Airline News.Jan 22, 2007 Airlines need strategies for making long waits easier on fliers. Airlines should take steps to make long waits inside jetliners more bearable bear·a·ble adj. That can be endured: bearable pain; a bearable schedule. bear for travelers, The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney Scott McCartney is The Wall Street Journal's travel editor, as well as a regular columnist for the newspaper. Background McCartney currently lives in Dallas, though he is a native of Boston. He attended Duke University and graduated in 1982 with an A.B. writes. He suggested stashing food and water at airports that are likely to get diverted flights and allowing planes to go to back to the gate for a break without losing their place in line. Jan 12, 2007 Indian food becomes popular fare on trans-Atlantic flights. Some airlines are offering Indian meals on international flights. Continental Airlines contracts with Jyoti Indian Cuisine The multiple families of Indian cuisine are characterized by their sophisticated and subtle use of many spices and herbs. Each family of this cuisine is characterized by a wide assortment of dishes and cooking techniques. to cater Indian meals, which Houston Chronicle food writer Peggy Grodinsky says are "miles better than anything I've ever eaten on a plane." Jan 11, 2007 Airlines may see peak in profit cycle in 2007. The airline industry is expected to post higher profits in 2007 and possibly peak, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. analysts. However, they note fluctuations in the price of oil could affect the profit forecast. Jan 9, 2007 Charter travelers unclear on safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. . More money is flowing into the charter jet market, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Joe Sharkey writes. Bookers, brokers and aircraft owners are setting up new businesses. Meanwhile, many travelers are not aware that safety standards and training for charter flights may differ from commercial requirements. Jan 9, 2007 Loyalty programs experience resurgence. Loyalty programs, including airline frequent flier frequent flier n. One who travels often by air, especially on one airline. fre  quent-fli programs, are experiencing a resurgence, according to two marketing professors who have spent years studying the programs. They say that "combined-currency" transactions, in which a consumer pays for goods using a combination of real money and reward currencies, can generate more revenue for a company. Jan 3, 2007 Northwest Airlines, Mesaba Shareholders will object to Mesaba bid at hearing. Two Mesaba shareholders say they will formally object to Northwest Airlines' plans to buy the airline at a hearing today, saying Northwest is trying to benefit from Mesaba's bankruptcy. Northwest views the purchase as a "fair and adequate consideration for the value being transferred to Northwest." Jan 9, 2007 Royal Jordanian Royal Jordanian said it finalized interline in·ter·line 1 tr.v. in·ter·lined, in·ter·lin·ing, in·ter·lines To insert between printed or written lines. in agreements with British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and Finnair in preparation for joining oneworld. Jan 11, 2007 Singapore Technologies Singapore Technologies Aerospace announced a massive freighter conversion deal with FedEx Express yesterday covering 87 757s, with ST Aero President Tay Kok Khiang putting the value of the contract at $450-$470 million over the seven-year life of the program. Jan 19, 2007 US FAA US FAA extended "most requirements previously applicable only to ... two-engine airplanes to a limited number of part 121 passenger-carrying three- and four-engine airplane operations," but the rule "excludes the ETOPS ETOPS Extended Twin (Engine) Operations ETOPS Extended-Range Twin-Engine Operational Performance Standards ETOPS Extended Twin-Engine Over-water Operations ETOPS Engines Turn(ing) maintenance requirements from the operation of airplanes with more than two engines ... FAA has accepted the safety case that current engine reliabilities and the level of engine redundancy on such airplanes is sufficient to protect such operations." It estimated the cost of compliance with the new 300-page rule at $20.9 million for US airlines over a 16-year period. 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