Tag: Airlines
AirlinesForeign airlines in Argentina told to privilege local service-contractors and suppliers
Fifteen foreign airlines operating from Argentina will have to report to the powerful Home Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno a proposal to reduce their US dollars overseas remittances particularly to suppliers and services contracted overseas. It is estimated that these airlines remit a billion US dollars annually.
Airline industry test second generation bio-fuels from algae to coconut oil
After decades of waiting, commercial airlines have been given the go-ahead to use fuel made from algae, wood chips and other plants with obscure names. Test flights in recent years by Continental, Japan Airlines and Virgin Atlantic have shown that planes can fly on everything from coconut oil to jatropha, a plant that grows in the tropics.
Airlines suspend flights from Uruguay, fearing the volcanic ash cloud
Flights from Uruguay’s Carrasco international airport were suspended on Tuesday until further notice because of the proximity of Chile’s Puyehue volcano ash cloud that on Monday forced similar decisions for Buenos Aires City main international and domestic air terminals.
LAN will seek another partner to expand globally if merger with Brazil’s TAM falls
Chile's LAN Airlines will seek another partner or explore other options to expand internationally if a local antitrust tribunal rules against a planned merger with Brazil's TAM, according to an interview published by leading daily El Mercurio.
Airlines profits to drop 50% from 2010 because of rising oil prices, says IATA
Airlines stand to earn almost 50% less this year than in 2010 as rising oil prices limit the benefits of a rebounding economy, anticipated IATA.
TAM Airlines maintained its market leadership in Brazil
The Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has published its operational data for the month of January 2011.
US Justice Department looking into Google’ plan to become hub of online travel
Google wants to become the hub of online travel, promising better bargains and more convenience by melding the internet search leader's capability with the web's top airline-fare tracker, ITA Software.
New attempt in the US Congress for an Air Passenger Bill of Rights
Airlines in the United States will carry a billion passengers a year by 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration predicted Tuesday raising the prospect of even more flight delays and complaints from the flying public.
Low fares airline has Gibraltar/UK summer flights fully booked
Low fares airline Monarch is adding even more flights from Gibraltar to the UK this summer with an additional Friday service to London Luton, which will operate between 24 September and 29 October 2010, according to the Gibraltar Chronicle.
United and Continental closer to becoming the world’s largest carrier
Continental and United airlines received this week the approval of European regulators permitting the two carriers to move ahead with their plans to create the world’s largest carrier.
