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TOP NEWS
Air France to Purchase KLM
The combined airline will be the third largest in the world. FULL STORY >>
JetBlue Reviews Privacy Policy
The airline has retained a consulting firm to assist in further development of their privacy policy following controversy over its release of some passenger information to a Dept. of Defense contractor. FULL STORY >>
Continental Gets Jet Connected
The airline is the first to offer passengers JetConnect, Verizon’s new Airfone service that allows two-way transmission of e-mail, instant messages and text messages while flying domestically. FULL STORY >>
Qantas Upgrades International Business Class
A new business-class sleeper seat, mood lighting and noise canceling headphones are among the features in Qantas’ new Business Class being introduced on their three-class 747-400 aircraft this month. FULL STORY >>
FAA Issues Foreign Carrier Safety Ratings
Following a reassessment of civil aviation authority in Bulgaria and Poland, the FAA has given both countries’ airlines a Category 2 safety rating FULL STORY >>
Continental Adds Elite Perks
Continental has rolled out EliteAccess with a host of features, including space-available upgrades, separate boarding pathways and a no-middle-seat guarantee for qualifying passengers FULL STORY >>
DHS Aims to Add 5,000 Armed Agents
In a speech last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge discussed plans to boost the number of armed law-enforcement agents in the air. FULL STORY >>
Hilton Checks Out Self-Service Kiosks
New York and Chicago, two of Hilton’s largest hotels, will play host to a three- to six-month pilot program testing the viability of self-service check-in/out kiosks. FULL STORY >>
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