Lufthansa Private Jet mulls global expansion | Flight Daily News
German flag carrier and trailblazer Lufthansa is looking to introduce its top-end Lufthansa Private Jet (stand 650) brand to North America and Asia within the next two years as the product goes from strength to strength in Europe. Speaking at the show – where the company is celebrating its fifth anniversary – Sabine Dörflinger, Lufthansa’s director [...]
Hawaiian Airlines to East Coast?
Image by marblecolor via Flickr The airline industry has come a long way, this is especially true for Hawaiian Airlines, which used this 1929 Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker as its first aircraft. Now more than 80 years later Hawaiian prepares to welcome another first, a brand new Airbus. “It’s a state-of-the-art airplane and we have made [...]
LAX to become Air Canada’s first US destination with lie-flat product | Air Transport Intelligence
Image by Eric Bégin via Flickr Air Canada has unveiled plans to begin offering its lie-flat premium product on some flights to Los Angeles. The carrier announced on 8 April that one of its four daily Los Angeles-Toronto flights will be operated from 1 June with a Boeing 767-300ER configured with “its executive first service [...]
2010 forecast improves for international airline industry – Mar. 11, 2010
The international airline business is improving, said an industry group Thursday, and while losses are still expected for 2010, they should be half the size previously forecast. The International Air Transport Association, a group representing airlines around the world, revised its 2010 projections to a loss of $2.8 billion. It was a very different picture [...]
JAL likely to choose Delta over American
Japan Airlines Corp (9205.T) is likely to choose Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) as its overseas partner, ending its ties with American Airlines (AMR.N) and the Oneworld alliance, Japan’s Asahi newspaper reported on Friday. JAL, Asia’s largest carrier by revenue, strongly denied the report and said it was planning to make a decision early next month [...]
Cheap Flights to Asia
American Airlines dropped airfare to Beijing from a range of U.S. departure cities last night, and we’ve seen some good deals to Hong Kong and other destinations in Asia. While even the best deals to Asia still aren’t for everyone, some travelers should be able to capitalize on the latest specials. Here’s a sample of [...]
$2.00/min mobile roaming rates? I don't think so!
I just got finished packing my most valuable road warrior tools- a Panasonic Skype WiFi Phone Executive Travel Kit. While I will still carry my BlackBerry with unlimited email from T-Mobile, I will stay in touch via this phone since it can be used from any hotspot and utilizes my unlimited Skype subscription. This, plus [...]
The 2009 Mixner "Big Trip"
After many changes to destinations and itineraries, our departure for our yearly “big trip” quickly approaches. Through some perseverance, skill and, more importantly, hoarding of frequent flyer miles and hotel point, we are leaving early Saturday morning for Hong Kong and Tokyo. It will be our first trip to Hong Kong and Sharon’s first trip [...]
