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Posted by Brad Mixner on May 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The troubled euro zone is being eyed by Americans as this summer’s hot spot. Rioting in Greece and a looming debt crisis in much of Europe are leading to a weaker currency and steep discounts designed to lure in more dollars. In the past six months alone, the euro has dropped nearly 17% against the [...]
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Posted by Brad Mixner on May 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
British Airways Plc, Europe’s third- biggest air carrier, won a U.K. court ruling blocking cabin crew from beginning a strike at midnight over wages and staffing. The union may have failed to adequately inform members of strike vote results and “the balance of convenience” is in favor of granting an injunction to the airline, Judge [...]
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Posted by Brad Mixner on May 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia Accumulating frequent-flier miles used to be relatively straightforward. You could add to your miles by flying or through a credit card affiliated with an airline. Pretty soon, you had enough miles to get free tickets or upgrades to business class, or even first class. But as this summer travel season approaches, anyone [...]
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Posted by Brad Mixner on May 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
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Posted by Brad Mixner on April 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The European Union will end current restrictions on liquids in air passengers’ hand luggage by April 2013 in an overhaul of aviation security, the EU's executive said Thursday. European airports will have to install new technology capable of detecting liquid explosives as a result of the move. The ban on liquids came into force in [...]
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Posted by Brad Mixner on April 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The European Union on Tuesday warned governments against lavishing emergency aid on airlines to make up for losses from the eruption of an Icelandic volcano, but proposed other measures to help them recover from the week-long shutdown of air travel. The E.U. Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said the European Commission’s own estimate of total losses [...]
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Posted by Brad Mixner on April 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia Google’s first own-brand mobile phone will go on sale in the UK on Friday, and for the first time anywhere in the world, it will be available in-store as well as online. The Nexus One runs Google’s increasingly popular Android operating system, which currently offers the strongest rival to the user experience [...]
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Posted by Brad Mixner on April 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Israel has banned imports of Apple Inc.’s hottest new product, the iPad, citing concerns the powerful gadget’s wireless signals could disrupt other devices. Customs officials said Thursday they have already confiscated about 10 of the lightweight tablet computers since Israel announced the new regulations this week. The ban prevents anyone — even tourists — from [...]
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Posted by Brad Mixner on April 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A dark and spectacular volcanic cloud shrouded much of northern Europe on Thursday, forcing airlines to cancel thousands of flights as it drifted at high altitude south and east from an erupting volcano in Iceland. The shutdown of airspace was one of the most sweeping ever ordered in peacetime, amid fears that travel could continue [...]
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Posted by Brad Mixner on April 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Further mergers among airlines are essential to cut costs and improve competitiveness in an industry seen sustaining combined losses of $2.8 billion US this year, the head of airline industry body IATA said Monday. “Mergers and consolidation is a must. . . . No other industry is so fragmented, so we have to consolidate to [...]
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