Subtle and not-so-subtle ways rising costs of fuel may affect cruise travel

We've all had to adjust to rising fuel costs.

TAP airline swings to big loss on fuel prices

LISBON - Portugal's flagship air carrier, state-run TAP, on Wednesday posted a net loss of 133 million euros ($188 million) for the first eight months of the year, turning around from a profit a year

Air New Zealand fits winglets to reduce fuel, emissions

Air New Zealand estimates it will save more than NZ$7.5 million in fuel and 16,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually by fitting performance-enhancing blended winglets on to its five Boeing 767-300ER ai

Air NZ'f flight NZ8 cuts fuel burn and emission

Air New Zealand has once again raised the environmental bar for the airline industry after completing what was dubbed "one prefect flight" from Auckland to San Francisco last Friday.

Hawaiian to cut fuel costs with new B767 Winglet technology

HONOLULU, HI (September 15, 2008) - In conjunction with its ongoing effort to reduce fuel costs, Hawaiian Airlines has signed an agreement with Aviation Partners Boeing to purchase Blended Winglets fo

Cruise lines change course to cut fuel

PORTLAND, Maine - When the 1,020-foot Explorer of the Seas cruises through North Atlantic waters next year, it'll spend more time off the coast of New England and less time near Canadian shores, and i

AirAsia X unfazed by high fuel costs, airline failures

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Long-haul budget airline AirAsia X said it will not hit the wall like other low-cost carriers, with ticket sales strong despite faltering economies and high fuel costs.

Air Canada Jazz: The planes will be 25 kilograms lighter! Oh, and everybody may drown...

Air Canada Jazz’s decision to drop inflatable life vests from its flights is "asinine," Halifax-area MP Peter Stoffer said Saturday.

"They’re removing life vests?" he asked. "Are they nuts?"

Oil is at $114. Mr. Airline, would you like to meet Mr. Profit?

In a research report Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst William Greene predicted that if crude oil falls to $115 a barrel, the airline industry could be profitable.

Pilots forced to fly low on fuel worry about safety

Less than a month after pilots at US Airways took out a full-page ad in USA Today accusing the carrier of skimping on fuel loads to save money, pilots at other airlines are continuing to sound the ala

Texas airports prepare to cut services as fuel prices rise

FORT WORTH — From his office overlooking the runways of one of the nation's busiest airports, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Chief Executive Jeffrey Fegan sees the slowdown coming this fall

Tom Parsons: The three biggest enemies to airlines today are fuel costs, the Internet and Southwest

SAN FRANCISCO - Return for a moment to 1981 and the dawn of airline deregulation: People Express launches a no-frills service with $29 regional one-ways and $99 coast-to-coast fares cheap enough for a

Northwest Airlines adds $80 fuel surcharge

MINNEAPOLIS - Northwest Airlines Corp. confirmed on Thursday that it will add fuel surcharges of up to $80 for many domestic round-trip tickets.

End of cheap flights boom as airlines raise fares in line with oil prices

More than five million British passengers could be priced out of the budget holiday market as airlines raise their fares, bringing the era of cheap travel to an end.

Why air travel sucks: An explanation

So I've been on a bit of a jag about how awful flying is.

Fuel prices cost United Airlines 7000 jobs

America's second biggest airline said it will reduce its workforce by 13 per cent - or 7,000 staff - and axe more than a sixth of domestic routes in a desperate attempt to cut costs to cope with the s

AMR results may herald $910 million in airline losses

AMR Corp., whose American Airlines is the world's largest carrier, probably will post a second- quarter loss tomorrow, heralding industry losses of as much as $910 million on rising jet-fuel costs.

Passengers' group calls airline CEO's fuel appeal height of arrogance

NAPA VALLEY, California - Flyersrights.org today condemned airlines' efforts to recruit passengers to lobby Congress to curb oil speculation as the "height of arrogance." CAPBOR founder and former Sto

Taiwanese airline to cut flights as fuel prices soar

TAIPEI (AFP) — Leading Taiwanese airline EVA Airways said Monday it would cut international flights by up to 10 percent due to the pressure of soaring fuel costs.

Beijing has water for Olympics - if tourists come

BEIJING - The good news for Beijing's Olympics organizers is that they will have enough water and petrol, but they still need to work on vegetables and tourists.