November 2009

IATA’s Baggage Improvement Program (BIP) awards

by Mr. Plane on November 30, 2009

in Airlines,Airports,Travel

For the people behind IATA’s Baggage Improvement Program (BIP), much of ’09 was spent on planes. The team visited 25 airports around the world. During these visits the team looked into the baggage processes, systems and teamwork between the airport, airline and ground handlers. There have been several impressive airports. Barcelona has a great new [...]

This weeks tweets

by Mr. Plane on November 29, 2009

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November 29, 2009 Aviation

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Air China wins "Best Organization" and "Best Booth" awards

November 26, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia Air China has won awards for "Best Organization" and "Best Booth" at the China International Travel Market (CITM), held in Kunming, China, between the 19th and 22nd of November 2009. The CITM is the largest international tourist exhibition in Asia, and it covers an area of 50 square kilometers and consists of [...]

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Virgin America Ranked Number One Airline in Annual Zagat Airline Survey

November 25, 2009 Airlines

Image by satosphere via Flickr SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing domestic travel, today thanked the more than 5,000 frequent fliers participating in the 2009 Zagat Global Airline Survey who ranked the carrier best domestic midsize airline in both the premium class and economy class categories. Virgin [...]

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JetBlue Airways Again Wins ‘Best Rated Large Domestic Airline’ in the Economy Category of Zagat’s Airline Survey

November 25, 2009 Airlines

Image by matt.hintsa via Flickr NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — JetBlue Airways today received top honors in five categories in this year’s Zagat Airline Survey, including ‘Best Rated Large Domestic Airline’ for economy-class seating and ‘Best In-flight Entertainment’ for domestic flights for the second straight year. JetBlue was also recognized as the leader in [...]

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This weeks tweets

November 22, 2009 Uncategorized

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Finnair and Pilots Reach Resolution

November 17, 2009 Airlines

Representatives from Finnair and the pilots’ union have agreed to a proposal put forward by national labour mediator Esa Lonka. The strike by pilots was immediately cancelled. On Tuesday, the strike entered its second day with Finnair cancelling a further 200 flights. Pilots said they refuse to train non-Finnair pilots to fly Finnair planes, claiming [...]

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