May 14, 2012 - 09:15 AM ET
The U.S. Transportation Department once again has moved the goalposts on its eagerly anticipated and hotly disputed Enhancing Passenger Protections III notice of proposed rulemaking, this time to Nov. 30 from Aug. 10.
May 11, 2012 - 09:30 AM ET
British Airways and Iberia's parent company posted an
after-tax loss of €146 million for the March quarter, reversing a €33 million
profit from the year-earlier period, which included Iberia's standalone results
from January 2011.
May 09, 2012 - 03:10 PM ET
Try as they might,
rental car firms this year have struggled to increase rates on corporate
clients, with commercial pricing down by as much as 5 percent year over year. Corporate
demand for rental cars, however, has grown, as evidenced by an increase...
May 08, 2012 - 01:10 PM ET
Lufthansa
and Airberlin are scrambling to rearrange their newly expanded flight schedules
after Tuesday’s announcement that the opening of the city’s unified airport,
Berlin Brandenburg International, has been postponed indefinitely.
May 07, 2012 - 08:15 AM ET
Travel
management companies have added their voices to a storm of criticism regarding
worsening border control delays at London Heathrow airport.
April 25, 2012 - 02:35 PM ET
Demand for air travel is strong and much of the airline industry's excess
capacity has been removed, but airlines in recent weeks have seen fresh fare
hikes fail. Why? That's what Morgan Stanley analyst Bill Greene wanted to know
during Delta's and...
April 24, 2012 - 11:05 AM ET
As
part of a €1.5 billion savings program, Lufthansa is freezing fleet expansion
for two years, scrapping first class on a large part of its long-haul network
and pondering further route withdrawals.
April 20, 2012 - 11:50 AM ET
Stepping up its merger pursuit of bankrupt American
Airlines, US Airways on Friday revealed that it has reached collective
bargaining agreements with AA's Transport Workers Union, Association of
Professional Flight Attendants and Allied Pilots Association....
April 19, 2012 - 09:25 AM ET
The
European Parliament voted Thursday to approve a new, long-term agreement on the
transfer of European Union airline passenger data to authorities in the United
States.
March 27, 2012 - 01:30 PM ET
US Airways has no plans to follow domestic competitors
American, Delta and United in rolling out a premium-economy section, president
Scott Kirby said last week here during the carrier's media day.
March 26, 2012 - 03:10 PM ET
Delta Air Lines last week added a new bottom rung to its
fare ladder with the launch of Basic Economy, which comprises the carrier's
"lowest-priced fares" and does not allow refunds, changes or advance
seat assignments.
March 20, 2012 - 11:55 AM ET
The
International Air Transport Association reduced its profit forecast for the
global airline industry to $3 billion from the previous $3.5 billion projection,
primarily resulting from "the sharp rise" in oil and fuel prices.
March 15, 2012 - 11:50 AM ET
Ask airfare analysts about
fuel surcharges and they'll tell you there is little evidence they're devised
with a consistent methodology and that, as far as they can determine, these
carrier-imposed fees don't correlate to the cost of fuel. The U.S....
March 12, 2012 - 10:15 AM ET
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleged that Flight Centre Limited attempted price-fixing arrangements with three airlines.
March 09, 2012 - 12:55 PM ET
Southwest Airlines in September took over corporate
sales functions from AirTran, but it could take years for the company to fully
incorporate both carriers into preferred corporate airline agreements, a
Southwest official said last week. Ultimately,...