The European Union’s (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is now up and running. Bureaucrats in Europe figured if they charged airlines for burning fossil fuels when traveling to Europe, the airlines would have an incentive to save fuel and, hence, improve the environment. Wrong.
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Need status on American Airlines? January is your month! If you’re short a couple thousand miles to earn status on American, then January is your month. Usually, passengers need to fly at least 25,000 miles to reach gold status on the airline, but a double miles promotion (until the end of January) has reduced that [...]
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Liquid ban may not be lifted soon in EU to avoid confusion, Carnival Magic debuts in Venice, ATC training reviewed from top to bottom
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EU 261 is a five-year-old law that establishes common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights.
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This is Part 2 of the transcript of the FAQ released by the European Commission regarding the airspace closure in Europe. This part focuses on passenger rights for those caught up in the air transport delays and cancellations.
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Until today, the European decisions forced because of the volcanic ash cloud that has put an end to air traffic over the continent have been on a country-by-country basis. Now that the ash has closed most of Europe’s airspace, the E.U. is debating how to coordinate an emergency European-wide response.
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Lufthansa pilots just had a short strike. British Airways flight attendants are planning a strike. Now French (and possibly Greek) air controllers are on strike. You need a score card. Karen Fawcett reports from France where the French air traffic controllers are in day two of their action and air traffic is suffering from all of the above.
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Heathrow is installing them, France and The Netherlands have agreed to buy them, and Italy has pledged to have them installed within three months, but the upper levels of the European Union (EU) bureaucracy is having second thoughts about full-body scanners. The word from the top is, “Not so fast.” The EU has no European-wide policy at this point.
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OneWorld Alliance faces strong European Union headwinds. Keystone Resort announces free season pass for anyone who gets married there. Las Vegas casinos see no new additions for at least a decade.
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The recent DOT tentative approval of the Continental linkup with United, Lufthansa and the other airlines in the Star Alliance is facing bureaucratic opposition. The Department of Justice and the European Union, in bureaucratic speak, are saying, “Go slow.”
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