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Connecting the dots is anti-terrorism center’s mission

They might be called crisis managers, but as much as anything, the job of the people clustered in the windowless room filled with big-screen TVs and computers is to see if the dots connect. A man carrying a gun gets caught trying to board a plane in Houston. A woman with a gun is stopped in the A...

Etihad gets January extension to end Air Berlin codesharing

Germany gave Etihad Airways a final deadline to end codesharing on 31 routes with Air Berlin, saying that the UAE carrier must find an alternative solution for the connections by January 15 next year. The decision comes after a court in Braunschweig gave Etihad up until November 8 to en...

Emirates celebrates 30 years of high-flying growth, but challenges lie ahead

Emirates turns 30 on Sunday, and while it has risen to become the world’s largest international airline in that time, its next phase of growth will be more challenging amid increased costs, competition and protectionism in foreign markets, analysts say. It was a relatively modest beginning – a US$10 million budget, a deadline to start operations within five...

Lufthansa ‘pods’ at Frankfurt and Munich airports let parents record bedtime story for their kids

Stories are an important part of childhood. Not only do children learn language or lessons about how the world works, but storytelling also forms a strong bond between parents and their kids. Reading rituals are important, but working parents who travel a lot have to miss out sometimes. What if they could tell bedtime stories even though they have to catch a plane? That’s the premise behi...

Ukrainian sanctions stop air connection with Russia

Russia and Ukraine will completely terminate all air connections with each other as of October 25 following Ukraine’s decision to close its airspace to all Russian aircraft, including direct and transit flights. Astonishment and disbelief was the Kremlin’s first reaction. "Judging from experience of the past 20 months, we cannot exclude a hypothetical possibility of such acts of i...

American Digs in with Vow to Fight Discounters on Airfares

American Airlines Group Inc. reiterated a vow to keep matching discount rivals' ticket prices, extending the domestic fare wars that are sapping revenue. "We know what we're doing and we're extremely comfortable in what we're doing," Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker said Friday on a conference call as analysts questioned the strategy. "We will need to comp...

United Acting CEO to Be Paid Extra US$100,000 in Cash a Month

United Continental Holdings Inc.'s acting Chief Executive Brett J. Hart will be paid an extra US$100,000 in cash a month while he holds the title, according to a regulatory filing. Mr. Hart took over as acting CEO last week, filling in for Oscar Munoz, who had a heart attack on Oct. 15. Mr. Munoz, whose condition is unknown, is on indefinite medical leave. United said earlier Friday that...

China Is Considering Consolidation Among Its 3 Top Carriers

China is considering combining some operations of the nation’s three biggest airlines as part of a broad reform of its state-owned enterprises, sources familiar with the plans said. A plan to merge the cargo operations of Air China Ltd., China Southern Airlines Co. and China Eastern Airlines Corp. has been circulated among regulators for their opinions, the sources said, who asked not to...

Aeroflot outlines its winter schedule, will not fly to Kiev and Odessa due to the ban

From October 25, 2015, Aeroflot will move to its winter flight schedule, which will be in place through March 26, 2016. Flights to 51 countries are planned for winter 2015-2016. Aeroflot will fly from 119 points of origin, among these 43 in Russia and eight in the CIS. In light of Ukraine’s introduction of a ban on Aeroflot flights from October 25, there will be no more flights to Kiev an...

China Eastern Flight Canceled for Engine Blare at Guangzhou Airport

China Eastern Airlines (MU) flight MU5182 aborted takeoff at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) this morning after a loud bang was detected from the engine, according to a source familiar with the matter. The Beijing-bound flight was performed by an Airbus A330-300 aircraft, Registration B-6085. It was scheduled to take off from Guangzhou at 11:40 a.m. and land at Beijing Ca...

Lufthansa’s Airbus A380 refurb shows the airline’s direction

Five years after receiving its first Airbus A380 aircraft, Lufthansa has completed refitting its entire fleet with fully flat business class seats, premium economy and inflight connectivity. During a summertime tour of D-AIMN in Lufthansa Technik’s Frankfurt hangar, RGN took a fine-toothed comb to the passenger experience improvements (and what could be considered a few&n...

British Airways’ Parent Wants Another Airline and Finnair Is the Best Target

While the CEO of IAG, British Airways’ parent, Willie Walsh was circumspect answering questions from reporters in Dublin this week about the next airline buy-out for the IAG group, Skift found strong evidence, at the CAPA Summit in Helsinki, that IAG’s next smart buy could be Finnair. In fact, statements made by Finnair’s CCO, Juha Järvinen, during a panel discussion...

Moscow begins reallocating Transaero's route permissions

The Russian Ministry of Transport has begun reallocating Transaero Airlines (UN, Moskow Vnukovo) route permissions as the airline's impending termination of operations on October 26 looms. In a statement to the TASS news agency, the ministry said it had granted the Aeroflot Group access to fifty-six out of the Transaero's 156 international routes for the period October 2...

Airlines Try to Win Passengers' Hearts by Keeping Them Better Informed

Airlines want to keep their passengers better informed from the moment they leave home, going beyond simple flight delay information to try to ease travel stresses and ensure customer loyalty. The industry must offer a more seamless journey for travellers, especially with the number of people flying expected to double from an annual level of 3.5 billion in 20 years, delegates at this week&...

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