http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:54:10 -0700 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:19:51 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Whatever-happened-to-Uniteds-friendly-skies?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner United hasn't used the friendly skies tag for more than a decade, but does the familiar old slogan still haunt them? (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)When the ad agency hired to design United Airlines brand statement in 1961 first pitched the idea, it&rsq... Airlines Nostalgia United Airlines Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:19:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Whatever-happened-to-Uniteds-friendly-skies?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Airline-employee-productivity-which-airline-has-the-hardest-working-staff?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner American employs the most workers per aircraft, but it also outsources less maintenance work than competitors. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)It’s always helpful when a major news organization publishes details about major carriers in a handy char... Airlines Aircraft Labor Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:07:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Airline-employee-productivity-which-airline-has-the-hardest-working-staff?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d4-United-boots-passenger-from-First-Class-for-wearing-tracksuit?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner A Best Buy Vice President has complained to United for being denied a mileage upgrade on a United flight from Washington Dulles to Connecticut. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)A Best Buy vice president was denied a seat in the First Class cabin on a United ... Observations Travel United Airlines Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:46:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d4-United-boots-passenger-from-First-Class-for-wearing-tracksuit?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Air-Tran-partners-with-SkyWest-to-add-six-destinations-from-Milwaukee?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner (Photo: SkyWest Airlines)Air Tran Airways and SkyWest Airlines will begin operating services to six cities from Milwaukee under the Air Tran code from December, the carriers announced on Wednesday. From December 4, SkyWest will operate flights from M... Airports Southwest Airlines New Service Air Tran Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:07:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Air-Tran-partners-with-SkyWest-to-add-six-destinations-from-Milwaukee?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d28-American-closes-Kansas-City-overhaul-center-blames-foreign-competition?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)American Airlines has announced the closure of it's storied overhaul facility in Kansas City, after a decades long run begun with Trans World Airlines in the middle of the last century. The center, which reached it's ... Airlines Labor American Airlines Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:06:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d28-American-closes-Kansas-City-overhaul-center-blames-foreign-competition?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Continental-joins-Star-Alliance-offers-prizes-to-Twitter-users-to-spread-news?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner Continental is Star Alliance's 25th member. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)Continental Airlines has joined Star Alliance effective today, celebrating the event with other Star Alliance member carriers in New York City. Continental, recently a member ... Airlines Websites Continental Airlines Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:51:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Continental-joins-Star-Alliance-offers-prizes-to-Twitter-users-to-spread-news?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Frontier-Airlines-adds-Louisville-New-Orleans-expands-service-to-Oklahoma-City?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner (Photo: Flickr/Caren's Photo Trip)Frontier Airlines has announced new daily nonstop service from Denver to Louisville, Kentucky, and New Orleans, Louisiana, as well as new seasonal nonstop service between Oklahoma City and Tampa and Orlando, Florida.... Airlines Flights New Service Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:32:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Frontier-Airlines-adds-Louisville-New-Orleans-expands-service-to-Oklahoma-City?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Flying-to-a-funeral-whatever-happened-to-bereavement-fares?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner American Airlines extends bereavement fares to include friends, as well as immediate family, of killed or injured active duty US soldiers. (Photo: American Airlines)Bereavement fares, or those fares discounted for passengers travelling due to the dea... Observations Airlines Fares Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:41:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Flying-to-a-funeral-whatever-happened-to-bereavement-fares?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d17-The-airline-safety-quiz-how-safe-are-you?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner (Photo: Author)There’s no question about it: air travel is safer than it has ever been. This decade has proven the safest yet for commercial air travel, with a decrease in not only the number of US airliner accidents, but also an increase in su... Airlines Safety Aircraft Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:59:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d17-The-airline-safety-quiz-how-safe-are-you?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Air-New-Zealand-challenges-Southwest-Airlines-to-go-nude-for-joint-inflight-musical?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner Once famous for skimpy flight attendant uniforms, can today's Southwest Airlines meet Air New Zealand's challenge to bare all? (Photo: Southwest Airlines)Southwest Airlines current marketing slogan proclaims “It’s On.” but at least ... Airlines Safety Southwest Airlines Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:13:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Air-New-Zealand-challenges-Southwest-Airlines-to-go-nude-for-joint-inflight-musical?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Southwest-posts-Q3-net-loss-on-special-items?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner (Photo: Southwest Airlines)Southwest Airlines posted third quarter 2009 financial results today, reporting a net loss of $16 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $120 million for the same period last year. The company repo... Airlines JetBlue Southwest Airlines Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:04:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Southwest-posts-Q3-net-loss-on-special-items?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Mesa-and-Mokulele-consolidate-operations-in-Hawaii?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner Mesa Air Group and Mokulele Flight Service have entered into a joint venture, combining the operations of go! and Mokulele Airlines in Hawai'i. The new joint venture will continue to provide existing interisland flight services and will combine ... Rivalries Airlines Hawai'i Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:10:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Mesa-and-Mokulele-consolidate-operations-in-Hawaii?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d13-United-to-offer-unlimited-upgrades-to-elite-fliers-in-2010?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner (Photo: United Airlines)United Mileage Plus elite members and a companion will enjoy unlimited upgrades to United First beginning spring 2010. Upgrades will be available on flights to the continental United States, Hawai’i, Canada, Me... Airlines Travel United Airlines Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:07:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d13-United-to-offer-unlimited-upgrades-to-elite-fliers-in-2010?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Ten-wacky-inflight-announcements?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner Let's face it: inflight announcements are rarely terribly interesting. Between flight attendant and corporate manual interpretations of the English Language that make grammatists cringe, to poor reception and mumbling from the front end crew, it's en... Observations Airlines Nostalgia Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:13:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Ten-wacky-inflight-announcements?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d12-DOT-warns-carriers-about-delayed-baggage-compensation?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner The DOT letter comes on the heels of a ruling against Spirit Airlines for limiting baggage liability in violation of DOT Statute. (Photo: Spirit Airlines)The Department of Transportation issued a warning letter to the nation’s air carriers warn... Legal Wranglings Airlines DOT Consumer Report Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:36:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d12-DOT-warns-carriers-about-delayed-baggage-compensation?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d11-New-Lufthansa-application-combines-flight-tracking-social-media?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file)It’s almost socially incorrect to be out of touch these days. The ranks of carriers with on board wireless internet is growing faster than the list of European Union member states, and even on the ground, new a... Airlines Websites Lufthansa Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:34:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d11-New-Lufthansa-application-combines-flight-tracking-social-media?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Colorado-begins-fight-to-keep-Frontier-Airlines-jobs?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner (Photo: Flickr/Caren's Photo Trip)Colorado and Denver officials have begun working to counteract fears that Frontier Airlines recent acquisition by Republic Airways Holdings may send many of the Denver based carriers jobs to the parent company and aw... Legal Wranglings Airlines Labor Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:04:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Colorado-begins-fight-to-keep-Frontier-Airlines-jobs?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Cranky-Concierge-puts-the-power-of-the-airline-dork-into-travel-services?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner Travel agencies look a shade different than they did twenty years ago. It’s no longer the money on a loop, freewheeling free vacation stockpile it used to be. Airlines no longer pay commissions, internet sales have emptied travel agencies faste... Airlines Websites Travel Agents Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:51:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Cranky-Concierge-puts-the-power-of-the-airline-dork-into-travel-services?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d2-NWA-WorldPerks-dead-at-29-as-Delta-merger-steams-forward?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner (Photo: Delta Air Lines)Northwest Airlines WorldPerks members are being notified that the former NWA program is now officially a thing of the past. All 36 million WorldPerks members are being converted to Delta’s SkyMiles program, swelling the ... Airlines Delta Air Lines Travel Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:34:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m10d2-NWA-WorldPerks-dead-at-29-as-Delta-merger-steams-forward?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Upgrade-to-British-Airways--and-pay-extra-for-advance-seat-assignments-especially-in-Club-World?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner While not the most expensive seat in the house, Club World is the most expensive seat to have preassigned. (Photo: British Airways)British Airways has announced it will levy a fee for advanced seat selection beginning October 7. Fees for advance seat... Observations Airlines Europe Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:50:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3584-Airline-Industry-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Upgrade-to-British-Airways--and-pay-extra-for-advance-seat-assignments-especially-in-Club-World?cid=exrss-Airline-Industry-Examiner