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JetBlue slows deliveries of aircraft in effort to steady growth and keep costs low
JetBlue will slow down its aircraft deliveries to control costs and steady its growth.
The airline, based in Forest Hills, N.Y., will now take delivery of 4 Airbus A320s next year instead of the 8 previously planned, CEO Dave Barger said at an [...]
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Penny Parrish’s niece bought a roundtrip ticket to Florida to visit her ailing father late last year, but when he died and she asked to return home early, JetBlue Airways charged her a ticket change fee. Parrish’s niece is deaf, so she suspects there may have been a communication problem at the airport. That’s when she discovered a rarely-used list of JetBlue contacts on my site.
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Continental Airlines newest money making scheme: paid exit row seating
The next time you fly Continental Airlines and you want an exit row seat, you’ll have to pay a little extra.
On March 17th, passengers in coach can add 7 inches of legroom by purchasing an exit row seat up to 24 hours before their flight.
Prices for [...]
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In the last two weekends, two major reservations systems updates have happened with major airlines.
JetBlue changed over from their own reservations system to participating in Sabre, a major GDS system, and joined the Airline Report Corporation (ARC), which means travel agents can now issue their e-tickets.
Delta has finally eliminated the Northwest label from their flights [...]
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Icahn buys Fontainebleau Las Vegas in auction, NextGen could ease air traffic gridlock through technology, JetBlue’s disruptions
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Now, JetBlue is moving a step closer to the mainstream by joining ARC. This will make life easier both for travel agents and for their clients. Besides simpler refunds and exchanges, unused e-tickets can be traced in the system and record keeping will be much easier.
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Everyone horrified at the painful pictures of death and destruction in Haiti seems to want to do something. Technology has made it infinitely easier to part with your money – you can text to an ever-growing number of charities to automatically donate set amounts (it’s added to your cellphone bill). You can also go online, or call. Musicians, celebrities and companies are responding with efforts that are as reassuring about our often battered perceptions of community and humanity, as they are hopeful for help to be quickly extended.
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If your holiday vacation time is flexible, people say that January is the best time to go on your winter break.
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A popular sign in small restaurants and stores many years ago used to say “In God We Trust,” all others pay cash. These days, however, in the travel industry, suppliers are putting their trust in credit and debit cards. It’s the cash they don’t want.
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Boeing announced that it has selected South Carolina to open a second assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner.
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