Samoa has launched new campaigns in New Zealand and Australia to attract tourists back after last month’s tsunami. The Samoa Tourism Authority started a New Zealand newspaper and television campaign over the weekend and will launch a similar effort in Australia later this week, Radio New Zealand reported on Wednesday. Tourism is the country’s lifeblood, contributing 25 […]
By The Associated PressA New York man is suing American Airlines for sending his wife’s remains to the wrong country. Miguel Olaya says he had to wait four days for the coffin to arrive in Ecuador, his wife’s native country. Credit: AP Photo/Tony GutierrezNEW YORK (AP) — A man who tried to send his late […]
By Harry R. Weber, AP Business WriterAmerican Airlines customer service employee Michelle Flentge helps passenger Dianne Wujcica at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Thursday, April 10, 2008. By Friday, April 11, American Airlines had canceled nearly 3,100 flights in less than a week to carry out safety inspections of its MD-80 aircraft following an FAA […]
By George Hobica, Airfarewatchdog.comPeople check luggage outside the American Airlines terminal at Philadelphia International Airport, on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. American Airlines said Wednesday it would begin charging $15 for the first checked bag, increase other fees, and cut domestic capacity 11-to-12 percent later this year. But American’s new revenue-raising effort could backfire, because for […]
By David Armstrong , Aviation.com Columnist
A worker looks at the tail section of an American Airlines MD-80 aircraft at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday, March 26, 2008. American Airlines canceled about 200 flights on that day so its crews could inspect wire bundles aboard the MD-80 aircraft. Subsequently, American has cancelled thousands more […]
By David Koenig, AP Business WriterWith the Empire State Building as a backdrop, an American Airlines MD-80 taxis at Newark Liberty International Airport in this October 2006 photo. The FAA-mandated need to inspect wiring in its 300 MD-80 jets — the backbone of its domestic fleet — caused American Airlines to cancel more than 1,000 […]
By Anick Jesdanun, AP Internet WriterAmerican Airlines is launching a fee-based Internet service on Boeing 767-200 flights. Credit: American Airlines.
While couples might enjoy surfing the Web together during their flights, onboard Internet access can create thorny problems of etiquette and content filtering because of passengers’ close proximity to each other. Most airlines and […]
By David Landsel, Airfarewatchdog.comA person rolls his luggage at a baggage claim area at Philadelphia International Airport on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. American Airlines is now charging everyone flying on discount domestic fares $15 for their first checked bag, and now has employees sited strategically throughout each U.S. airport it serves to make sure people […]
By Chris Kjelgaard , Senior EditorIn this Tuesday, April 15, 2008 photo, a Delta Airlines MD-88 prepares to take off from a runway as a United Airlines Boeing 737-300 lands at San Francisco International Airport. American travelers avoided taking an estimated 41 million flights in the 12 months to the end of April because of […]
By Dan Caterinicchia, AP Business WriterU.S. airlines that operate aging aircraft types such as the MD-80 are facing delays and cancellations in coming weeks as a result of increased FAA scrutiny of their maintenance-inspection compliance. Midwest Airlines cancelled flights on April 10 to re-inspect wiring harnesses in its MD-80 jets, the same issue that led […]