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European Parliament Approves Passenger Name Record Agreement with the United States
Following today’s European Parliament plenary vote on the Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement with the United States of America, European Union Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström issued the following statement: “I welcome today’s vote of the European Parliament giving its … Continue reading
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Ex-Im Bank Approves $84.8 Million for Brazilian Airline Maintenance
Ex-Im financing supports highly-skilled Delta jobs in Atlanta Washington, D.C. – The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) today announced that the board of directors has approved a Final Commitment for an $84.8 million loan guarantee to VRG … Continue reading
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Airline Taxes > “Sin” Taxes!
The airline industry needs better lobbyists. SOURCE
Emirates launches new global brand platform – “Hello Tomorrow”
New branding captures passion for connecting peoples hopes, dreams and aspirations DUBAI, U.A.E. : Emirates today launched a new global brand platform and direction, themed “Hello Tomorrow”, which positions the global airline as the enabler of global connectivity and meaningful … Continue reading
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WestJet introduces child-free cabins
Airline unveils Kargo Kids, a travel program to create a serene travel experience WestJet today introduced Kargo Kids, an exciting new program allowing guests to travel on select child-free flights, creating a quieter and more relaxing inflight experience, while children … Continue reading
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Global study identifies trend-setting travellers´ online shopping behaviour and future motivations
Amadeus: • “Empowering Inspiration: the future of travel search” highlights that for the destination, shopping and booking process, consumers in emerging markets are more frustrated than their developed country counterparts due to information overload and a lack of confidence that they … Continue reading
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“Crazy” JetBlue Pilot Charged for Midair Drama
JetBlue Airways captain, Clayton Osbon suffered from a ‘medical episode’ shortly after departing New York. Flight 191 was bound to Las Vegas and had to be diverted to Amarillo, Texas after the passenger start running around the airplane screaming. Passengers … Continue reading
Transsexual Flight Attendants?
PC Air, a Thailand base carrier (no surprise here) went on a highly publicized recruiting “stroll” to hire transgender cabin crew to promote equality. To read more about the “katoeys” working as flight attendants, please click here. The recruitment drive … Continue reading
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Should fat passengers pay more?
I would like to share an article written by Peter Singer, a Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne and a Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. In this article, he wrote about how overweight passengers should be charged more. … Continue reading
How a blogger took down the TSA Body Scanners…….
This link will take you to a video made by a blogger who is against the use of TSA body scanners. The video exposes a major flaw in the TSA body scanners that was once pointed out by a senior … Continue reading
