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03 May 2013

  • How Southwest, largest domestic airline, readies international flights for 2014

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    Southwest Airlines, the carrier that promotes itself in its current and controversial advertising campaign as “America’s largest domestic airline,” is about to get undomesticated. Last month, Southwest kicked off daily service from Orlando and Tampa to San Juan, its first flights outside the continental U.S. These flights supplement subsidiary AirTran’s existing service from Baltimore/Washington, Atlanta, [...]

  • Air Canada successfully cuts operating costs and narrows loss in early 2013

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    Air Canada reiterated a forecast that the cost of operating flights in 2013 will fall faster than originally predicted after business in the first quarter beat its expectations. Adjusted costs per available seat mile will fall 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent this year, Montreal-based Air Canada said today in a statement, repeating a prediction from [...]

  • Honolulu Airport, country’s fourth largest gateway, to get $740 million expansion

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    After years of planning, a $739 million project to expand and modernize Honolulu Airport is underway. The airport is the fourth largest port of entry to the United States and is long overdue for an expansion, said Hawaii Tourism Authority President and CEO Mike McCartney. “We are a world-class destination,” he said. “We deserve a [...]

  • Delta and American Airlines match United’s hefty ticket change fee

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    Delta Air Lines Inc. and American Airlines have matched United’s increase in the fee for changing a domestic-flight reservation to $200 from $150. With US Airways Group Inc. having matched the increase last week, all four of the so-called legacy airlines have raised the cost of changing a ticket. United Continental Holdings Inc. has said [...]

  • New York City’s bike share program weight limits cause some residents concern

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    New York City’s upcoming public bike share program, Citibike, has already irked parking space seekers, food cart vendors and locals who resent seeing a Citibank sponsor logo on nearly every block. Now, heavier New Yorkers can be added to the list. According to the program’s user contract, riders “must not exceed the maximum weight limit” [...]

02 May 2013

  • Boeing planning world’s longest-range passenger jet, dubbed 777-8X

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    Boeing has shown airlines a blueprint for the world’s longest-range passenger jet, adding spice to a long-awaited revamp of its 777 wide-body jet, people familiar with the matter said. Boeing on Wednesday launched a race against Airbus for sales of the newest long-haul jets by announcing it had begun selling an upgraded aircraft family code-named [...]

  • Yahoo in talks to buy travel rewards startup Milewise

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    Yahoo nearing deal to buy travel rewards startup Milewise, according to sources (via Pando Daily) By Erin Griffith On May 2, 2013Yahoo is poised to acquire New York travel startup Milewise, according to people familiar with the deal. The deal is set to close this week, they said. Milewise was founded in 2010 to help consumers [...]

  • TripAdvisor acquires cruise online-booking site CruiseWise

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    Are cruise transactions in TripAdvisor’s future? Probably not, but TripAdvisor has acquired CruiseWise, an online cruise-booking startup that was founded in 2010. And, TripAdvisor plans on integrating CruiseWise’s tech talent and some of its content into TripAdvisor’s CruiseCritic unit, a leading cruise news and user generated content site. You can expect that a major overhaul [...]

  • Hertz turns to hackers to innovate mobile customer service

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    Hertz is turning to hackers for apps and ideas. More than 200 developers, many from area car manufacturers, took part in Hertz’s Mobility and Connected Car Hackathon at nestGSV in Redwood City, California, late last month. After the final code had been written, developers presented more than 50 apps in the competition. The winning app, [...]

  • Frontier Airlines pushes direct-booking with $100 overhead bin fee if you book elsewhere

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    Frontier Airlines plans to start charging up to $100 for a carry-on bag and $2 for coffee or soda, although its announcement on Wednesday did say that passengers will get to keep the whole can. The new carry-on fee is for bags in the overhead bin, so small bags under the seat will still be [...]