Posted by admin on March 1st, 2011
Published: 01 Mar 2011
Malaysia Airlines is now offering its fans on social media an easy way to book a ticket without having to leave Facebook.
Posted by admin on February 15th, 2011
I have been looking all over the internet for cheap trans-atlantic flights for this summer and have had no luck…
Posted by admin on February 14th, 2011
January 18, 2011 10.26am EST 
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Posted by admin on February 8th, 2011
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 10:59 am Press Release: Convergence Communications and Marketing
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Posted by admin on January 29th, 2011
DALLAS — After a decade of multibillion-dollar losses, U.S. airlines appear to be on course to prosper for a simple reason: They are flying less. By grounding planes and eliminating flights, airlines have cut costs and pushed fares higher. as the global economy rebounds, travel demand is rising and planes are as full as they’ve been in years.Profit margins at big airlines are the highest in at least a decade, according to the government. the eight largest U.S. airlines are forecast to earn more than $5 billion this year and $5.6 billion in 2012.“the industry is in the best position — certainly in a decade — to post profitability,” says Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly. “the industry is much better prepared today than it was a decade ago.”the airlines’ turnaround has benefited investors, but it’s been tough on travelers. Fares in the U.S. have risen 14 percent from a year ago, according to travel consultant Bob Harrell. Flights are more crowded than they’ve been in decades.Travelers also face fees these days for services that used to be part of the ticket price, such as checking luggage (usually $25 to $35 per bag) and rebooking on a different flight (usually $150 for a domestic flight, more when flying overseas).from 2000 through 2009, U.S. airlines lost about $60 billion and eliminated 160,000 jobs, according to an industry trade group. During that tumultuous decade, airlines were hit with a series of events beyond their control: two recessions; the Sept. 11 attacks; an avian flu outbreak that scared away many travelers, and rising fuel costs.the industry was profitable in 2000, 2006 and 2007, when the economy was roaring. but those boom years masked underlying problems, including high costs and more seats than travelers demanded. During 2008 and 2009, airlines lost $23 billion, but they were also attacking their problems, setting the stage for a comeback in 2010.♦They eliminated money-losing flights.♦They grounded older, gas-guzzling airplanes.♦They added fees. In the first nine months of 2010, airlines collected more than $4.3 billion from fees for checking baggage and changing tickets, up 13.5 percent from the comparable period in 2009.♦They consolidated. Delta Air Lines bought Northwest in 2008, and United and Continental combined last year.the economy is expected to grow faster in 2011 and 2012 than it did in 2010, and this should give the industry a lift. but there are some challenges on the horizon. the biggest is higher fuel prices. With oil hovering around $90 a barrel, jet fuel on the spot market costs about $2.60 a gallon, the highest it’s been in more than two years.
Posted by admin on January 27th, 2011
Pittsburgh International Airport transformed from a bustling hub to an underused airport with lower fares and increased local fliers but flights to fewer destinations under Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato’s watch.
Posted by admin on January 26th, 2011
many South Florida hotels were more full in 2010 than the previous year, though hoteliers often sacrificed high prices to get travelers in the door.
Posted by admin on January 26th, 2011
American Airlines removed its flight listings from Orbitz.com last month, when the companies could not agree on a new contract, and Delta withdrew its fares from CheapoAir.com, OneTravel.com and Bookit.com.
Posted by admin on January 24th, 2011
DALLAS (AP) – American Airlines is doing much better than a year ago, bringing in more revenue than expected, but it’s still losing money and trailing other big airline companies. American also says it’s talking with Expedia and Orbitz about getting its flights listed again on the online travel agencies’ websites. the dispute over how airline tickets are distributed threatens to make American flights harder to find – one more challenge facing the nation’s third-biggest airline company. American parent AMR Corp. said it lost $97 million in the fourth quarter, or 29 cents per share. That’s a smaller loss than AMR posted a year ago, and it beat the forecast of analysts, who expected a loss of 36 cents per share, according to FactSet. AMR, based in Fort Worth, Texas, continues to lag other airlines in recovering from the recession. Delta Air Lines Inc. said Tuesday that it earned $19 million in the fourth quarter, and analysts expect other big US airlines to post profits as they report their results over the next two weeks. AMR revenue rose 10.3 percent, to $5.59 billion – better than analysts expected – but Delta’s jumped 14 percent. Airlines have pushed fares higher, thanks to their ability to limit flights and fill more planes. On the average American flight in 2010, 81.9 percent of the seats were filled. That’s a record. the airlines have also raised money by imposing a variety of fees. at AMR, the catch-all category of “other revenue,” which includes baggage fees and food sales, grew just 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter, to $599 million.
Posted by admin on January 21st, 2011
The region’s three-year push to land a Chinese cargo hub atLambert-St. Louis International Airport took a big step forwardWednesday morning when that nation’s aviation authority named anairline to negotiate flights.
