Airline passengers, Airbus has got your back—and the rest of you.
Citing research conducted for the company by the London Sleep Centre, Airbus is proposing that an 18-in wide seat (45.72 cm) become the standard for long haul …
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The Fee-Crazed Airline Travelers Love to Hate Keeps Piling Up Profits
Simple Secret to America’s Most Loved Companies
There’s nothing complicated about the results of a new study: Consumers prefer brands featuring products, services, pricing, and other policies that they can actually understand.
You Have No Prayer of Getting a Cheap Flight for the Holidays
Everyone knows that booking early is the only hope travelers have to avoid paying through the nose for holiday flights. This year, the price of booking at the last minute may be higher than ever.
Airbus May Be Making the World’s Fattest, Most Expensive Turkey
When passengers on Air France’s Flight 006 land at New York City’s Kennedy Airport from Paris on Thanksgiving Day they may also have the distinction of arriving on one of the biggest turkeys in aviation history, the Airbus …
151 Passengers + 0 Working Toilets = 1 More Grounding for Boeing’s Dreamliner
The toilets on a Japan Airlines flight en route to Tokyo ceased to flush mid-flight, forcing the plane to return to Moscow
6 Outrageous Fees the Airlines Haven’t Thought of (Yet)
You are sitting in the window seat in, say, row 12 of an airliner, waiting as the rest of the passengers pile in, dragging most of their belongings as they try to avoid baggage fees. You are hoping, praying, that the empty middle …
Q&A: AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes on Hosting The Apprentice and Hating Check-In
Tony Fernandes revolutionized Asian air travel. After leaving a career in the music industry, the Malaysian national mortgaged his house to buy a failing air carrier with just two planes. Twelve years later, AirAsia boasts 150 …
How to Make Airline Tickets Less … Awful
A consumer group is calling for more reasonable airline ticket policies, including eliminating standby fees and allowing passengers to transfer unused tickets to other travelers — neither of which would cost airlines a dime. But don’t hold your breath waiting for airlines to suddenly start caring about being fair and reasonable.
The Death of an American Icon
Aerospace giant Boeing is planning to shut down a historic manufacturing facility in Long Beach, California, a vestige of a golden era in aviation when manufacturing jobs fueled the state’s middle class
Bankruptcy Judge Approves American-US Air Merger — But Antitrust Suit Still a Hurdle
An antitrust lawsuit challenging the deal is the final hurdle
Cheap Flights to Europe Take Off: Flights Under $500 Round Trip, Fees Included
Travelers who recall the ’90s heyday of sub-$300 round trips to Europe (taxes included) haven’t been happy in recent years, when a $1,000 flight began looking like a decent price. Their moods may improve now that one of Europe’s largest low-cost carriers is expanding in a big way, with new routes and inexpensive prices that could upend …