Japanese Airlines (JAL), which is currently experiencing significant losses, will be bailed out by the Japanese Government by up to $1 billion in state aid. The dire situation of JAL is just the latest in a string of news from the ailing airline industry, which faces...
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As recently reported in Perpetual Traveller, all in all it was a depressing affair at the recent IATA Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Director General and CEO Giovanni Bisignani of IATA read out the shockingly bad statistics of the Industry and backed...
Last night, a frequent-flying relative of mine forwarded an e-mail he had received that contained “An Open Letter to All Airline Customers” signed by 12 airline CEOs. I replied to his message, but wasn’t...
In the wake of ever-increasing fuel costs, the nation’s airline industry is receiving more and more attention. Today, however, that attention came in the form of grim news as two industry-focused groups warned...
As the spouse of a flight attendant employed by a profitable air carrier, I like to keep a watchful eye on the airline industry. Today, one of my twice-weekly trips to St. Louis’ Lambert International...
"ATLANTA -- The Associated Press has learned that United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have been discussing a combination between the nation's second- and third-largest carriers that would keep the United name and the corporate headquarters in the Chicago area.
An official...
Does the new discount airline, Skybus (http://skybus.com/Home.aspx), which charges as little as $10 for a one-way ticket, give new meaning to the notion that traveling by air is becoming more like traveling by...
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"WASHINGTON - Beginning Friday, airline passengers will go through double screening to make sure they're not carrying liquids onto planes, the head of the airline industry's largest trade group said....
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According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...
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