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World’s Safest Airlines

July 5, 2012 By Terence Nilson Leave a Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: Travel Information Tagged With: Air France-KLM, air travel, airline safety, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, Qantas, safest airlines, Southwest Airlines, trasnportation, travel, US Airways

Did you have a good summer? Alaska Airlines sure did.

September 11, 2010 By Terence Nilson Leave a Comment

Image by quite peculiar via Flickr Passenger traffic at Alaska Airlines soared 9.7% in June, July and August, according to a compilation of monthly data I put together. Alaska boosted its capacity by 6.1% in the three summer months and still managed to fill a higher percentage of its seats. The smallest increase in passenger […]

Filed Under: Travel Information Tagged With: airfare, Airline, Airline ticket, Alaska Airlines, Continental Airlines, flight, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Transportation, US Airways

Southwest Airlines Announces Recipients of its 2010 Medical Transportation Grant Program

February 3, 2010 By Terence Nilson Leave a Comment

Nearly 30 Hospitals and Charities Receive Free Southwest Travel Image by dmuth via Flickr Southwest Airlines announced that nearly 30 hospitals and charities from across the nation will be participants in its Medical Transportation Grant Program this year. Southwest is proud to announce the Company has increased its giving by 23 percent in 2010, the […]

Filed Under: Travel Information Tagged With: Air Trav el, Airline, Flights, Hospital, Social Work, Southwest Airlines, United States

Southwest Airlines Celebrates Four Years in Denver With Free Flights!

January 8, 2010 By Terence Nilson Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia Southwest Airlines is celebrating four years of LUV in Denver with a special promotion for Colorado Customers. Beginning today, Southwest is offering its Colorado Customers a free flight when they book a Business Select fare to/from Denver. The offer is valid for both new and existing Rapid Rewards Members for travel booked […]

Filed Under: Travel Information Tagged With: Airline, Business Select, Denver, Frequent-flyer program, Rapid Rewards, Southwest Airlines, Transportation, United States

American Airlines investigated by FAA after 3 rough landings

January 6, 2010 By Terence Nilson Leave a Comment

Two weeks ago, American Airlines 737 skidded off a runway in Jamaica. The fuselage cracked, and dozens of passengers were injured. But that wasn’t the only landing mishap American had last month. Two other American jets — one in North Carolina on Dec. 13 and one in Texas on Dec. 24 — experienced problems as […]

Filed Under: Travel Information Tagged With: Aircraft, aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, North Carolina, Southwest Airlines, United States

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