- Friday July 3, 2009 @ 05:08
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If a prize were given for who came the farthest to be on US Airways Group Inc.'s inaugural flight to Tel Aviv, Israel, Rabbi David Glickman and his family would win.
The rabbi from Maui, Hawaii, his wife, Jody, and their three young children flew standby, first to Phoenix and then here, to get on Philadelphia's first nonstop daily Flight 796 to Israel. Read More
- Wednesday July 1, 2009 @ 07:10
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Jul 01, 2009 -- LCC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd has signed a contract with US Airways to provide maintenance support for the American carrier's flights into Birmingham International Airport during Summer 2009.
The agreement, which commenced in May, will see Monarch's engineering staff carrying out daily checks, unscheduled maintenance and ETOPS support for a US Airways Boeing 757 aircraft operating between Birmingham and Philadelphia on a five times per week service. Read More
- Wednesday July 1, 2009 @ 07:06
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Baggage and other fees frustrate us, and pricey tickets make us petulant. In fact, the flying public is so annoyed that satisfaction with airlines fell for the third year in a row, hitting a four-year nadir, a new survey found.
Blame it on the economy.
“Twenty-nine percent of overall satisfaction is driven by pricing and costing,” said Paula Sonkin, vice president for travel and real estate industries for J.D. Power and Associates, the company in Westlake Village that released the report today. “Given the economy and the fact that 29% is the cost and all the fees… it’s not surprising that satisfaction went down again.” Read More
- Monday June 29, 2009 @ 17:24
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On a recent US Airways flight from Washington, D.C., to Tampa, Fla., the problem was finding a place to stash Roll-Aboard luggage and bulky suit bags somewhere close to the travelers’ seats. A stranger nodded knowingly.
“It’s because of those baggage fees,” he groused. Read More
- Monday June 29, 2009 @ 17:19
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The Justice Department opposes Continental Airlines Inc.'s broad request for antitrust immunity to work more closely with United Airlines and other carriers on international service.
The department says the airlines should get more limited immunity. It argues that broader immunity could hurt competition on other routes including between the U.S. and China and even raise fares within the United States. Read More
