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United Services Launches Line Maintenance Network
Aug. 22, 2005 – The United Services Line Maintenance Network will provide customers with a broader range of airport locations where routine line maintenance services can be conducted, and offer enhanced access to United Services' Global Emergency Maintenance (GEM) services. MORE
United and TAP Portugal Offer Service on Codeshare Flights
Aug. 22, 2005 – Customers can now purchase tickets and earn miles to more destinations in Europe and Africa when booking travel on codeshare flights between United and its Star Alliance partner, TAP Portugal, for travel beginning Sept. 12, 2005. MORE
United to Accommodate Disserviced Northwest Customers
August 20, 2005 – United Airlines is ready to meet the needs of Northwest Airlines' ticketed passengers affected by the strike at Northwest Airlines. MORE
Delta Shuttle Puts Beantown, Big Apple, Nation’s Capital on Sale for Labor Day
Aug. 24, 2005 – Delta is inviting customers in the Northeast to choose which avenue they would like to stroll down this upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend: Boston’s Massachusetts Avenue, New York’s Fifth Avenue or Washington, D.C.’s Pennsylvania Avenue. MORE |
Fliers feel for strikers but won't waste tickets
Detroit Metropolitan Airport might be the gateway to the labor citadel that is southeastern Michigan, but it was hard to tell by looking at the mechanics strike against Northwest Airlines. MORE
UA, DL, CO Raise US Route Fares
Three major U.S. air carriers have raised fares on most U.S. routes to try to mitigate the effect of rising fuel costs while two others have raised prices on certain routes and more carriers said they were studying increases. MORE
America West and US Airways Unveil New, Combined Look
Aug. 23, 2005 -- America West and US Airways will show a fresh new face to the world as they unveil the livery, or aircraft paint scheme, that will represent the new airline when America West and US Airways merge. MORE
Oil Makes America West/US Air Merger More Urgent
August 23, 2005 -- America West Airlines' takeover of bankrupt US Airways is crucial to enabling the combined carriers to turn a profit amid record high fuel prices, America West's chief executive said on Tuesday. MORE
Continental Airlines Finalizes Argentina Route Case
Aug. 24, 2005 -- Continental Airlines has submitted final information to the U.S. DOT to support its application to offer daily New York/Newark-Houston-Buenos Aires service. MORE |
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Compensation Limited For Delayed BA Passengers
August 24, 2005 -- British Airways strike that stranded 100,000 passengers this month arose from unforeseen circumstances, so a tough European Union rule on compensating for cancelled flights would not apply. MORE
Air NZ To Increase Fuel Surcharges
August 22, 2005 -- National carrier Air New Zealand said on Monday it would increase its fuel surcharge by as much as 28 percent because of soaring fuel costs. MORE
Lufthansa Cargo Raises Fuel Surcharge
August 22, 2005 -- Lufthansa is to raise fuel surcharges at its cargo division to counter the cost of persistent high oil prices. MORE
American Airlines has opened an Admirals Club members' lounge in the airline's new terminal at New York JFK.
The club covers 11,300 square feet and has seating for 183 people. Located in Concourse C across from Gate 42, the club is open daily from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Posted 2:10 p.m. MORE
Fuel charges hit international flights harder
August 22, 2005 -- Even with soaring fuel costs, intense competition has forced U.S. carriers to keep their recent fare increases in check. But that's not necessarily the case on international routes, where the lack of discount rivals means airlines have had more room to push through higher fares with less fear of being undercut by other carriers. MORE
Independence Air Announces Great New Fare Sale
August 23, 2005 -- Non-Stop Fares To/From Washington Starting at $34. If You Can Travel On Tuesday and Wednesday, You Can Get The Lowest Fares! MORE |
Delta Connects Customers in Atlanta and Fast-Growing Central Illinois
Aug. 22, 2005 – Beginning Dec. 1, Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) will offer customers three daily, round-trip flights between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Central Illinois Regional Airport. MORE
France To Publish Airline Safety Blacklist
August 25, 2005 -- France said on Thursday it would soon publish its own blacklist of airlines and countries with poor air safety records, after a spate of air crashes raised concerns passengers were being kept in the dark over safety. MORE
Swiss To Trim Fleet As Fuel Costs Hit
August 25, 2005 -- Swiss International Air Lines, controlled by Lufthansa, posted a gaping first-half net loss on Thursday and said it would reduce its fleet further as it seeks to cut costs. MORE
Continental withdraws from City Pairs program
August 2, 2005 -- Gary Sznajder, Continental’s manager of military and government planning and sales, said the airline decided to leave City Pairs because the government keeps demanding lower air fares and will not loosen the program’s restrictions. MORE
Midwest takes fight to Northwest in turf battle
August 22, 2005 -- Starting Oct. 1, Midwest Airlines will upgrade all nonstop service from Minneapolis/St. Paul to its "Signature Service." MORE
AirTran Airways Announces Schedule for Service to Cancun
Aug. 25, 2005 -- AirTran Airways announced its flight schedule for new, daily nonstop service from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport to Cancun International Airport. MORE |
Car / Rail / Cruise News
AMTRAK Service Between New York Penn Station and New Haven, CT. is Operating on a Reduced Schedule
August 24, 2005 -- Repairs are now being made to Amtrak's catenary wire system, which was severely damaged during a CSX freight train derailment Tuesday morning in the South Bronx. The catenary wire system supplies power to Amtrak trains that operate between New Haven and New York Penn Station. MORE
Illinois' Amtrak ridership at all-time high
Amtrak's Chicago-St. Louis, Chicago-Carbondale, Chicago-Quincy and Chicago-Milwaukee routes each posted sharp ridership growth for fiscal year 2005, which ended June 30. MORE
Cruise ships getting bigger, causing some port and passenger trouble
August 19, 2005 -- Cruise lines have been battling for decades to outclass their competitors' ships by making vessels longer, bigger and full of amenities like mall-size promenades and ice skating rinks. MORE
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Hotel News
Not all hotel star ratings are created equal
Two Hyatt hotels to buy renewable energy only
Two Hyatt Regency hotels in the Dallas area have agreed to buy only renewable energy, making them the nation's largest hotel purchasers of energy from wind, solar and other renewables. MORE
Bringing the hotel home
Like that curved shower rod in your hotel bathroom? The embroidered pillow on the bed? The martini glasses you saw down at the bar? MORE
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