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Airlines Would Like To Be Legally Exempt From Telling You How Much Your...
Airlines don't want you to know how much your ticket will really end up costing. For over two years, American carriers have been battling Barack Obama's Department of Transportation (DOT), which is...
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Man Says United Airlines Flight Attendants Attacked Him And Called Him A...
An Arab man is claiming United Airlines flight attendants mistakenly believed his camera was a bomb and threatened to have his flight from Peru landed in Mexico so he could be arrested.In his lawsuit...
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An IcelandAir Passenger Was So Drunk That The Crew Taped Him To His Seat
A passenger on an IcelandAir flight was reportedly so drunk that the crew had to tape him to his seat with duct tape and zip ties to subdue him.According to the Reddit user who posted a photo of the...
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United Found Bad Wiring In One Of Its New Boeing Dreamliners (BA)
After a fire broke out in the belly of an empty Japan Air Lines Boeing 787 Dreamliner yesterday, United Airlines inspected its own fleet of the new jet and found improperly installed wiring in one...
View ArticleHere's Video Of The Drunk Man Taped To His Seat On An Iceland Air Flight
A video of the drunk passenger an Iceland Air flight crew and passengers secured to his seat with duct tape and zip ties has emerged and was posted by Gawker this morning.According to the Reddit user...
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Here Are The World's 10 Safest Airlines
Finnair is the world’s safest airline, according to new research, while British Airways is Britain’s most secure.The Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre, based in Germany, analysed all serious...
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Americans Spent More Than $6 Billion On Airline Fees Last Year
What's the true price of flying?It's much more than the price of a ticket.And it has been for a long time.Last year, Americans likely spent more than $6 billion in baggage, cancellation, and change...
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These Are The Best Airlines For Leisure And Business Travel
When it comes to customer satisfaction among those who travel for leisure and business, the same domestic airlines top each list.A YouGov BrandIndex survey released this week asked travelers, "Are you...
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Southwest's Founder Explains Why There's No Secret Behind Its Great Culture
Southwest is one of the most admired companies in the country, respected in an industry that's better known for delayed flights and bad customer service than a great corporate culture.Not to mention...
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7 Outrageous Retro Airline Commercials
The airline industry has undergone several upheavals and gut-punches in the past two decades.There was the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, the Air Traffic Controllers' strike of 1981, and the tragic...
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Why Is Everyone So Worried About Boeing's 787 Dream Plane?
NEW YORK (AP) — The safety and reliability of the Boeing's new 787 came into question again Wednesday when battery problems led to an emergency landing of an All Nippon Airways flight. ANA and Japan...
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Airlines Everywhere Are Grounding Their Boeing Dreamliners (BA)
Every fleet of Boeing Dreamliners has been grounded, after the US Federal Aviation Administration required American airlines to stop flying the new passenger jet.That order applied only to United...
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Airlines Have 'Egg On Their Face' After The Dreamliner Crisis
The worldwide grounding of Boeing's Dreamliner plane has airlines scrambling to reschedule flights and find aircraft to get passengers to their destinations.The short-term financial loss may pale in...
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There Was Only One Lousy Thing About My Lufthansa Business Class Flight To...
I'm in Munich this morning, jet-lagged to all hell (so I apologize in advance for any giddiness).I came to do a panel at the DLD conference. The DLD folks were kind enough to airmail me over last...
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A US Airline Is Buying $4 Billion Worth Of Jets From Brazil's Embraer
Brazil's top planemaker Embraer on Thursday announced it won an order from US airline Republic Airways for 47 regional jets, with an option for another 47, at a total potential value of $4 billion at...
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These Are The 9 Best First Class Seats In The World
In recent years, flying first class has lost its luxury luster, to the point where we're not even sure if it's still worth the money.But for those who are set on having the best at 30,000 feet, it's...
View ArticleThe World's Longest And Shortest Airplane Flights
It's always nice to impress people with some useless knowledge, so here's a little morsel of info for when you're at your next dinner party: the airlines and routes that offer the world's longest and...
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I Was Quite Surprised By Some Things On My American Airlines International...
Everyone's always complaining about how horrible flying is--especially "economy class" flying.And compared to other ways that one can spend one's time, flying is indeed often unpleasant and...
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Abu Dhabi's New Airline Tripled Its Profits In 2012
Etihad Airways, the young pretender in Middle East aviation, has underlined its rapid growth by reporting surging profits and confirming it is poised to take a significant stake in an Indian...
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An Asian Airline Is Now Offering Kid-Free Zones
Air Asia X, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based Air Asia, has come up with a new feature to sell to its customers: the luxury of traveling without children nearby.Introduced this month, the "Quiet Zone"...
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