A4A Cautions Against Efforts to Reregulate Industry (Airlines for America - Air Transport Association of America Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
Airlines for America - Air Transport Association of America Inc) ... 18, 2016 - Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines cautioned that portions of the administration's proposals could harm customers by reregulating how airlines sell their products, driving up the cost of air travel ... 'Consumers have multiple information sources independent of airline sites....

FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces New Actions to Spur Competition in the Airline Industry, Give Consumers the Information They Need to Make Informed Choices (President of the United States)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
More than 700 million passengers are expected to board 9 million domestic airline flights in America this year ... The Administration's actions will spur competition in the airline industry ... Before the Obama Administration came into office, airlines were able to hide fees, shield their actual performance from consumers, and increase prices even after consumers had booked their tickets ... MAKING THE AIRLINE MARKET FAIRER, MORE TRANSPARENT....

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Enhanced Protections for Air Travelers, Actions to Promote Airline Competition (US Department of Transportation)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
Department of Transportation (DOT) is taking a number of actions to enhance protections for air travelers and promote competition in the airline industry ... 'Airline passengers deserve to have access to clear and complete information about the airlines they choose to fly and to expect fair and reasonable treatment when they fly,' said Secretary Foxx ... Prohibiting Undisclosed Bias by Airlines and Online Ticket Agents....

Gov't announces new steps to protect airline consumers

Edit The Miami Herald 19 Oct 2016
Airlines would be required to refund fees when checked bags are "substantially delayed" under a proposal released Tuesday by the Transportation Department, one of a series of steps the Obama administration says it's taking to boost consumer protections for passengers ... Airlines will also have to report how many wheelchairs they mishandle....

ANA Becomes First Japanese Airline to Provide Universally Accessible Entertainment Content on International Flights (ANA Holdings Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
Plus more contents with multiple languages than any other Japanese airline. TOKYO, October 19, 2016 -ANA, the largest and only Japanese airline to receive a maximum 5-star rating from SKYTRAX for four consecutive years, will be the first airline in Japan to deliver universally accessible entertainment on international flights ... ANA is the largest airline in Japan by revenues and passenger numbers....

Samsung sets up Note 7 exchanges at major U.S. airports

Edit The Dallas Morning News 19 Oct 2016
American Airlines Group Inc ... Southwest Airlines Co., meanwhile, will handle the smartphone as a hazardous material, but won't hold it for the owner, said spokeswoman Lori Crabtree. Both airlines are communicating the Note 7 ban on planes and at multiple airport locations. Airlines also are e-mailing customers in advance of their travel about the Note 7 ban....

HAECO Xiamen Redelivers First Boeing 757 PCF to China Postal Airlines (HAECO - Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
HAECO Xiamen Redelivers First Boeing 757 PCF to China Postal Airlines. HAECO Xiamen announced today the redelivery of its first Boeing 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion aircraft for China Postal Airlines ... Manager of China Postal Airlines. 'We are very proud to work with our partner Precision on China Postal Airlines' first Boeing 757-200PCF....

Emirates may cut Africa flights in face of economic challenges

Edit Arabnews 19 Oct 2016
Emirates airline could reduce the frequency of flights to Africa or cut routes entirely if current economic and financial challenges on the continent continue, the company’s President Tim Clark said ... However, airlines flying to Nigeria have started to refuel abroad because jet fuel supplies have become more scarce and expensive as the West African nation contends with a shortage of hard currency....

Southwest Flight Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Survivor

Edit NBC News 19 Oct 2016
On Oct. 6, a Southwest Airlines flight crew got to meet Diane, who is a two-time breast cancer survivor, on one of their flights. She's now been cancer free for 16 years. Photo Credit. Southwest Airlines ... ....

Airbus' tyre burst after landing

Edit The Times of India 19 Oct 2016
Close to 150 passengers and crew members were on board flight AI614, however, all were reported safe, claimed the airline officials ... An airline spokesperson ......

Indigo pilot reports seeing 'drone' near Mumbai airport, triggers security alert

Edit Deccan Chronicle 19 Oct 2016
The pilot of a private airline on Tuesday reported seeing a drone while landing at the city airport, leading to a security alert....

APA Board of Directors Fall Meeting (APA - Allied Pilots Association)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
Jumpseat Committee Chairman CA Dick Vojvoda informed the board that, thanks to our pilots' efforts and greater cooperation by other employee groups, the process of accommodating jumpseaters on American Airlines has been improving. The board engaged in a lengthy discussion of the relative merits of the current IVR system, American Airlines' previous seniority-based system, and the hybrid system that APA is seeking....

IATA: India to be 3rd largest aviation market in 10 years

Edit The Times of India 19 Oct 2016
MUMBAI ... IATA represents 265 airlines comprising 83% of the global air traffic ... The airport's declared design capacity is 40 million passengers per year. "Though the airport capacity augmenta tion work is on, neither will the terminal building, nor will its single runway be able to catch up with the voracious appetite for air travel that Mumbai has," said a top official with an airline ... RELATED ... Recommended By Colombia ....
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