Hurricane Irene Looks to Cause Travel Disruptions
Posted on: August 23rd, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Anyone who is thinking about traveling to America in the next few days may want to think again. This goes double for anyone who is planning on traveling to the east coast. That is because Hurricane Irene was just about 55 miles West Northwest of San Juan Puerto Rico at the time of this posting. [...]
Federal Trade Commission Wants More Details on Dollar Thrifty Bid
Posted on: August 17th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Apparently, the Federal Trade Commission said that it will need more information regarding Hertz’s bid for Dollar Thrifty. Hertz has offered $2.25 billion to acquire its rival Dollar Thrifty, but not much more is known about the deal. This is a fact that the Federal Trade Commission looks to fix. However, it does not seem [...]
Tiger Airways Finally Allowed to Fly Again
Posted on: August 11th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Recently there has been some great news that has surfaced for Tiger Airways. Apparently, Australian aviation authorities have just lifted a six-week flying ban on the budget carrier. This ban was lifted after Tiger Airways finally agreed to new conditions, which did include new training for its pilots. The authority group that placed the ban [...]
American Airlines Announces Plans to Offer In-Fight Video Streaming Service
Posted on: August 5th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now seems that American Airlines is looking to take in-flight entertainment to a new level. This is going to be done as the company announces its first in-flight video streaming services for passengers’ personal laptops. This is not only nice for consumers, because they can use their own computers, but the airline does not [...]
Caribbean Airlines Crash Causes No Casualties
Posted on: August 1st, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Over the weekend, a Caribbean Airlines passenger jet skidded off a runway while attempting to land in Guyana. As this happened, the plane broke in two. Despite all of this, reports have confirmed that there were no casualties. The plane that overshot the runway was a Boeing 737. As it skidded off the runway, it [...]
Railway Stock in China Drops After Deadly Crash
Posted on: July 26th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now seems that some people are starting to second guess the quickly expanding high-speed rail network in China. In fact, reports show that Chinese railway stock recently fell on Monday after a very deadly train accident over the weekend This has just added fuel to concerns about the safety of these high-speed trains. On [...]
Saudi Arabian Airlines see Big 14% Boost in Passenger Numbers
Posted on: July 18th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
It is no secret that there are a number of airlines out there struggling to get their passenger numbers up. Apparently Saudi Arabian Airlines is not one of them. In fact, this airline just recently set a record in the number of domestic, as well as international, flights that it had in the first half [...]
London Voted Second Most Unfriendly City in Europe but Easiest to Travel In
Posted on: July 8th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Travelers are always wondering about where they should travel to. That is why, when companies like TripAdvisor come out with surveys to rank popular cities, people listen. This time it seems like it was London that was getting a lot of attention. In fact, London was voted as the easiest European city to get around [...]
Delta Air Lines Comes Forward to Deny Claims It is Discriminating Against Jews
Posted on: June 27th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Recently there have been a number of online reports that have been suggesting that Delta Air Ines is discriminating against Jewish passengers. Well, on Friday, Delta Air Lines came forward to publicly deny these “outlandish” claims. Apparently these claims got started after it was announced that a multi-airline alliance is going to take place with [...]
Air Berlin and British Airways Start New Code-share Agreement
Posted on: June 16th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Reports are now showing that British Airways and Air Berlin are furthering their relationship. They are doing this by entering into a new code-share agreement with each other. This new agreement is going to span 40 flights across Europe. Pretty much what this new code-share agreement means is that British Airways passengers can now buy [...]

