January 2010

Southwest Airlines Has an App for iPhone.

by Mr. Plane on January 29, 2010

in Airlines,Aviation,Travel

Image via Wikipedia Ding to you! Your iPhone is perfect–you just wish you could hear that Southwest trademarked DING!, right? Well now you can. Southwest Airlines announces its first app for iPhone and iPod touch now available from the App Store. Customers can book reservations, checkin for flights, check flight status, view flight schedules, and [...]

2009: Worst Demand Decline in History

by Mr. Plane on January 27, 2010

in Airlines,Aviation,Travel

Image via Wikipedia The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported December and full-year 2009 demand statistics for international scheduled air traffic that showed the industry ending 2009 with the largest ever post-war decline. Passenger demand for the full year was down 3.5% with an average load factor of 75.6%. Freight showed a full-year decline of [...]

Fighter Jet Crashes in Forest

January 23, 2010 Aviation

A Hornet jet belonging to the Finnish Defence Forces went down in Juupajoki, some 200 kilometers north of Helsinki around noon on Thursday. The two pilots ejected themselves from the jet before it came crashing to the ground. Rescue workers located the pilots two kilometers from the scene of the crash an hour after the [...]

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Asia airlines expect more losses

January 22, 2010 Airlines

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) says 2009 cargo traffic cargo dropped 11.0 percent overall in comparison to the previous 12 months. The average load factor for the period remained almost unchanged at 66.1 percent. Andrew Herdman, AAPA Director General said, “We have been through downturns before, but none as severe as we’ve experienced [...]

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Additional Airline Charges Take Passengers by Surprise

January 21, 2010 Airlines

Additional charges imposed by many airlines often take their customers by surprise. Budget airlines in particular may charge extra fees for services such as check-in or luggage transportation. The Association of Finnish Travel Agents (AFTA) says airlines are often lax when it comes to providing advance information about such charges. The Association says that budget [...]

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Air France/KLM starts “fat taxes”

January 20, 2010 Airlines

Very well known “fat-tax” will have a new proud airline. You may need to pay a little extra if you’re slightly over weight. Air France – KLM combination is the newest airline who charges from the over-weighted passengers. Ryanair tried it a while ago but then dropped the idea but who knows when the plans [...]

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Tight airspace, poor communications

January 19, 2010 Aviation

Limited runway space and battered telecommunications networks are hindering efforts to get food, water and medical aid into the hands of desperate Haitians amid the devastation of last week’s earthquake, relief agencies said Monday. Doctors Without Borders reported that flights carrying critical medical equipment were being diverted to the neighboring Dominican Republic. Oxfam warned that [...]

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BA strike vote for cabin crew

January 18, 2010 Airlines

Cabin crew voted overwhelmingly for strike action in the previous ballot, leading to the announcement of a 12-day strike over the Christmas period. A strike planned for Christmas last year was blocked after a court granted an injunction, declaring it illegal. Unite is in a dispute with BA over changes to cabin crew staffing levels [...]

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