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Articles tagged “space”

Tourism

Strikes across Southern Europe cripple transportation by air and rail

This isn't your annual summer strike of a few thousand rail workers. As discord spreads over banking policies and continued unemployment, widespread actions could easily become the new normal.

Fiona Ortiz, Reuters | 11 years ago

Strikes across Southern Europe cripple transportation by air and rail

Airlines

Hundreds of flights cancelled across Europe in anticipation of numerous airline strikes

It feels just like summer again as an one-day general strike sweeps across the transportation industry and halting travel in Spain and Greece.

Oliver Smith , The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Hundreds of flights cancelled across Europe in anticipation of numerous airline strikes

Airlines

Updated: British Airways parent offers to buy all of Vueling Airlines

IAG may be struggling to lift Iberia out of the doldrums, but its consideration of Vueling is so mired in its recent failures that it is hard to see how IAG will make a success out of any purchase.

Chris Jasper and Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Southwest prepares to go global with launch of Spanish language website

The launch won’t drive Spanish speakers to Southwest’s website as other airlines and booking sites already offer translated web pages, but it is a sign of the airline’s commitment to expansion in Latin America.

Samantha Shankman , Skift | 12 years ago

Southwest prepares to go global with launch of Spanish language website

Airlines

Richard Branson announces that Virgin Galactic won’t be headed to space any time soon

It can't be easy to launch a service to the stars, so Branson should get a bit of latitude with deadlines with his deadlines.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

Ground Transport

Zipcar integrates Spanish car-share company Avancar, launches multi-lingual services

Zipcar can expand quickly with new language capabilities and will likely repeat its practice from Spain of integrating a competitor to absorb its local customer base.

Skift | 12 years ago

Zipcar integrates Spanish car-share company Avancar, launches multi-lingual services

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Was Felix Baumgartner’s jump the unofficial kickoff to the age of space tourism?

Felix’s one-man jump leads the way and builds hype for layman-friendly space programs like Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin, which didn’t even need to play sponsor to score the inadvertent promotion.

Skift | 12 years ago

Was Felix Baumgartner’s jump the unofficial kickoff to the age of space tourism?

Tourism

Tourist season in Spain ends and unemployment goes up

Spain's malaise will linger throughout the tourist offseason as service workers wait for the next influx of tourists in the late spring to find out if they'll have a job again.

Sarah Morris and Manuel Ruiz, Reuters | 12 years ago

Airlines

Earthly financial realities cause New Mexico’s spaceport to fall short of the stars

While New Mexico can count on Virgin Galactic, it can't count on the legislature to pass laws that would exempt manufacturers from liability if something goes wrong, and that's keeping other operators away.

Jeri Clausing, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Earthly financial realities cause New Mexico’s spaceport to fall short of the stars

Airlines

Authorities investigate accusations that Ryanair flies with near-empty fuel tanks

A series of unexpected landings in Spain have led authorities to question whether Ryanair has taken its cost-cutting practices too far and put all fliers at risk by flying with far too little fuel.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Authorities investigate accusations that Ryanair flies with near-empty fuel tanks