- Releases of Aviation Research Group/US[Jul. 16, 2006]
Aviation Research Group/US (ARG/US) has released an upgraded version of its industry-leading on-line Charter operator Evaluation & Qualification system (CHEQ). Customers can now search for appropriate charter aircraft by city, cabin size or number of passengers, and onboard safety equipment. All results include the charter company's ARG/US Safety Rating, making vendor selection a streamlined process.
- Tourism Eyes Next FIFA World Cup[Jul. 11, 2006]
As the 2006 FIFA World Cup ends in Germany, South Africans are already looking to 2010 and the first games to be held on African soil.
- Ever-rising Operating Costs Mean That...[Jul. 10, 2006]
Aviation industry confidence in strengthening demand for travel to and from Europe has prompted a big increase in the number of flights on offer this month, with an extra 1.5 million seats on sale for the start of the summer season, according to travel and transport information company OAG. (7/10/2006)
- The Travel Zone to Introduce Solution[Jul. 10, 2006]
The Travel Zone is set to introduce what it terms as the travel industry's first and only enterprise-level host agency technology solution (7/10/2006)
- Lufthansa to Improve Communication[Jul. 10, 2006]
Lufthansa has upgraded and re-launched its website for use by travel agents making it much easier and quicker to navigate. (7/10/2006)
- Worldspan and Go Voyages Enter Agreement[Jul. 05, 2006]
Go Voyages, a leading French travel distributor and online travel provider, has signed a new three-year technology and e-commerce agreement with global travel technology provider Worldspan, L.P. Through the agreement, Go Voyages will expand its use of Worldspan technologies and services, bringing more robust airline content, and advanced fare shopping and booking functionality to travel buyers at GoVoyages.com and its more than 1,400 affiliated Web sites.
- Likely Causes over Plane Crash in Russia[Jul. 10, 2006]
Technical malfunctions and a human error were among likely causes of the crash of an Airbus 310 airliner at a Siberian airport early Sunday, the Prosecutor General's Office said.
- Making Large Airplanes NOT at all Easy[Jul. 06, 2006]
Randolph S. Baseler is very famous in the aviation industry for his blog, "Randy's Journal". As Vice President of Marketing at Boeing, Mr Baseler often addresses hot topics in the aviation industry in his online journal. "Big airplanes" is the title of the article he posted on June 23.
- Hong Kong Gets 11 New China City Routes[Jul. 04, 2006]
With another 11 cities on Chinese mainland having direct flights to Hong Kong, there are now 56 Chinese cities that fly directly to the region, sources with China's General Administration of Civil Aviation said here on July 3.
- Britons Take 139 Million Trips: Survey[Jul. 05, 2006]
UK residents took 138.7 million overnight tourism trips in the UK in 2005, according to new data from the UK's four national tourist boards. (7/5/2006)