Delta might go after US Airways, United Airlines plans upgrade to T2 at ORD, Air Berlin to join oneworld
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Qantas has joined British Airways in charging for any advanced seat assignments in coach for international flights. Imagine $20 to reserve a center seat on a 14-hour flight.
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Woman loses sense of hearing on Qantas, Air Berlin to join oneword, Lufthansa seeks savor in the skies
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From a travel agent perspective, these mergers do have some advantages for clients, especially when it comes to fare combinability. But like many airline innovations, alliances can create as many problems as they solve.
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Aer Lingus looking to join alliance, Delta adds premium cabin to regionals, OpenSkies hopes to start June 24
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Kitchenettes new draw in Vegas, Kingfisher becomes member-elect of oneworld, FAA opens lab for NextGen research
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Airline consolidation has been taking two tracks. First, airlines are merging. Second, antitrust immunity granted to airline alliances has created an international, government-approved oligopoly that controls 85 percent of the market.
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Lights out for Earth Hour: Strip hotels to dim or shut off lights during event to draw attention to global climate change On the evening of March 27, the lights on the Las Vegas Strip will go dark for one hour for Earth Hour. The World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour, designed to raise global awareness [...]
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“I think we are seeing an evolution, seeing these alliances become tighter-knit partnerships,” noted AMR, parent company of American Airlines, chief financial officer Tom Horton at a recent travel conference.
Those are words that should terrify passengers, suppliers, airports and travel agents. His words, current action within the antitrust-immunized alliances and the crumbling of the Open Skies treaties are cause for serious concern.
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Kingfisher joins with oneworld, NTSB asks to monitor pilot conversations, U.S. passenger revenue rose in January
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