Tag: airlines
New FAA Law Seeks to Make the Flight Experience More Tolerable
A new law aims to protect airline passengers from cramped seats and getting bumped from flights, but won’t eliminate airline fees.
Virgin Atlantic Completes Flight Using Recycled Waste Gas
Virgin Atlantic completed the first commercial flight using recycled waste gas.
Service Workers Launch Worldwide Airport Protests
Higher pay, better working conditions and union rights are the focus of the organized protest, which began this past Tuesday.
5 Airline Updates You Should Know
Changing baggage fees to new facial recognition technology, here are more airline updates you can use.
Airlines Raise Fees to Offset Rising Fuel Prices
The price of jet fuel has increased by 50 percent in the past year, which inevitably equates to pricier travel for the meetings industry.
The Checklist Planners Dread to Send: How to Protect Against In-Flight Sexual Assault
Airlines and the employees who run them are speaking out on sexual harassment, especially with reported cases of in-flight sexual assault on the rise.
The 411 on Flying With Emotional Support Animals
A recent rise in passengers taking advantage of the lax airline rules regarding emotional support animals has led to stricter guidelines.
Aviation Industry Urges Carbon-Neutral Growth by 2020
In order to keep airlines sustainable, the International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly adopted the Carbon Offsetting Scheme for International Aviation agreement in 2016.
Skytrax Announces Top 5 Airlines of 2017
Despite a tough year for airlines facing travel bans and poorly executed passenger relations, Skytrax celebrated the industry’s best by highlighting the world’s Top 100 Airlines in 2017.
One Airline Finds Work-around to TSA’s 9-Airline Electronics Ban
The reason behind the restriction is that terrorists could smuggle explosive devices in the consumer items, although officials wouldn’t disclose why it was safer to have electronics in cargo instead of in the cabin.
Air India’s Intl. Women’s Day
What better way to kick off International Women’s Day: Two New Delhi to San Francisco flights manned by an all-female crew.
Oneworld Events Reduces Attendee-Flying Requirement by Half
As such, oneworld events is lowering the minimum requirement for the number of delegates flying internationally to an event by half, to just 50.
Delta Unveils Delta Edge Meetings Program
The Delta Edge Meetings program converges meeting travel with corporate travel management in a way that is expected to help save companies money and time.
