OpenSkies starts Thursday
comments ()OpenSkies, that British Airways off-shoot, starts service Thursday with a single daily round trip between Paris and New York City. The carrier uses Boeing 757s configured with three cabins —...
View ArticleBritish Airways salutes the Colonies
comments ()I don’t usually take note of fare sales. As the scolding P.R. person for the late Kiwi Airlines once noted, we don’t publish stories when Sears puts Craftsman tools on sale, do we? However,...
View ArticleOne more premium airline bites the dust, sort of
comments ()L’Avion, the premium-class airline that flies between Paris Orly and Newark, is being acquired by OpenSkies, the new airline set up by British Airways. So the last six months have claimed...
View ArticleEx-AA chief Robert Crandall jumps into Branson dispute
comments ()In an op-ed essay in a London newspaper last week, Virgin Atlantic chairman Richard Branson quoted Robert Crandall as Mr. Branson argued against the proposed American Airlines-British...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines et al. respond to Branson’s statistical criticism
comments ()American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia have criticized Richard Branson’s criticism of their criticism of his statistics on passenger traffic between the United States and London,...
View ArticleGoing cheap to London, Frankfurt next week
comments ()A colleague pointed out to me that American Airlines has a really cheap fare to Frankfurt, Germany, from Dallas/Fort Worth on its list of Net SAAvers for next week. So I went to take a look....
View ArticleBA to go ahead with flights between London City and New York
comments ()Even with the cutbacks planned in capacity and jobs, British Airways says it still plans to launch its all business-class flights from London City Airport Sept. 29. Those involve the...
View ArticleANA to offer women-only lavatories in airplanes
comments ()All Nippon Airways is introducing the ultimate answer to men who refuse to put the toilet seat down: Go find your own toilet. As of Monday, ANA will offer women’s only toilets on its...
View ArticleHere’s a story about the British Airways flight that ran into a volcano cloud...
comments ()Back in 1982, there was no worldwide effort to track volcano clouds and warn airlines and pilots about them. When a British Airways Boeing 747 flew into a cloud of volcanic ash in 1982, the...
View ArticleBritish Airways: So sorry about that, we’re not actually going to crash
comments ()The Sun, an English tabloid, has a ripping story about the British Airways pilot who hit the wrong button. We don’t know what button he meant to hit. But the one he did punch triggered a...
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American’s oneworld partner says there is “merit” to a merger with US Airways
comments ()Willie Walsh, CEO of International Airlines Group (Nelson Ching/Bloomberg) Speaking Tuesday in Washington, the CEO of International Airlines Group, which owns … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleFinancial Times report on British Airways parent and American Airlines is old...
comments ()The Financial Times of London reported yesterday that Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways’ parent International Airlines Group, is considering buying a stake in American...
View ArticleBritish Airways signs NDA with American Airlines, too
comments ()International Airlines Group confirmed reports Friday that it has signed a non-disclosure agreement with AMR/American Airlines. IAG is parent of British Airways and Iberia, both members with...
View ArticleLet’s rank the airlines in Facebook and Twitter followers
comments ()In the category of useless information, let’s rank a bunch of airlines on how many Facebook “likes” and Twitter followers they have. These numbers are as of 1:50 to 1:55 p.m. Wednesday,...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines to fly to Seoul and Lima from Dallas/Fort Worth
comments ()American Airlines announced Wednesday that it will begin nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Seoul, South Korea, and Lima, Peru, next year. The Korean flight,...
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British Airways will relax rules on electronic devices
British Airways' Airbus 321 in flight. Photo courtesy of British Airways.visit site to read more]
View ArticleAirline tech tidbits: luggage etags and social seating
Instead of Terry Maxon’s three idle thoughts for Friday, I thought I’d offer some recent tidbits about the intersection of technology and airlines from around the world: * Luggage etags More airlines...
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