- Assessing the Impact of US-EU Open Skies[Aug. 21, 2006]
A new delay in securing congressional approval for the Open Skies agreement between the US and the EU is being tipped... (8/21/2006)
- It Does Pain Me to Agree with Mr Ryanair[Aug. 21, 2006]
Michael O'Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, must have many talents to have reached his position in life, but I had not appreciated until last week that a flair for ironic cheek was one of them. Mr O'Leary appeared at a press conference to publicise his threat to sue the Government if it does not remove the recent restrictions on hand luggage by Thursday; a Union Jack was draped behind him and a Winston Churchill impersonator sat next to him. All of this was done in order to "keep Britain flying".
- How is China Shaping Up as a Market[Aug. 17, 2006]
It was in August 2005 when EyeforTravel had conducted its first conference in China. The excitement during the event, akin to the current status of Chinese market, was quite obvious.
- Virgin America Causing US Airline Hectic[Aug. 15, 2006]
Start-up US air carrier Virgin America has not flown a plane or even got its license to operate, but it is already creating turbulence in the US airline industry.
- Hey, Partner, Where Are My Miles?[Aug. 13, 2006]
Last December, retired auditor David Monahan of Falls Church flew round trip from New York to Beijing on Air China, a frequent-flier partner of United Airlines. Thanks to this partnership, Monahan earned mileage credit in United's Mileage Plus program for the flight to Beijing. But he never received credit for the return flight. So he sent his boarding pass to United's customer service desk, something he'd done before when the miles weren't posted to his account.
- An Exit and An Opportunity: Editorial[Aug. 14, 2006]
The recent departure of Norman Mineta, who resigned as US Secretary of Transportation in July after a six-year tenure, provides a much-needed opportunity for the Bush Administration to take a fresh look at how it is managing issues affecting international aviation relations. Cabinet officials serve at the will of the President and Secretary Mineta left of his own volition, so we will not use this space to criticize him for actions undertaken by DOT with the approval or at least the knowledge of the White House.
- US Airports Approached Normalcy on Fri.[Aug. 14, 2006]
US airports approached normalcy on Friday, which was "just like any other summer day," according to an Air Transport Assn. spokesperson, as UK Home Secretary John Reid said authorities now believe all the main players in the alleged plot to bomb aircraft flying transatlantic routes to the US have been arrested.Reid added that airport security will remain in a "critical" state to "err on the side of caution" in case some conspirators are still at large. UK authorities said they worked closely with Pakistan on the case, with the alleged plotters under surveillance for at least a month, and some reports suggested the counterterror operation had been ongoing for several months. Authorities in the US and UK said the attacks were possibly just days away from being carried out when the arrests were made Thursday.
- Qantas May Up Fuel Surcharge, Again...[Aug. 11, 2006]
Qantas is looking at raising international fuel surcharges again as the price of fuel continues to rise and overseas carriers move to boost the levy.
- SIA Slams US Bias in Open Skies[Aug. 11, 2006]
Singapore Airlines has accused the Howard Government of becoming "twisted in its own spin" after Transport Minister Warren Truss this week supported a call by United Airlines for an open skies agreement with the US.
- Qantas Tipped to Order More A380 Planes[Aug. 10, 2006]
Speculation that Qantas may follow Singapore Airlines' lead and exercise options on more A380 aircraft has been fuelled by the visit of a senior Airbus official to Sydney.