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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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Kingfisher can’t convince the government (or itself) that it should be allowed to fly

The airline can’t seem to piece together even a mediocre response and has asked the aviation agency for more time to think as it continues to beg its employees to come back to work.

Kingfisher can’t convince the government (or itself) that it should be allowed to fly

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DHS starts development on airport scanner to efficiently test for carry-on explosives

Looks like the TSA “3-1-1” liquid system is here to stay as the DHS tests technology that would expedite the security scanning process and more accurately tests for explosives.

DHS starts development on airport scanner to efficiently test for carry-on explosives

Airlines

American Airlines debt holders blast CEO on transparency

The aggrieved hedge funds who wrote the letter believe American is intent on emerging from bankruptcy as a standalone company.

Airlines

Air France vows ground staff strike won’t ground planes

Air France's pledge that the strike will only cause minor disruptions may be overly optimistic.

Airlines

TSA removes X-Ray body scanners from some large airports

It's about time. Regardless of what the TSA claims, these X-Rays can be harmful for frequent flyers.

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Four startup marketplaces where travelers buy and sell unused reservations

The startups’ biggest challenges arr attracting enough users to populate the site and overcoming non-transferrable reservations and last-minute cancellations.

Airlines

U.S. airlines push back on additional safety regulations, cite long streak of good news

Airlines focused on their immediate bottom lines are against safety rules that limit pilot’s flying time or extend training, perhaps forgetting that the fall out from one crash lasts longer than just one quarter.

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American Express predicts business travel costs to rise next year

The steepest increases in airfare are expected in Latin America where there’s higher demand driven by Argentina’s and Brazil’s strong economies, but little growth will be seen in European and North American prices.

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Frontier website policies lead to fight with Travelport

Once again, a global distribution system, in this case Travelport, goes to bat for itself and travel agents, trying to thwart airlines from freely doing business and providing incentives to their own customers.

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Judge in New York questions whether United Airlines can be held liable for 9/11 attacks

The challenges to United begin at airport security, which at the time of the 9/11 attacks was manned by mall cop rejects employed by companies that bid the lowest so as to keep costs lower for airlines that footed the cost.

Judge in New York questions whether United Airlines can be held liable for 9/11 attacks