DOT Serious with Tarmac Delay Rule – Fines United $130,000 February 13, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): The US Department of Transportation (DOT) fined United Airlines $130,000 for violations of the tarmac delay rule. According to the DOT, the federal rules were violated last May when passengers on a delayed United Airlines aircraft at Chicago O’Hare [...]
Japan Airlines Serves up Kentucky Fried Chicken Kentucky Fried Chicken is said to be widely popular in Japan, especially during the Christmas season. As the Christmas season is near, Japan Airlines (JAL) and Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan (KFC) have teamed up to provide the original “AIR KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN” dish to passengers in Economy and [...]
London Heathrow to Seoul Incheon to Begin This Weekend The long awaited route between London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Seoul’s Incheon International Airport (ICN) will take flight on Sunday, December 2, 2012. British Airways has not only timed the flight to arrive at the start of the business day in Seoul, but has timed the [...]
As American looks to pave the way out of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy re-organization, the carrier has announced it’ll launch flights to new markets in Asia, Europe, and Latin American. American Airlines’ business plan and strategies include additional international flying. The following key routes will launch next year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) — Seoul Incheon, South Korea [...]
Build begins on first British Airways 787 Dreamliner The building of the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner for British Airways has begun as part of a program to modernize the fleet. The carrier is currently refurbishing its Boeing 767 and Boeing 777-200 aircraft, but they have the mammoth double-decker A380 on the way and this first [...]
Airbus Prepares First British Airways A380 SuperJumbo The installation of four mammoth Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, capable of producing 70,000 lbs of trust each, marks a milestone when it comes to the building of British Airways’ first A380 aircraft. This is the first SuperJumbo of 12 A380s British Airways has on order – initial delivery [...]
American Airlines Faces Labor Problems As American Airlines is making changes to save money in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, employee groups, especially the pilots, are seeing red in-light of recent court approved cutbacks. This past week has been extremely turbulent over at American – according to data from the flight tracker, FlightAware, flight cancellations have [...]
New York to Tel Aviv for $400 round-trip? A great airfare surfaced on the Israeli airline El Al and consumers started to snap up tickets between New York (JFK) and Tel Aviv (TLV) for between $330 to $460 round-trip, including all taxes and fees. Some of the tickets savvy travelers gobbled up included stopovers in [...]
United Boeing 787 Dreamliner Nears Delivery This September, United Airlines will have a brand spanking new aircraft in its fleet – one made of composites instead of aluminum. The new-build also has a special paint job, including a gold line with a swoop. The special livery is to signify Boeing and United working together, but [...]
New Flight Highlights United is making changes to their route network post-merger with Continental, including the addition of new Domestic and International Flights. To increase efficiency and make the best use of the new, combined network, United is switching some flights between hub airports, such as Buenos Aires (EZE) being swapped from Washington Dulles (IAD) [...]