JetBlue Airways announces it received top honors in three categories in this year’s Zagat Airline Survey, including ‘Best Large Domestic Airline’ for economy-class seating, ‘Best Inflight Entertainment’ for domestic flights and ‘Most Eco-Friendly’ airline. In addition, the New York-based carrier ranked second in the survey’s ‘Value for the Money’ category, and third in each of [...]
Virgin America, the airline on a mission to make flying good again, thanked the almost 10,000 frequent fliers participating in the 2008 Zagat Global Airline Survey who ranked the San Francisco-based airline best domestic mid-sized airline in premium class and second among mid-sized domestic airlines in economy class.
“Virgin America was launched in 2007 with the [...]
The legendary rivalry between Grambling State University and Southern University is showcased at the State Farm Bayou Classic, and Southwest Airlines is celebrating as the Classic’s official airline. This powerful “Clash of the Titans” will determine the best Black College football team at the Louisiana Superdome, November 29.
“Southwest Airlines is proud of the sportsmanship demonstrated [...]
US Airways customers will have more travel options beginning Jan. 17, 2009, at all three Washington-area airports as record crowds are expected to attend the inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama.
Customers will benefit from both more frequency and on some flights, larger aircraft, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, and Baltimore [...]
In a new IBM survey, U.S. travelers report on the fairness of various airline fees, the frequency of “travel inconveniences” and industry practices that earn their loyalty in the current environment. Consumers cited the biggest airline “rip-offs” to be baggage fees (78 percent), additional charges for redemption of miles (76 percent) and first class [...]
Doug Herring, President and CEO of American Beacon Advisors up until its recent sale, has been named Vice President-Operations Finance and Strategic Planning at American Airlines. He will be responsible for the financial activities related to American’s Operations function, as well as oversee the group’s strategic planning activities.
Herring led American Beacon Advisors from March 2006 [...]
On November 22nd, Virgin America is launching Gogo(r) Inflight Internet, via the first air-to-ground video stream during YouTube Live-YouTube’s first official real-world user event on November 22nd. The carrier’s first Wi-Fi enabled plane will circle the skies above San Francisco during the event and a segment of the YouTube Live show will be streamed from [...]
Continental Airlines will be presenting at the Credit Suisse Global Airline Conference Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. (CT)/9:30 a.m. (ET).
A live webcast will be available at continental.com in the About Continental section under Investor Relations>Investor Updates & Presentations. The webcast and accompanying slide presentation will be [...]
TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 begins operation of its new daily service to Orlando, Florida. This is the airline’s 18th international destination, with flights also to New York and Miami.
The modern 210-seat Airbus A330 will be used, with 39 seats in Executive Class and 171 in Economy.
The flight will depart daily from Guarulhos International Airport in Sao [...]
American Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Gerard Arpey was nominated Chairman of the Governing Board of oneworld®, the leading quality global airline alliance, in succession to Qantas Chief Executive Officer Geoff Dixon, who has held the post for two years.
Gerard Arpey will act as “first among equals” of the chief executives of the grouping’s [...]
Today, OpenSkies, the premium transatlantic subsidiary of British Airways, and L’Avion, the first scheduled French airline to offer 100% business class transatlantic flights at attractive prices, announced new customer benefits available starting in December — including an expanded codeshare agreement.
After British Airways’ purchase of L’Avion this summer, the integration of L’Avion into OpenSkies has been [...]
This Thanksgiving, customers on JetBlue Airways can enjoy the convenience of checking one bag free, freeing up time to bask in a stress-free travel experience at the airline’s brand new terminal — T5 — at its home base at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). T5 offers a spacious check-in lobby, the largest [...]
