Travel News November 2005.Airlines shed weight to reduce fuel expenses. Airlines have discovered new ways to lighten jetliners so they consume less fuel. Commercial jets are carrying less drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. , for example. Airlines also have removed ovens and stopped topping off planes' fuel tanks before takeoff. Airlines use 19 billion gallons of jet fuel annually, 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. Air Transport Association statistics. Fuel costs are now about 40% higher than they were a year ago. Nov 30, 2005 Weather delays flights at airports across the U.S. Storms Monday delayed planes full of travelers headed home from the holiday gatherings. In Atlanta, both arriving and departing flights were delayed. Flights were also delayed at other airports, including Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla., San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and New York's LaGuardia. Nov 29, 2005 Travelers dodge high fares by flying on holidays. Some travelers will fly on Thanksgiving Day to avoid high air fares implemented by many carriers as a result of soaring oil prices. Air Transport Association spokesman David Castelveter noted inexpensive fares are still available on holidays and for off-peak times. Nov 18, 2005 New fare structure catches on with consumers. Consumers are warming up to airlines' new simplified pricing structures, 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. Carriers have cut unrestricted fares by 50% or more. The lower fares have stimulated business travel, and fliers are buying more last-minute tickets, McCartney writes. Nov 15, 2005 Internet portals build up travel features. Internet portals are increasing their focus on online travel. AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. and Yahoo! have improved destination features and introduced travel planning tools. Travel sites such as Travelocity and Expedia are also facing competition for bookings from airline and hotel sites. Nov 7, 2005 Corporate officers paying more attention to travel expenses, study finds. Top company executives are taking notice of travel costs and policy compliance, according to an American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. survey. The survey found 63% of executives are paying more attention to travel costs. The increased awareness stems in part from concerns about higher air fares and hotel rates. Nov 7, 2005 Tour operators are facing a massive [pounds sterling]20 million bill for laying on extra flights following the devastation caused by Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Exceeding the 21 storms of the 1933 season, Wilma was the twenty-second storm (including the subtropical storm discovered in reanalysis), thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and fourth in Mexico. According to the Federation of Tour Operators, many companies do not know when they will resume programs to Cancun and other Mexican resorts. MyTravel has reportedly estimated the cost of repatriating customers and canceling its program at [pounds sterling]4 million. The FTO Noun 1. FTO - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization has backed up its members for not evacuating holiday makers sooner. http://www.fto.co.uk Nov 7, 2005 Firms partner to build new in-flight entertainment system. Opera Software has agreed to license its Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. for a new in-flight entertainment system. The company will work with Thales, a French firm that builds entertainment systems for carriers. Next-generation in-flight systems will allow passengers to browse the Web and check e-mail from a screen in the seatback seat·back also seat back n. The back of a chair or other type of seating. in front of them, the companies said. Nov 2, 2005 Airlines hope to boost profits from Internet sales. Airlines hope the Internet will help them continue to cut distribution costs while increasing unit revenue. Airlines began selling tickets over the Internet nearly 10 years ago. Travelers have learned to find inexpensive fares on the Web, but airlines hope to develop applications that will boost fares paid by travelers buying their tickets through the Internet. Nov 1, 2005 Airlines aim to please with online improvements. Airlines are seeing bottom-line results from upgrades to their Web sites, as well as a chance to bolster customer satisfaction by streamlining the check-in process. At American Airlines, for example, online revenue jumped 60% in a year and now tallies 35% of total ticket sales. Nov 9, 2005 Costs expected to climb for business travel in 2006. The cost of business travel will grow up to 8% in 2006, according to a report by American Express Business Travel. Stronger demand and high fuel prices are pushing travel prices higher. The report forecasts an increase of 2% to 6% for business-class fares on international flights to and from North America. Nov 29, 2005 Boeing taps Panasonic for 787 entertainment system. Panasonic Aviation was named a recommended provider for in-flight entertainment systems for the new Boeing 787. Airlines that order the plane will chose between a Panasonic system and one made by France's Thales. Nov 29, 2005 Airlines compensate bumped travelers with cash, vouchers. Airlines must pay cash compensation to travelers who are involuntarily bumped from flights because of overbooking Overbooking is a term used to describe the sale of access to a service which exceeds the capacity of the service. Telecommunications In the telecommunications industry, overbooking -- such as in the frame relay world -- means that a telephone company has sold access to . They also offer travel vouchers to travelers willing to give up their seats. Some travelers say it is difficult to redeem the vouchers. Former Delta Air Lines Senior Vice President for Network and Revenue Mark Drusch said high demand for travel has limited the opportunities to redeem the vouchers. "When you see load factors in the high 70's, then there just isn't going to be the availability people have come to expect," said Drusch, now an executive vice president with Brierley Partners, a loyalty program consultancy in Dallas. Nov 22, 2005 Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. love? If yes, then fire up the Internet and log on to Love Air. It is a new dating and friendship service especially designed for aviators Well-known aviators People largely known for their contributions to the history of aviation While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or and crew. Those looking for friendship and partners can go to its website which has been designed for all aviators and their colleagues, and anyone who wants to date them. It is open to everyone who works in the aviation and aerospace industry and has proved it can match up like-minded individuals. http://www.loveair.co.uk Nov 7, 2005 |
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