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Virgin Atlantic Names Ridgway Successor

In airline news, Virgin Atlantic has named Craig Kreeger the company's new CEO to assume the helm as of February…

Ryanair Sets Up in Zadar, Croatia

According to news from Ryanair, Croatia will invest some 1.4 million euros in order for budget airline to set up…

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…

Kingfisher Airlines: Can It Stay Aloft?

Two sides of the economics of air travel coin exists, in case anyone has failed to notice. For every Ryanair…

Midweek Travel Bits: Priceline, Ryanair, Stoxx & More

Already this week, travel news seems a bit on the up-and-up with positive looks at WTM London, as well as…

Ryanair: How to Fly Right Financially

One of the world's most competitive budget airlines, Europe's Ryanair, reported better than expected profits today. The Dublin-based airline which…

How Deep Will SAS Cuts Go?

Scandinavian airline SAS appears to be on the ropes as the company announces chopping prices and selling assets in a…

WOW Air Engulfs Competitor Iceland Express

News from the blog of Icelandic carrier WOW Air tells of the company having acquired competitor Iceland Express. WOW will…

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.…

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…

Turkish Airlines Announces New Flights

Turkish Airlines (THY) has announce the addition of flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, Sabha, Aden and Hurghada to being next month.…

EX-YU Aviation Woes Continue

With Summer nearing an end the EX-YU aviation industry faces some tough decisions ahead. Former Yugoslavian carriers, now fragmented toward…

United Airlines Offers New Daily Service to Istanbul

United Airlines will now offer service to Turkey with its new daily nonstop service between Newark Liberty International Airport and…

Airline Consumer Protections Need Polishing

After almost 35 years after the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, an advisory committee is established to review airline consumer…

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…

Qatar Airlines Chief Vs Lufthansa Crybabies

Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, looks like a straight shooter in an industry full of corporate "yes men"…

Death of Airline Competition by Thousands of Fees

If one were to listen to airline executives giving speeches across the country, the only conclusion would be that the…

Former Yugoslavia Air Carriers to Meet

Amid accusations Montenegro Airlines desires some kind of monopoly on the Balkans country's airspace, CEO of the company, Zoran Djurišić,…

Google Flight Search Moves to Mobile

Good news for the die hard Google user, the world's biggest Internet player has just announced Google Flight Search for…

Air Berlin: Trimmed Down & Refined for 2012

2012 will no doubt be a challenging one for the airline industry. AMR going bust, and even budget carriers feeling…