Low-cost Airlines Grab 30 Percent of Travel Market vs. Traditional Rivals
from USA Today
 Don Schmincke prefers the full-service treatment he gets as a first-class passenger on United Airlines and other big, conventional airlines. Yet he's flying those less and less. Though he continues to travel about 200,000 miles a year, the author and after-dinner speaker from Maryland now spends at least a third of those miles on discount airline Southwest, which doesn't have the first-class seating that he loves. Schmincke also flies AirTran and other low-cost carriers because their flights fit his schedule. More
Air, Sea Cargo Volume Soars
from JoongAngDaily
Reflecting signs of an economic recovery and growth in exports, air and sea cargo traffic at Korean companies is rising, according to several industry sources. Korean Air, the nation's leading air carrier, announced its cargo volume for the month of September increased 13 percent on-year to 90,600 tons, while in October, the figure jumped 16 percent to 96,400 tons. The carrier estimates volume for November will increase 28 percent to 98,500 tons. More
Air Berlin is Newest SFO Carrier
from The Oakland Tribune
San Francisco International Airport announced that despite sagging air travel around the nation it has added Air Berlin as its newest carrier. Air Berlin will offer twice-weekly nonstop service from SFO to Dusseldorf, Germany, starting in May. Airport officials said round-trip fares will start as low as $805 and the route will be SFO's first connection to Germany's "fashion capital and cultural center on the Rhine." More
Airport Officials to Hear from New Carrier
from The Hawk Eye
At a meeting Southeast Iowa Regional Airport officials will learn the status of the Burlington airport's transition to a new commercial carrier. Representatives of Air Choice One will be on hand to discuss details of its plan to provide commercial air service to the region. More
Allegations of Poor Aircraft Maintenance Probed
from Thanh Nien Daily
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has started an inspection of Jetstar Pacific Airlines' aircraft maintenance procedures following allegations of several failings. The agency has said it will not arrive at any conclusion on the accusation by the low-cost carrier's ex-chief engineer Bernard John McCune before the ten-day investigation, is completed, said CAAV deputy director general Lai Xuan Thanh. More
Transportation Security Administration Changes Procedure After Lambert Incident
from St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Transportation Security Administration screeners at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport probably wish that the fellow they chose to grill last March about a box of cash wasn't a Ron Paul devotee who runs a committee devoted to individual rights and constitutional government. More
Runway Incursions a Common Hazard at U.S. Airports
from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Before dawn a Delta Air Lines jet with 193 people on board missed its runway and landed instead on a 75-foot-wide taxiway just south of the Hartsfield-Jackson International terminal building. At peak hours, that taxiway is jammed with jets waiting to depart. This time it was empty, and no one was hurt. More
Google's Free Airport Wi-Fi: Five Ways to Protect Yourself
from PC World
Free Wi-Fi while you're waiting for your flight? Sounds like a great way to save money, and kudos to Google for offering it at many U.S. airports during the holidays. Unfortunately, Google's generosity may also lure identity thieves and nefarious hackers to the nation's terminals to prey on clueless travelers. More
American Airlines to Close Kansas City, Mo., Maintenance Base
from The Dallas Morning News
American Airlines Inc. said it intends to close its Kansas City, Mo., maintenance base in September and eliminate about 700 maintenance and engineering jobs. The decision could mean more jobs at American's Fort Worth base at Alliance Airport, as well as at its biggest base in Tulsa, Okla., as the carrier redistributes the work done in Kansas City. More
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