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Airline News

Bringing you the latest airline news and airline industry insights. Get the need-to-know developments in passenger experience, ancillary services, revenue management, and loyalty and technology.

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IndiGo carried more passengers than any other Indian airline in 2012

Thanks to Kingfisher’s slow demise throughout the year, both Indigo and Air India were able to substantially increase their market share despite fewer flyers buying fares.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Ryanair is worst short-haul airline according to UK travel magazine readers

And yet people continue to fly Ryanair at such record numbers it's in a position to buy rival Aer Lingus if only the enemies the airline has made along the way would step aside.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Airlines

Qantas-Emirates deal cleared by Australian regulators, but for 5 years instead of a decade

Qantas can breathe out a bit with this clearance, even though the time frame in which it has to prove that its deal with Emirates is better than older one with BA is a shorter one than it wanted.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Three strikes and you’re out, Boeing! A third Dreamliner 787 reports electrical issues

The jets’ deployments haven’t been slowed by the first few reports of manufacturing problems, but Boeing could have a much bigger issue on its hands if this continues as new airlines takeoff in their Dreamliners.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

TripAdvisor rates Top 10 airport hotels, but Google thinks some are middling

TripAdvisor uses the wisdom of the crowds in picking its top 10 airport hotels, but Google's review ranks are much thinner.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

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TSA heeds congressional pleas to study health impact of X-ray body scanners

Critics of the controversial scanners say that the study won’t find any new information since the TSA has hidden the risk all along. The roll out of new millimeter-wave machines suggest their theories could be correct.

Michael Grabell, ProPublica | 11 years ago

Airlines

American Airlines could face pilot shortage in 2013 if bankruptcy hearing doesn’t go its way

American Airlines pilots recently ratified a new agreement, but this lingering issue about senior pilots' pensions could cause some unrest.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Canada goes for all-in pricing of airline tickets; $25K fine for violations

Airfare transparency is increasingly becoming the battle cry across the industry as airlines add on more and more ancillary fees.

Skift | 11 years ago

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Lufthansa and Virgin Australia launch in-flight entertainment streaming apps

In the age of smartphones, every traveler wants customizable content available on his/her own device suggesting that Lufthansa’s new technology could indeed be the first break in a new wave of in-flight entertainment options.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

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Want to run one of Brazil’s largest airports? You’re going to need a good pedigree

Brazil wants to make sure Rio's airport is run well for the World Cup and the Olympics, and to make it happen they want the world's best airport operators to prove they're up to the task.

Carla Simoes, Bloomberg | 11 years ago