- Qantas Punt on Footy Player's Bomb Joke[Jul. 03, 2006]
Qantas has denied giving a rugby league star preferential treatment by allowing him to travel after he joked that a Muslim teammate had bombs strapped to him.
- Shanghai Airlines 2005 Profit Allocation[Jun. 27, 2006]
All personnel of Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd and its board will ensure the realness, accuracy and integrity of this announcement contents, and take full responsibility towards the artificial records, misleading statements and important omissions of the announcement.
- Marriott Commences Check-in Service[Jun. 28, 2006]
Offering guests easy airline check-in service, Marriott International, Inc. is targeting September for the service to be offered at every US and Canadian hotel, more than 400 in total. The conveniently located lobby computer stations will serve one purpose -- for guests to check-in to their flights and print their boarding passes quickly. (6/28/2006)
- New Communications Leader for Boeing CA[Jun. 26, 2006]
The Boeing Company named Jim Schlueter vice president of Communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, reporting to Alan Mulally, Commercial Airplanes president and CEO, and Tom Downey, Boeing vice president of corporate communications.
- Air Arabia Introduces Reservation System[Jun. 26, 2006]
Sharjah's Information Systems Associates (ISA), a joint venture of low-fares airline Air Arabia LLC and John Keells Holdings (JKH), has developed a new reservation system AccelAero for low cost airlines that provides multi-selling channels through the Internet, travel agencies and call centres. (6/26/2006)
- Norman Mineta to Step Down as Secretary[Jun. 26, 2006]
US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta announced that he will resign his position effective July 7.Mineta, who is 74, informed President Bush in a letter dated July 20, citing a desire "to move on to other challenges." The Bush Administration announced the decision Friday. It has not nominated a successor. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said Mineta made the decision on his own. "He was not being pushed out," Snow said during a press conference.
- Pictures: The Upgraded 'A320 Enhanced'[Jun. 20, 2006]
Airframer outlines plans for 'Enhanced' model and targets 4-5% efficiency gain
- LAN Argentina Offers New Non-stop Service[Jun. 19, 2006]
LAN Argentina will begin operating the Miami-Buenos Aires route on August 15, 2006, with a non-stop flight that departs from Ministro Pistarini de Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires at 10:15 p.m. and arrives at Miami International Airport at 6:05 a.m. the following morning. The flight will in turn depart Miami at 9:00 p.m. and arrive in Buenos Aires at 6:40 a.m. the following morning.
- Galileo International Signs 2 Contracts[Jun. 19, 2006]
Galileo International has successfully concluded GDS agreements with two of the Philippines' leading travel organizations: Warner Barnes Travel Inc. (WBTI) and Sharp Travel Services, a division of C.F. Sharp Group. Both travel organizations have signed three-year contracts with Galileo Philippines.
- Survey:Hilton HHonors Tops Guest Program[Jun. 21, 2006]
In a recent global syndicated study among nearly 10,000 individuals, Hilton HHonors is rated the "most preferred" hotel Frequent Guest Program in the world.