- Air China Supports Passbook[Oct. 11, 2012]
Air China Limited said it has introduced Apple's Passbook as the new mobile boarding pass to facilitate Apple iOS 6 users.
- Airlines Fight with Distribution Systems[Oct. 10, 2012]
You can find Frontier's lowest fares on the airline's own website or on any of the big online travel agencies (OTAs) such as Expedia and Orbitz. But now, there's a difference: If you buy through any site other than Frontier's own Flyfrontier.com, you (1) earn only half of the usual frequent flyer miles, (2) can't get advance seat assignments, and (3) will face higher fees for various changes. Although no other airline has copied this particular deal, it's more than an isolated incident: Instead, it's another early skirmish in what looks to be an escalating war between airlines and third-party air ticket distributors. And it's not just an insider war, either; consumers stand the potential to lose some easy ability to compare fares from various lines.
- Shenzhen Airport Offers Flight Status Service with iPad[Oct. 09, 2012]
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) initiated the iPad service to provide passengers with flight information updates during the Golden Week holiday, marking a significant innovation in domestic ground service.
- Many Foreign Airlines Let You Use Cellphones[Oct. 07, 2012]
Since May, passengers on some Virgin Atlantic flights from London to New York have turned on their cellphones in the air, typed out text messages or made calls - without getting in trouble for it.
- Opening of Market Pushes Airlines to Improve Service[Oct. 06, 2012]
As foreign airlines expand fast into China, more flight bookings have been going to TravelSky in recent years. Meanwhile, the average service price being paid by foreign airlines to TravelSky is almost four times that of domestic carriers during the first six months of 2012.
- IHI, Boeing Succeed in Flight Test for Aircraft Fuel Cells[Oct. 04, 2012]
Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. and U.S. aircraft giant Boeing Co. said Thursday that a flight test to confirm the safety of an aircraft system that uses regenerative fuel cells was a success.
- TravelSky Set to Lose Air Ticket Booking Ground[Sep. 29, 2012]
Airlines will be able to sell tickets in China through the international global distribution systems (GDS) for the first time from Monday, which could break the monopoly enjoyed by the State-owned TravelSky Technology Ltd.
- Chinese Airports Turn Bigger, Greener[Sep. 28, 2012]
Higher safety standards, the surge of passenger and freight traffic and environment issue will reshape the landscape of China's civil aviation as the country is experiencing another boom of airport building, said an industry leader in Beijing on Sep. 26, 2012.
- Airlines Entertain Tablet Ideas[Sep. 26, 2012]
When French airline OpenSkies wanted to upgrade entertainment options on the small fleet of Boeing 757s it flies between Paris and New York, it decided against wiring its aircraft with a traditional seat-back video system.
- Lufthansa Mobile Boarding Pass via Passbook App Now Available at Any Time[Sep. 24, 2012]
Following the launch of the new Passbook app for the iPhone iOS 6 operating system, Lufthansa passengers can have their boarding pass issued in the appropriate format. From now on, they can also opt to have their mobile boarding pass delivered via the Passbook function on their iPhone.