April 2009

Ryanair after money again.

April 19, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia According to Times Online, Ryanair and it’s loyal passengers agrees that overweight passengers should pay a fee if they find fancy travelling with Ryanair. It looks that Ryanair is totally out of cash and credit because the failure of the toilet fee. Southwest is already doing it but in the nice way [...]

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Boeing Marks 6,000th 737

April 17, 2009 Manufacturers

Boeing today celebrated a special program milestone with the delivery of the 6,000th 737. It was delivered to International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC) which will lease the 737 to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. The airplane’s tail features a special decal denoting this milestone. “We couldn’t be more pleased about being part of this important milestone [...]

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AirTran Pilots Vote Overwhelmingly for Representation by Air Line Pilots Association

April 13, 2009 Aviation

Image via Wikipedia Today, the National Pilots Association, representing the nearly 1,700 pilots of AirTran Airways, have voted in overwhelming numbers to join the nearly 53,000 member strong Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA). Over 94.8 percent of eligible pilots voted in this election, a record turnout for AirTran’s pilots. 87.92 percent voted yes. “We [...]

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$8 billion loss for airlines in 2008

April 11, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia The world’s airlines lost up to $8 billion in 2008, $3 billibon more than was expected said IATA last month. The organization also said passenger traffic declined 5.6% year-over-year in January 2009 and cargo traffic was down 23.2%. Premium traffic fell even faster, with passengers flying on first or business class tickets [...]

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Boeing Delivers 777th 777 to Air France with New Airline Livery

April 11, 2009 Airlines

Boeing and longtime partner Air France celebrated significant milestones today with the delivery of the 777th Boeing 777 airplane. The new Boeing 777-300ER also will be the first to bear a new Air France livery and company brand identity. The 777 family is the world’s most successful twin-engine, twin-aisle airplane. Fifty-six customers around the world [...]

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Finnair’s domestic terminal lounge to close due to renovation

April 10, 2009 Airlines

Image by comedy_nose via Flickr Finnair’s domestic terminal lounge will close its doors after Easter, on Tuesday evening 14 April, due to the redevelopment of the terminals at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Finnair Plus Platinum, Gold and Silver cardholders can in future use the other lounge facilities in the Schengen terminal. The Golden Gate Lounge is situated [...]

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TRIPADVISOR ASKS “HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO?”

April 10, 2009 Travel

Image via Wikipedia NEWTON, Mass. – April 10, 2009 – /PRNewswire – TripAdvisor®, the world’s most popular and largest travel community, today announced its TripAdvisor Million Mile Sweepstakes, offering one traveler the opportunity to soar to new heights and win one million Continental OnePass frequent flier miles, plus $5,000 cash. Travelers interested in going the [...]

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LAN ECUADOR® BEGINS SERVICING DOMESTIC OPERATIONS

April 10, 2009 Airlines

LAN ECUADOR® begins domestic operations uniting Guayaquil and Quito, the country’s largest cities. LAN ECUADOR® offers 7 daily flights between the cities and will subsequently add the city of Cuenca and the Galapagos Islands to its schedule. LAN ECUADOR® operates the modern Airbus A318 fleet with seating capacity for 126 passengers on domestic routes. The [...]

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