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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.

Airlines

Airlines, technology firms and marketing companies meet to dream up new fees

Airlines have realized that consumers want the cheapest ticket humanly possible, no matter how terrible the service is -- Spirit and Ryanair, take a bow -- and need fees both good and bad to build the per passenger spend up to a level that actually pays the cost of the flight.

Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

Airlines

Ryanair deserves a new name: One critic says “Twatair”

Michael O'Leary is right: People are cheap. Passengers who are willing to fly Ryanair deserve to get the atrociously deceptive treatment they get.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Emirates isn’t happy with Airbus, so it’s looking to the manufacturer to cover grounding losses

Emirates has doubled-down on Airbus, so its right to apply pressure on the manufacturer to right the mistakes that forced the carrier to keep planes on the ground.

Abdul Basit, Khaleej Times | 11 years ago

Airlines

Airlines liking those international long-distance relationships

Airlines are putting their resources where they make the most money -- on international, long-haul flights.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Qantas kills long-haul in-flight wi-fi; people want sleep instead

Qantas, already troubled with all kinds of operational and management issues, wants to focus less on forward-looking-profits-in-future services. Understandably.

Skift | 11 years ago

Qantas kills long-haul in-flight wi-fi; people want sleep instead

Airlines

United 787 Dreamliner security infuriates 9/11 pilot’s widow

If United Airlines feels that security features obviate the need for a second cockpit door on its new 787 Dreamliners, then the airline should find a way to communicate that.

Skift | 11 years ago

United 787 Dreamliner security infuriates 9/11 pilot’s widow

Airlines

Delta-Virgin deal talks: Delta’s Heathrow hopes and Virgin’s motivations

Would Delta get maximum benefits if it can hold a majority stake in Virgin Altantic on its own? It seems a bit unwieldy.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Delta-Virgin deal talks: Delta’s Heathrow hopes and Virgin’s motivations

Airlines

UPDATED: Delta is making secret moves to take over Virgin Atlantic as Heathrow’s the prize

A takeover of Virgin Atlantic would give Delta more slots at UK airports as well as position it better against a possible US Airways/American Airlines mega-carrier.

Luke Jeffs, Reuters | 11 years ago

UPDATED: Delta is making secret moves to take over Virgin Atlantic as Heathrow’s the prize

Airlines

Ryanair feels heat from UK regulators over credit card fee

Ryanair's getting a bit cheeky with the Office of Fair Trading, but the airline's addition of a new fee to its potpourri of fees is hardly a surprise.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Ryanair feels heat from UK regulators over credit card fee

Airlines

Another travel app tries to ease frequent flyers’ airport woes

iFly Airport Guide may have one of the largest selection of airports, but this thoroughness has come at the price of good design and a smart user experience.

Skift | 11 years ago