Flight canceled? European law makes airlines pay for hotel, mealsSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:11PMunlike the United States, where airlines make their own rules on how passengers are compensated when flights are delayed or canceled, the European Union requires airlines to pay penalties of up to 600 euros, or about $750, when the problem is the carrier's fault, and cover hotel rooms and meals even when it is not.
Ash cloud cost Highland airports £45K a daySaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 6:15PMThe grounding of flights as a precaution because of volcanic ash cost an airports' operator £45,000 every day services were disrupted, it emerged yesterday.
JetBlue CEO sees silver lining in big airline mergersSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 4:46AMJetBlue Airways is the kind of well-run niche airline that is supposed to get wiped out by the deal-making frenzy sweeping large network carriers like United and Continental airlines.
EU clears world's biggest airline mergeFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:08PMEuropean competition enforcers have cleared a $A3.33 billion merger between United and Continental.
Congress tightens requirements for airline pilotsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:37PMReacting to last year's Continental crash near Buffalo, N.Y., that killed 50 people, the legislation requires pilots to log more flight time before flying passengers and aims to reduce pilot fatigue. Responding to the deaths of 50 people in the crash last year of a Continental Airlines flight near Buffalo, N.Y., Congress passed legislation Friday requiring increased training and experience for ...
Regional Airlines May Face Pilot Shortage as U.S. Tightens Training RulesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:13PMU.S. regional airlines may have a tougher time hiring pilots under legislation passed by Congress mandating at least 1,500 hours of flying, six times higher than now required.
Families mark 10 years since Concorde crashMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:15AMGONESSE, France - Families whose loved ones died in the fiery crash of a supersonic Concorde jet 10 years ago joined together near Paris, laying flowers at a monument to the dead and wandering the breezy field where the plane went...
Families mark Concorde anniversarySunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:20PMFamilies whose loved ones died in the fiery crash of a supersonic Concorde jet 10 years ago have joined together near Paris, laying flowers at a monument to the dead and wandering the breezy field where the plane went down. Related Stories Teenager survives 16-storey plunge Chavez threatens of US oil cutoff Taliban 'killed US Navy officer' Cameron drums up UK trade in Turkey Khmer Rouge jailer ...
Families mark 10 years since Concorde crashSunday, July 25, 2010 @ 8:21PMFamilies whose loved ones died in the fiery crash of a supersonic Concorde jet 10 years ago joined together near Paris on Sunday, laying flowers at a monument to the dead and wandering the breezy field where the plane went down.