Airline News.Open Skies  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . may not be happening between the UK and the US but it is a fact now from the United Kingdom to Canada following the signing of a new agreement between the two Commonwealth countries. From 1 September British airlines will be able to offer virtually unlimited passenger and cargo flights to and from third countries via Canada, and likewise Canadian carriers in the other direction. Currently at least 12 operators offer air services between the two countries linking nine Canadian cities and eight cities in the United Kingdom. http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2006/06-gc005e.htm Apr 23, 2006 Seats on aircraft continue to improve the whole time but other than actually knowing that one carrier offers something different from another the average passenger is totally unaware of the design and planning that goes behind each product. Contour Premium Aircraft Seating supplied British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. with their highly acclaimed first class offering nearly ten years ago (and BOAC BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation (now British Airways) BOAC Billed Office Address Code BOAC Board of Aviation Commissioners (Indiana) BOAC Blazing Outdoor Adventurers & Co Pte Ltd with a 'slumbrette' seat in 1948). Having just won the business for Lufthansa's A380 first class program it has now unveiled what it calls the 'Solar' premium business class seat. The revolutionary lie-flat seat - selected by Air Canada for its "Extreme Makeover" cabin retrofit ret·ro·fit v. ret·ro·fit·ted or ret·ro·fit, ret·ro·fit·ting, ret·ro·fits v.tr. 1. To provide (a jet, automobile, computer, or factory, for example) with parts, devices, or equipment not in program and due for delivery at the end of this month - is a luxurious individual suite providing maximum living space with a 6ft 3-inch long bed and up to 31-inches at shoulder width. The seats, configured in a herringbone layout, provide aisle access for all passengers and 43-inch high privacy screens separate each individual suite. Other seat features include oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. tray tables for dining and working; lumbar lumbar /lum·bar/ (lum´bar) pertaining to the loins. lum·bar adj. Of, near, or situated in the part of the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis. support and massage feature; a fully integrated IFE Ife (ē`fā), city (1991 est. pop. 262,000), SW Nigeria. Located in a farm region, the city is an important center for marketing and shipping cacao. According to tradition, Ife is the oldest Yoruba town (founded c.1300). system giving personal video and audio entertainment; in-seat power for portable electronic devices and multiple storage areas. http://www.contour.aero Apr 23, 2006 Airlines face declining customer loyalty. Customers are less loyal to airline brands and are focusing on prices, analysts say. Airlines now face a floating customer base and must work harder to keep customers, analyst Stuart Klaskin said. Apr 21, 2006 Higher fares may help carriers return to profitability. Higher fares may help some airlines post profits in 2006. Airlines continue to face soaring fuel prices, but three airlines reported improved first-quarter results this week. Some airline executives say the industry's recovery is continuing. Apr 21, 2006 Parents mull Mull, island, 351 sq mi (909 sq km), Argyll and Bute, NW Scotland, largest island of the Inner Hebrides, separated from the mainland by the Sound of Mull and the Firth of Lorn. medicating children on long flights. Parents often disagree over medicating their young children on long flights, the Wall Street Journal's Sue Shellenbarger writes. Travel Industry Association statistics indicate 31% of travelers will have their children with them this year. Apr 20, 2006 Regulators propose rules for aging jetliners. Aviation regulators are proposing operating limits for commercial aircraft that would exceed current rules on aging planes. Regulators say the limits would help avoid age-related metal fatigue metal fatigue Weakened condition of metal parts of machines, vehicles, or structures caused by repeated stresses or loadings, ultimately resulting in fracture under a stress much weaker than that necessary to cause fracture in a single application. cracks. The changes could cost the aviation industry $360 million over 20 years. Apr 19, 2006 Rising fuel prices may spur carriers to increase fares. Airlines are likely to increase fares to compensate for soaring fuel prices, analysts say. Oil closed Tuesday at more than $70 a barrel. The Air Transport Association expects a record number of fliers in 2006. Apr 19, 2006 ICAO ICAO abbr. International Civil Aeronautics Organization Noun 1. ICAO - the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation International Civil Aviation Organization and IATA IATA International Air Transport Association, which sets the rules for air transport, including those concerning air transport of animals. signed a memorandum of cooperation "to share safety-related information from their respective audit programs to better identify potential safety risks and prevent aircraft accidents." They also will share accident and incident monitoring, and "experts from each organization will be allowed to participate as observers in audit missions of the other, upon request." Apr 10, 2006 Aeroflot, South African Airways South African Airways (SAA) is South Africa's largest domestic and international airline company, with hubs in Cape Town and Johannesburg. It is also known in Afrikaans as Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens (SAL) SkyTeam, Star get new members. Two airline alliances have gained new members. Russia's Aeroflot has joined SkyTeam and South African Airways has joined the Star Alliance. Apr 13, 2006 OneSky Private jet costs dropping. OneSky Network is helping connect passengers and private jet companies, and bringing down ticket prices in the process. OneSky has partnered with Priceline.com for a promotional campaign that reflects the Internet company's "name your price" service. Apr 19, 2006 |
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