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The International Air Transport Association called for more liberalization to bolster the global airline industry, which is expected to lose more than $4.7 billion this year because of falling cargo and passenger traffic.
The airline industry will lose $2.3 billion this year because of hikes in oil prices, the world airlines group said Monday, revising its earlier forecast of a collective industry profit.
Airline Industry Wary of Proposed Cap-and-Trade SystemNancy Young, vice president for environmental affairs for the Air Transport Association (ATA), the major U.S.
It began as a blustery day. I woke up yesterday morning to heavy winds and downed trees in the neighborhood. Went on to work and bounced along the highway as the heavy wind slammed my car. There was oddly no rain. Mom called to make sure we were o.k.
Many times in our history, the cries and groans of the people have helped shape policy and laws of the land. The Women's Suffrage movement lead to the Nineteenth Amendment.
Air travel: BA-AA alliance attracts flak from BransonThe UK's largest airline, British Airways (BA), yesterday announced plans for a transatlantic tie-up between it, American Airlines (AA) and Spanish airline, Iberia.
Ryanair to ground Stansted planes in winter freezeBudget airline Ryanair is to ground 12 planes at Stansted airport this winter and close seven of its European bases after concerns about an airline industry downturn.
Airline safety can depend on aisle seat[Excerpt:] - The safest place to sit on a plane is an aisle seat close to the emergency exit row, a study of 105 accidents and accounts of 2,000 survivors has found.
Fuel costs could 'devastate' airlines, travel group saysThe skyrocketing price of fuel could "devastate" the airline industry and hurt the economy, according to a report from the Business Travel Coalition released Monday.
Britain in diplomatic row with U.S. over taxes on airlines[Excerpt:] - LONDON - Britain is embroiled in a major diplomatic row with the United States over controversial plans for new taxes for transatlantic fights, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday. An official letter sent by the U.S.
Should airlines weigh you?This Bloomberg piece highlights the lengths in which airlines executives are willing to go to increase revenue and cut costs in a time of soaring fuel prices. Is it fair to weigh passengers much like they weigh freight? It appears that nothing is off the table.
Jet crashes into housing estateFive people were killed yesterday when a private jet smashed into a housing estate, but dozens of residents in the neighbourhood "miraculously" escaped injury in the accident.
Fatal Airplane Crashes Drop 65% WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 — After two infamous crashes in 1996 that together killed 375 people, a White House commission told the airline industry and its regulators to reduce the domestic rate of fatal accidents 80 percent over 10 years. That clock ended Sunday.
'Health warning' call to highlight airlines' impact on environmentThe Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called for cigarette-style health warnings to be carried by airlines - a proposal slammed by EasyJet.
The Jet Blue ResponseJetBlue CEO David Neeleman announces a passenger bill of rights.
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