Archive for February, 2010

An Experiment for Ancillary Fees

Here is a good idea for an experiment: One of the issues prevailing in the airline industry is the pain involved with ancillary fees. An air travel is a rather fun event. One which is a pleasure. But charging baggage fees when you are minutes from flying is rather...

Stowaway in a Delta 777 found dead

Aviation Incident and Accident information base AvHerald had reported a sad incident about a stowaway that chose to hide inside the landing gear bay. Although this person apparently was a harmless man in need of moving to a country, this also leaves questions about possible similar security threats. It...

JAL to reportedly remain with OneWorld

The Japanese newspaper Asahi has reported that JAL has commited to stay in OneWorld alliance. According to the newspaper, JAL has ended talks with Delta and will officially announce it’s decision soon. It is reported that JAL’s new CEO, Kazuo Inamori, and officials of the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp...

Qatar applies Säo Paulo and Buernos Aires

Qatar Airways has just requested regulators for launching flights to São Paulo and Buernos Aires. Notice: This has not yet been approved, but is likely to. The flight will be launched on 30th May and operated daily onboard a Boeing 777-200LR . Qatar’s 777-200LR’s have 42 Business Class seats...