COMOX - WestJet has announced 25% cuts to fares across its schedule. That sounds great if you use the Calgary based airline to travel from the Comox Valley, but WestJet is also no longer offering seat sales. They say it will reduce volatility in the airline industry and removes the unpredictability of airfares; something that [...]
www.weforum.org 29.01.2010 The combination of food and financial crises trapped an estimated 50 to 90 million people in extreme poverty in 2009. How can the Millennium Development Goals for 2015 be met in the wake of the economic crisis? Vikram K. Akula, Founder and Chairperson, SKS Microfinance, India; Young Global Leader; Global Agenda Council on [...]
Read More Here:www.businessandmedia.org First she wanted no more cancelled flights. Now Meredith Vieira’s asking for a “guarantee” against higher airfares. Unfortunately, despite her -million annual salary, according to the April 13 Parade Magazine, NBC “Today” host Vieira has difficulty reporting on business practices in a free market. In an interview with Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) [...]
The Federal Aviation Administration said it will begin building a new high-tech satellite-based air traffic control system, awarding a billion contract to begin work on the project that will work using GPS, or global positioning satellites, cutting down on delays and enabling the FAA to handle two to three times the amount of air [...]
Southwest Airlines finds itself in the cross hairs of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over allegations the carrier has flown numerous flights while failing to comply with mandatory inspections as called for by an Airworthiness Directive (AD). The airline has now grounded 31 Boeing 737s overnight.
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