AlexAustralia Australian woman who sued Emirates for not serving her enough water loses caseThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressA thirsty traveller has lost a legal case against Emirates airline, after claiming she collapsed on a long-haul flight as a result of being denied enough water. Lina Di Falco, 54, now faces potential running
AlexUber Uber says LAX’s new pickup system could cause long waits and traffic jamsLos Angeles Times - Laura J. NelsonUber has warned Los Angeles International Airport officials that travelers could face traffic jams and long waits for rides when a new pickup system for Uber and Lyft begins later this month. Starting
AlexTravel San Francisco artist transforms United jet into her flying canvasSFGate - Chris McGinnis, Tim JueSeveral unusual paint jobs showing up at Bay Area airports San Francisco-artist Tsungwei Moo said she never imagined going from creating art that was being displayed inside San Francisco Muni buses and
AlexBusiness (South Africa) Govt in talks with strategic equity partners for SAA, Ramaphosa confirmsfin24.com - Lameez Omarjee Government is currently engaged in talks with potential strategic equity partners for South African Airways, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said. The …
AlexJetBlue Orlando-bound JetBlue flight diverts to JFK after crew reports smoke in cockpitUSA TODAYNEW YORK – Officials say a JetBlue Airways flight bound for Orlando has safely landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency. The
AlexBusiness Brazil airline Azul eyes partnership with United, Avianca, Copa By Reuinvesting.com - Reuters SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil airline Azul SA (N:AZUL) said on Monday that it is in discussions to join a planned partnership with United Airlines …
AlexTravel Frequent flyers should pay more, not less, for their travelQuartz - Natasha FrostThe more you fly, the more perks you get: upgrades to a better cabin, access to an all-you-can-eat lounge, and priority boarding, among other things. And, of course, the option to accumulate “air miles”
AlexOrlando, FL Delta flies high school runners on private jet after canceled flight: 'First-class act'USA TODAY - David OliverAfter a high school cross country team's Frontier Airlines flight was canceled due to weather, the group needed a way to get to Orlando, Florida, for the Disney Cross Country Classic over the weekend.
AlexLufthansa Lufthansa cabin crew to strike at Germany's busiest airportsthelocal.de "We call on all cabin crew... not to show up to work" between six and eleven am at Germany's two busiest hubs Frankfurt and Munich, UFO chairman …
AlexAir Canada Air Canada to change greeting to gender inclusive 'everybody,' receives mixed reviews on TwitterFox News - Alexandra DeablerAir Canada has announced the flight crew will no longer greet passengers as “ladies and gentlemen,” instead opting to use the gender neutral term “everybody.” The companywide language change will soon
AlexTurkey Protest Targets Turkish Airlines At SFOboardingarea.com - Matthew As Turkish tanks rolls deeper into northern Syrian, some Bay Area residents have used Turkish Airlines as a proxy for the Turkish government. Nearly …
AlexFlying Emirates president says he does not expect to take any Boeing 777x...Reuters - Alexander CornwellDUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates doubts it will receive any of the 115 Boeing (BA.N) 777-9s it has ordered next year, its president said on Monday, as the U.S. planemaker grapples with challenges in building
AlexAirlines Delta Gets It Right With The A220: Onboard The Brand New Jet In First ClassForbes - Gabriel LeighTraditionally the phrase “regional jet” has meant cramped cabins and limited service, probably on a flight that feels far too long to be stuck in such a narrow tube. That’s all changing. As I’ve covered
AlexAir India Why Do Indian Airlines Keep Failing?Forbes - James AsquithSince 2014 India has been the fastest-growing economy in the world, surpassing China and maintaining an 8% GDP growth rate every year. India’s pace of economic growth has been at least 6% per annum since
AlexEnvironment Air miles should be axed to deter frequent fliers, advises reportThe Guardian - Aaron WalawalkarAir miles schemes should be axed as they encourage jet-setters to take extra flights in a bid to maintain “privileged traveller status”, according to a report commissioned by the government’s climate advisers.
AlexMexico Emirates says airline can still fly to Mexico, despite court rulingReuters - By Alexander Cornwell and Daina Beth SolomonDUBAI/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Emirates still has the right to offer flights to Mexico City, the Dubai state-owned carrier said on Sunday, after Mexican airline Aeromexico disputed an agreement between
AlexUnited Airlines This T-Shirt Advocates Lynching Journalists. It Was Allowed On A United Flight.Forbes - Ted ReedUnited Airlines apparently chose not to restrict a passenger who wore a T-shirt threatening journalists, even though another passenger complained. The T-shirt proclaimed, “Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some
AlexVirgin Australia Virgin Lacks Experience To Start Japan Flights, Qantas Argues In Haneda Slot BattleForbes - Will HortonVirgin Australia wants to do what no airline has done before: start flights to Japan with its inaugural destination the highly sought-after, and restricted, Tokyo Haneda airport. For that, Virgin needs
AlexAir Canada Air Canada Will No Longer Refer to Passengers as "Ladies and Gentlemen" in Onboard Announcementspaddleyourownkanoo.com - Mateusz Maszczynski Air Canada will soon embrace gender-neutral onboard announcements according to a recent internal memo sent to the airline’s flight attendants. Like …
AlexBusiness Costs pile up for airlines as Boeing 737 Max grounding enters eighth monthCNBC - Leslie Josephs The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, now in its eighth month, is driving up costs for airlines as they cancel thousands more flights into …
AlexAsia Sunday Strategist: Should Airlines Remove Seatback Screens?Bloomberg - Claire Suddath If you plan on flying American, United, or Alaska Airlines anytime soon, you better bring an iPad. Or a laptop. Three of the largest airlines in the …
AlexAirlines Where Do Planes Go To Die?Forbes - James AsquithModern commercial aircraft are truly incredible feats of engineering. The distances that some aircraft fly over their lifetime is fascinating. After many years of transporting passengers, most planes clock
AlexDown Syndrome Retiring American Airlines pilot gives his wings to child with Down syndromeFox News - David AaroAn American Airlines pilot capped off his 35 year run in the air by giving one passenger a very special gift. Captain Joe Weis gave his AA Captain wings to Ki Klitenick, 2, a child with Down syndrome the
AlexAirports ‘Serial stowaway’ Marilyn Hartman to remain in jail on new O’Hare trespass charge, unless judge from her lastChicago Tribune - William LeeA judge on Sunday granted a personal recognizance bail for the so-called serial stowaway Marilyn Hartman on her latest alleged incident of trespassing at O’Hare International Airport but warned the 67-year-old
AlexMind Pakistani Politician Mistakes Video Game Plane for Reality, Praises Pilot for ‘Narrow Escape’VICE - Shamani JoshiKhurram Nawaz Gandapur tweeted out a video of a plane avoiding collision only to be told that it was computer graphics from the GTA V video game. Just days after a Pakistani politician put out a Facebook
AlexFlyingShould a Man Wearing a T-Shirt Threatening to Kill Journalists Have Been Kicked Off a United Flight Yesterday? - View fromviewfromthewing.com A couple of weeks ago an American Airlines flight attendant wouldn’t let singer and reality star Aubrey O’Day fly without changing her shirt – and …
AlexTravel Should First-Class Flights Be Reserved For People With Special Needs?Forbes - Christine RoFlying should be uncomfortable, inconvenient, and unglamorous. A necessary (but not sufficient) condition for detaching it from any associations of luxury is making it more taboo for able-bodied people
AlexIn-flight Entertainment Is in-flight entertainment over? US airlines are stripping seat-back screens as Wi-fi coverage picks upSouth China Morning Post - Bloomberg In the quest to command higher fares and traveller loyalty, airlines are constantly scrambling to market their on-board services as better than the …
AlexRyanair Sorry Ryanair, there's no such thing as a green airlineWired UK - Matt Reynolds Of the European Union’s ten biggest carbon dioxide (CO2) emitters, nine of them are coal-fired power plants. The tenth is Ryanair, the low-cost Irish …
