In the first quarter of 2014, 18 million international passengers transited through Dubai, compared with 16.1 million at Heathrow (second on the list). This makes Dubai the busiest airport for international travelers in the world, largely…
Week after week, we see announcements by airlines of their newest planes and upgraded fleets. While some of that is expansion, some is replacement of aging equipment, and the industry that dismantles them and harvests parts is growing. According to an…
Spirit Airlines, the low-cost carrier, is apparently low customer-service as well: For the 5th year in a row, it holds the title for most complaints per 100,000 passengers, more than 3 times the rate of next-place United and American. Chicago Tribune …
The airport lounge, with comfy seats, snacks and WiFi, has been one of the top perks for airline elites and first-class passengers. Now a new business is developing: pay-as-you-go lounges open to anyone with the fee. Airport Lounge Development, which…
Sabre, the airline-centric reservation system used by a huge number of travel agents, has added TripAdvisor’s SeatGuru app to the information available to agents as they book your flight. SeatGuru combines airline specs with consumer reviews to…
Gogo, which dominates the airline wifi business, announced that it’s rolling out much faster wi-fi service on planes in flight. Instead of using air to ground links, new satellite connections will be used. Speeds will be up to a lightning…
Despite a delayed and shaky rollout, Boeing’s 787-8 Dreamliner is gaining in sales and popularity. Boeing just unveiled a larger version of the plane, the 787-9 Dreamliner, which is capable of holding 280 passengers, 40 more than the current…
With the World Cup only 2 months away, it seems Sao Paulo won’t complete renovations to its airports in time to greet the hundreds of thousands of fans that will be arriving soon. Too soon to know all the fallout of this… More on that…
Lufthansa says a 3-day walkout by its pilots, which ended Friday after grinding its operations to a standstill, could cost it up to 75 million Euros ($103 million). The airline had to cancel 3,800 flights during the strike, but with…
Alaska Air is expanding its base of service to New Orleans, Albuquerque and Baltimore. Probably in part because of the increased competition at its Seattle hub from Delta. Additionally, it will allow on-line baggage self-tagging….
In the first quarter of 2014, 18 million international passengers transited through Dubai, compared with 16.1 million at Heathrow (second on the list). This makes Dubai the busiest airport for international travelers in the world, largely…
Week after week, we see announcements by airlines of their newest planes and upgraded fleets. While some of that is expansion, some is replacement of aging equipment, and the industry that dismantles them and harvests parts is growing. According to an…
Spirit Airlines, the low-cost carrier, is apparently low customer-service as well: For the 5th year in a row, it holds the title for most complaints per 100,000 passengers, more than 3 times the rate of next-place United and American. Chicago Tribune …
The airport lounge, with comfy seats, snacks and WiFi, has been one of the top perks for airline elites and first-class passengers. Now a new business is developing: pay-as-you-go lounges open to anyone with the fee. Airport Lounge Development, which…
Sabre, the airline-centric reservation system used by a huge number of travel agents, has added TripAdvisor’s SeatGuru app to the information available to agents as they book your flight. SeatGuru combines airline specs with consumer reviews to…
Gogo, which dominates the airline wifi business, announced that it’s rolling out much faster wi-fi service on planes in flight. Instead of using air to ground links, new satellite connections will be used. Speeds will be up to a lightning…
Despite a delayed and shaky rollout, Boeing’s 787-8 Dreamliner is gaining in sales and popularity. Boeing just unveiled a larger version of the plane, the 787-9 Dreamliner, which is capable of holding 280 passengers, 40 more than the current…
With the World Cup only 2 months away, it seems Sao Paulo won’t complete renovations to its airports in time to greet the hundreds of thousands of fans that will be arriving soon. Too soon to know all the fallout of this… More on that…
Lufthansa says a 3-day walkout by its pilots, which ended Friday after grinding its operations to a standstill, could cost it up to 75 million Euros ($103 million). The airline had to cancel 3,800 flights during the strike, but with…
Alaska Air is expanding its base of service to New Orleans, Albuquerque and Baltimore. Probably in part because of the increased competition at its Seattle hub from Delta. Additionally, it will allow on-line baggage self-tagging….
