US Airways plans to offer inflight Internet
July 23, 2009 ·
US Airways says it will provide in-flight Internet service beginning early next year in a deal with provider Aircell. The service announced Thursday will include Web browsing, instant messaging, e-mail and VPN access for purchase by passengers with laptops or other Wi-Fi devices. Prices will range from $5.95 to $12.95, depending on the length of [...]
215 Delta Air Lines pilots agree to retire
July 16, 2009 ·
A small number of Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots — just 215 — have agreed to retire as part of a company incentive program designed to reduce the number of pilots to cut costs, according to a union tally disclosed in a memo to members Thursday. Of 12,379 pilots at Delta, some 9,400 were eligible [...]
Airbags for airliners: What will they cost you?
July 15, 2009 ·
You may never need them at 35,000 feet, but you’ll be glad they’re around if you do. Defibrillators, medical kits and life vests are a few examples of the safety equipment the government requires airlines to put on passenger jets. Of course, each item comes with a cost — from hundreds to thousands of dollars [...]
DOT says more flights were on time in May
July 9, 2009 ·
U.S. airlines have cut many flights and they are getting better at staying on schedule with their remaining flights, as more trips arrived on time in May than a year earlier. The Transportation Department also said Thursday that fewer flights were canceled and passengers reported fewer cases of mishandled baggage. Airlines have been cutting flights [...]
Airline capacity cuts may lead to higher fares
June 12, 2009 ·
Plans by major U.S. airlines to slash the number of seats they sell may bolster fares this fall, further stabilizing prices that tumbled this year as economic weakness drained travel demand. Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and AMR Corp’s (AMR.N) American Airlines said they would cut their capacity deeper than previously predicted. The capacity reductions are [...]
Delta plans bigger capacity cuts in downturn
June 11, 2009 ·
Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) said on Thursday that it plans additional cuts in seat capacity this year as rising fuel prices and softer travel demand pressure business. The world’s biggest airline also said more capacity cuts could be on the way in its industry as airlines face the most challenging period since after the [...]
Continental CEO says business travelers hold key
June 11, 2009 ·
Continental Airlines Inc. is pressing its corporate customers to step up their travel because business traffic holds the key to recovery in the slumping airline industry, Chief Executive Larry Kellner said Thursday. Business travel slumped several months ago as turbulence rocked the financial industry, and that led to cascading problems for airlines. For starters, business [...]
