workers to explain to often-enraged passengers why flying has become such a miserable experience.

EU

EU agrees rules to clear up airline ticket prices

BRUSSELS (TVLW) — The European Union agreed Friday new measures to make airline ticket costs more transparent by obliging companies to included all taxes and charges in the headline price first shown to consumers.

China's airline becomes Hungary's chartered carrier for 2008 Olympics

BUDAPEST (TVLW) - China's Hainan Airlines has become Hungary's chartered carrier for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in a deal signed Friday with the Hungarian Olympic Committee.

Some say easier plans, others fear a monopoly

What would a Northwest merger mean for region?

(TVLW) If it's true that the struggling U.S. airline industry is poised for consolidation, what does that mean for passengers in Detroit?

A merger involving Northwest Airlines Corp. -- Detroit Metro Airport's biggest carrier -- could create easier travel planning for customers. On the other hand, they may end up paying more for tickets, ... read more

Flying to India makes good biz sense

India among top 10 revenue generating routes for several airlines

New Delhi (TVLW) India is moving up another global listing — of being among the top 10 revenue generating routes for several global airlines.

Whether it is neighbouring Singapore or Sri Lanka, or the faraway US or Britain, flying to India makes good business sense.

10 most obnoxious hidden airline fees

Making reservations over the phone? Cashing in miles? It'll cost you ...

(eTN) Let’s face it. As an industry, airlines have never made money since the Wright Brothers.

Because of this mismanagement, they’ve decided to try lining their coffers by coming up with a slew of obnoxious extra charges.

Whatever additional costs these services could possibly impose on the airlines are clearly lower than ... read more