Stronger Demand Recovery

IATA adjusts projected airlines loss for this year by half

The Air Transport Association (IATA) is favorably downgrading its initial projection of US$5.6 million in airline losses for 2010 to exactly half of that at $US2.8 million.

Air Travel

Passengers: Paying to pick seats loathsome

Paying for extras has become routine for airline passengers but it doesn't mean they like it, with a poll showing more than half all travelers hate having to fork out to choose their seat.

Airline Passenger Survey

Survey: What passengers want from airlines

Almost three of every four passengers surveyed said they think overweight passengers should be required to purchase two seats on their flights.

Inflight Sales On The Rise

From Broadway tickets to duty-free perfume, airlines push inflight sales

Flyers are finding more products and services for sale on-board their flights now than at any other time in commercial aviation history as a small group of point-of-sale providers leads airlines into

Airline Industry

Airlines threaten to start canceling flights in response to new tarmac rule

Airlines are pushing back against new rules that give fliers more rights.

Airport Runway Closure Used As Loophole

Hanni objects to JFK tarmac exemption

Before the law regarding tarmac delays has actually gone into effect, Delta and JetBlue are complaining that they should not be penalized at John F.

Airline Safety

Legislation to improve regional airline safety considered

The Senate is pushing to strengthen pilot training and hiring requirements in an effort to improve the safety of regional airlines, a problem exposed by an air crash last year that killed 50 people.

Airline Industry

Fed considers helping airlines with air traffic upgrades

The Obama administration is weighing help for U.S. airlines to meet the costs of modernizing the air traffic control system, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.

Airline Fees

New airline charges taking off

Baggage fees, the golden goose for airlines desperate for more cash, are bringing in billions of dollars in revenues for U.S. airlines.

Airline Industry

FAA: Expect more flights crowding, smaller fare hikes

Passengers on U.S.

Airline Industry

US carriers on-time performance data for January released

Here are U.S. carriers, listed in order of their on-time arrival rating for January. The figures are from the U.S. Transportation Department.

1. Hawaiian Airlines, 86.7 percent

Ibaraki Airport

Japan to inaugurate its 98th airport this week

Japan will inaugurate its 98th airport this week when Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, opens Thursday. One small hitch: It offers only a single flight a day to Seoul.

Travel Insurance

Travel insurance: To buy or not to buy?

Snowstorms, hurricanes, missed flights or a case of the flu all ruin countless vacations each year. To protect against such unexpected disasters, many travelers have turned to travel insurance.

Additional Air Service

Malaysia Airlines strengthens flights to Paris

Malaysia Airlines is adding 2 nonstop daily flights to its existing flight schedule from Kuala Lumpur to Paris, starting March 28, 2010.

Air Travel

What to do if your flight is scrapped because of weather

AS thousands of passengers who were caught up in last month’s bout of snowstorms along the East Coast can attest, finding a new flight after a major weather cancellation is getting not only harder,

Service To Start This Year

Allegiant Air to begin flights to Hawaii

Allegiant Air, LLC, airline subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company, announced it will begin flying to Hawaii this year, made possible by the purchase agreement for 6 Boeging 757-200 aircraft.

New Low Cost Airlines Under Formation

Kenya airfares to rival bus fares

Information was recently sent to this correspondent from Nairobi by two individuals, normally keenly observing the local aviation scene, about new low cost airlines being under formation and intending

Daily Flights Between Italy And Turkey

Turkish Airlines connects Bologna with Istanbul

On March 1, 2010, Turkish Airlines will inaugurate a daily air service with Istanbul from Bologna the capital city of the Emilia Romagna region in Central Italy.

Sun Air Flight Ignores Instructions

Near miss reported from Khartoum

A Sun Air flight from Juba to the national capital city of Khartoum reportedly avoided disaster by the proverbial inch last Friday, when apparently the pilots of the B 737 ignored instructions to dela

Tanzania Domestic Network

Fly540 set to commence domestic flights in earnest

The regional low-cost airline, Fly540 has confirmed to this correspondent that they are about to launch their Tanzanian domestic network with flights between Arusha/Kilimanjaro International, Dar es