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 […]
Did you have a good summer? Alaska Airlines sure did.
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 […]
The One and Only Militaryfares.com
Our Men and Women in Unform Who Risk Their Lives to Save Our should have discount airfares when they fly home to see their loved once or for their short vacations. Since 1998 www.militaryfares.com negotiates with airlines and fights for better airfares for all active military personnel and spouses both in Europe and in the […]
Click Your Way to a Stress-Free Vacation with US Airways Vacations
Save $100 on All-Inclusive Packages to Mexico and the Caribbean Back by popular demand, US Airways (NYSE: LCC) Vacations is offering customers more ways to save when booking an all-inclusive beach vacation. From no-frills to luxury, US Airways customers can escape to warm, sandy beaches with cool ocean breezes and save $100 at more than […]