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Wizz Air Launched New Budapest-Malta Low Cost Route

Low-cost airline Wizz Air, one of the top players in the low-fare market of Central and Eastern Europe, has announced…

Air Travel Safety Sets New Record During 2012

Flying is officially safer now than it’s ever been before, with the 'fatal accident rate' falling to just one death…

SITA Airport IT Trends Released

It's no secret mobile adaptations for business and pleasure are gaining more and more momentum. Now news from SITA, via…

Aviation Capital Services Gets USD3 Billion Worth of Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes

Aviation Capital Services, a subsidiary of the State Corporation Russian Technologies, has just signed a commitment by Rostech to purchase…

Etihad Airways Plans on Expending Operations in Russia

Etihad Airways, the national airline in the United Arab Emirates, is celebrating four years of operations in Russia this week.…

Vilnius International Sees Record Traffic

According to the news from Lithuania's biggest airport, Vilnius International served some 2 million plus passengers in September, a record…

Airlines Credibility Takes Nose Dive Over Fees

In flight news , the Open Allies for Airfare Transparency organization has just released survey results showing the vast majority…

Carlson Wagonlit Travel Goes Online in China

Last week Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) announced their having launched their online booking tool CWT Online for China based business…

Emirates – Qantas Sucker Punch Singapore Tourism

Singapore's Changi airport took it on the chin recently when Qantas announced their deal with Emirates, making Dubai their new…

Euro Crisis Takes Its Toll on Air Travel and Transport

British airports operator BAA stated fewer people are traveling by air between the UK and other nations when the crisis…

Cheaper Air Tickets for LOT Polish Airlines Customers

The offer, 10% off any LOT ticket, is valid from August 25 to September 10, 2011. Only LOT.com registered users…

Sabre and South African Airways Deals

South African Airways and Sabre Travel Network have just penned a multi-year deal for Sabre to distribute South African's fares…

Russian Billionaires, Finnair, airBaltic – Which Way Is Up?

Troubled Latvian airline, airBaltic, is in the news accusing Finnair's Estravel of attacking the carrier. airBaltic is all in the…

Agoda and Jetstar Team Up

In online travel news today, Agoda.com, Asia's leading hotel booking web portal, announced a partnership with Jetstar Asia Ariways. Now…

When Does an Airplane Become “Too Old” to Fly?

Most fliers probably don’t think about it much during air travel, although it can be quite unsettling upon easing yourself…

Yapta Releases Airfare Tracker API

Yapta.com has released a beta version of the API for its suite of traveler tools in hopes that bloggers, travel…

Beijing Airport Flies Past Heathrow As Second Busiest

The Airports Council International today announced that Beijing airport has officially overtake London Heathrow as the world’s second busiest, behind…

Getting There and Carried Away Airlines

The recent war between online travel agents and major airlines heats up still more. But for the travel consumer, how…

Greece International Arrivals Stagnant for 2010

Some 10 million international tourists visited Greece so far this year. This number shows slight losses over 2009's downward trend,…

Air Astana Extends Eastern Europe and Asia Reach

Kazakhstan air carrier Air Astana extends its routes and online reach to include more of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.…