12 Daily Flights Added
By eTN Staff Writer
Changi Airport Group held a welcome ceremony for Firefly today to celebrate the airline’s commencement of operations to Singapore.
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China
Chinese airline companies are urging the industry regulator to resume the levy of fuel surcharges after the country raised jet fuel prices Tuesday.
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Air Travel
Travel on newly downsized U.S. airlines will be as cramped as ever this holiday weekend, despite sharp declines in passenger traffic during the economic recession, experts said on Wednesday.
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EU
Brussels - The European Union will propose a global blacklist of airlines that do not meet minimum safety standards in the wake of the Yemen Airways accident off the Comoros Island, the EU's top trans
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Airline Industry
BRUSSELS — The Airbus 310 that crashed Tuesday was 19 years old, yet experts say older planes can keep going strong for years as long as companies are willing to invest what it takes to keep them sk
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Airline Industry
Baggage and other fees frustrate us, and pricey tickets make us petulant.
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Midwest, Frontier In Ticketing Partnership
Midwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines on Monday announced a new codeshare agreement that enables each carrier to sell tickets on the other’s flights.
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Air Travel
Numerous children ages 5-17 fly within the U.S. without an adult during summer. If your child will be among them, use this update on fees and tips to make the trip smooth.
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Orlando
Fly out of Orlando International Airport on any given day, and you're likely to see a real difference in the security lines in the two-sided main terminal.
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Air Transport Association Of America Statement
By eTN Staff Writer
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) issued today the following statement in response to passage of the Waxman-Markey climate change bill:
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Airline Industry
Major U.S. airlines Thursday raised fares across parts of their domestic networks, the second hike in as many weeks amid signs that the travel market is stabilizing.
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New Flights
By eTN Staff Writer
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., announced today the launch of several new flights in the US.
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Airbus
Airbus SAS, the world’s largest commercial planemaker, rolled out the first aircraft assembled at its China factory as it seeks to win more orders in the world’s second-largest aviation market.
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Travel Industry & Smokers
By Christopher Elliott
Haven’t smokers suffered enough already? You can’t help but wonder when you talk with someone like Efrin Knight, a French professor from Miami who enjoys an occasional cigar.
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Air Transport Association Report
By eTN Staff Writer
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading US airlines, reported today that passenger revenue fell 26 percent in May 2009 versus the same month in
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Battle Over Britain Heats Up
Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire owner of Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., said he’s ordering 10 Airbus SAS A330 aircraft worth $2.1 billion and urged the government not to bail out British Airways
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Alaska Airlines
By eTN Staff Writer
Daily service between San Jose, California and Austin, Texas will start on September 2, 2009 by Alaska Airlines.
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Air Travel
More business travelers are moving to the back of the plane, downgrading from business- and first-class seats to coach and adding to airline financial woes.
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Airline Industry
ATLANTA — A national flight attendants union wants the Federal Aviation Administration to require U.S.
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FAA
When Federal Aviation Administration administrator Randy Babbitt listened to the tapes and poured over the information about February's deadly plane crash in Buffalo, N.Y, he, like much of the America
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