Delta Airlines restarts direct flights from New York to Tuscany, effective June 07. It will be the only nonstop flight between the beautiful city of Pisa and the Big Apple and it will run until August 31. The flight will operate four times weekly throughout the peak summer season, using a 757-200 aircraft with 167 […]
FAA Personal Electronics
FAA Allows Airlines to Expand Use of Personal Electronic Devices Before you get on a plane and attempt to call grandma mid-air, let’s take a closer look at what the FAA says. In October 31, 2013, The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has determined that airlines can safely expand passenger use of […]
World’s Safest Airlines
Swiss Air Transport Rating Agency, ATRA, ranks the world’s airlines for security. The survey takes in several factors, including the fleet’s average age, financial performance, number of pilots, maintenance budget and number of accidents over the past ten years. The Ten safest airlines, according to ATRA, (in alphabetical order) Air Canada, Air France-KLM, American Airlines, […]
Airfare up – Airfare down!
Major domestic Airlines on Thursday canceled their most recent fare increase. Delta Air Lines increased Monday First Class and Last-Minute fares up to $120 for a round-trip ticket and most other airlines followed by increasing their fares as well. But Wednesday, US Airways changed its mind and canceled the rise. AA, Delta, United and Continental […]