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Thomas Cook to rent inflight PSPs

Thomas Cook to rent inflight PSPs

15 June 2010 Travel Technology News

Thomas Cook Airlines is to replace its free inflight entertainment systems with hand-held Playstation PSPs. The device will be rented for £7.50 per flight, in a move that echoes an industry-wide shift to generating ancillary revenue rather than raising headline fares.

BRIC aviation set to break Airbus-Boeing duopoly

BRIC aviation set to break Airbus-Boeing duopoly

15 June 2010 Airline News

The Boeing-Airbus duopoly of the $1.6 trillion aircraft manufacturing market is set to face a formidable challenge from the BRIC economies over the next two decades. Young upstarts – including the likes of Brazil’s Embraer and China’s Comac – are launching aircraft that will erode the duopoly’s 90 percent share of the narrow-bodied market.

Air fares set to soar after ash crisis

Air fares set to soar after ash crisis

27 April 2010 Airline News

Airlines are likely to add more than $50 to the price of transatlantic tickets in a bid to recoup losses from the volcanic ash crisis and soaring oil prices. According to leading think tank, the Centre for Economics and Business Research, fares could rise by up to 5.2 per cent this year, and 6.3 per cent in 2011 and 2012.

ANA introduces women-only toilets

ANA introduces women-only toilets

25 February 2010 Airline News

All Nippon Airways is introducing women-only lavatories on its international routes in response to “numerous requests for this service”. The Japanese carrier joins Korean Air as the only other commerical airline to offer such a service.

Airlines suffer worst year since WWII

Airlines suffer worst year since WWII

27 January 2010 Airline News

Last year witnessed the biggest slump in air passenger traffic since World War II, according to the International Air Transport Association. Passenger traffic dropped by 3.5% in 2009 from a year earlier, while freight traffic fell 10.1%, reversing years of steady growth.

Delta plans $1bn fleet upgrade

Delta plans $1bn fleet upgrade

26 January 2010 Airline News

Delta Air Lines, the world’s largest airline by revenue, has announced plans to invest $1 billion over the next four years to upgrade its fleet and passenger facilities.

Low-cost carriers greener than full-service

Low-cost carriers greener than full-service

22 January 2010 Airline News

Ryanair has emerged as an unlikely model for sustainable travel in new research showing that low-cost carriers produce up to 35 percent less carbon emissions per passenger than their full-service counterparts, due to higher load factors and seat density, as well as newer fleets.

Air France to charge obese fliers double

Air France to charge obese fliers double

21 January 2010 Airline News

Obese passengers who are too large to fit into one seat face being charged for a second under new rules being imposed by Air France, and may not be allowed to board for “safey reasons” if they refuse to pay.

BA/AA tie-up dealt bitter blow

BA/AA tie-up dealt bitter blow

22 December 2009 Airline News

British Airways and American Airlines have been dealt a bitter blow by the U.S. Department of Justice, which has ruled that their proposed tie-up would result in “competitive harm” and lead to transatlantic fares rising by as much as 15 percent. It has recommended major concessions in return for granting anti-trust immunity.