NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- For most of 2008, the words 'beleaguered' and 'airline' went together like 'chocolate' and 'cake.' Could things get better in 2009? For sure, it's been an up-and-down year for the airlines. High fuel prices forced huge losses
Qantas has announced it will remove its domestic fuel surcharges for tickets issued on or after Thursday 1 January 2009. Executive General Manager, Mr John Borghetti, said the airline had reduced domestic and international twice in recent months.'When we
Southwest Airlines is offering customers get 50 percent off any Southwest Airlines? "Wanna Get Away" fares for round-trip travel to and from Las Vegas. These low fares are available Dec. 30, 2008, through midnight PST on Dec. 31, 2008, for travel
British Airways crew and passengers could be ringing in the New Year several times as they cross different time zones on Dec. 31. Travelers can celebrate 2009 in Sydney and then fly westward to revisit the old year, or travel from London to the east and
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. reported a consolidated net profit of $2.9 million and an operating profit of $2.5 million for November. Included in Frontier's operating profit were non-cash mark-to-market losses on fuel hedge contracts of $2 million.
American Airlines will launch service from Dallas/Fort Worth to Madrid, Spain, next year. Beginning May 1, 2009, American will inaugurate daily nonstop flights between Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport (DFW) and Madrid Barajas International Airport
Pilots for United Airlines say that under CEO Glenn Tilton's watch, United Airlines in 2008 clearly failed in its efforts to regain its former stature as the world's preeminent airline. Over the past year, the airline has been plagued by an appalling
Air Canada said it has concluded a series of agreements for secured financings with General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC) and its affiliates, providing the airline with up to $195 million. Under the agreements, the amount of $80 million was funded
GENEVA - Struggling airlines faced more trouble in November, with passenger numbers down and freight hit by a 'shocking' 13.5 percent fall, industry group IATA said Tuesday, warning of heavy losses. 'The industry is now shrinking by all measures ... We
From our aviation glossary - Different every few days.
Where did our last 200 visitors come from? (ISP Locations)
Loading GeoVisitors Map
Google Search
FYI
There's a new geo-map at the bottom of our home page that shows where the last 200 visitors came from. It just looks at ISP locations, not your specific location. It's interesting.
Our Editor's Blog
Subscribe
Fill in your name (how you'd like to be addressed in the newsletter) and your e-mail address to subscribe to our occasional newsletter. We promise it will only be occasional and we won't share your info with anyone.
.jpg "Aviation Glossary Images")
