Archives: September 2008

Low-cost carriers are taking the pain

Posted by: Dean Foust on September 24

I penned a story for the latest print edition of BusinessWeek on how the discount carriers like AirTran, Frontier and, to a degree, Southwest that were gaining market share while...

Business Travel 2009: Costs and Benefits

Posted by: Justin Bachman on September 23

The fundamental changes this year from U.S. airlines have many companies approaching their travel spending in a far more rigorous, systematic way than ever before, according to the business travel...

Airlines Also Show the Power of Cash

Posted by: Justin Bachman on September 20

Cash is king. We’ve all heard that old bromide a thousand times, and yet it was really driven home this week as we saw the headlines top each other about...

Virgin America Parties On

Posted by: Justin Bachman on September 13

Virgin America pipes lounge music into its lavatories. This made me chuckle, on my “virgin” flight Thursday with the airline. As did the lavender mood lighting, the deep-black leather...

The wild ride in United parent UAL's stock

Posted by: Dean Foust on September 08

Shares of UAL, the parent of United Airlines, went into a tailspin briefly on Sept. 8 after reports that the (Fort-Lauderdale) Florida Sun-Sentinel inadvertently published a story on its web...

Time With Amtrak

Posted by: Justin Bachman on September 06

I spent most of Friday on a train to upstate New York, six hours along the Hudson River through the Adirondack Mountains. New York City to Vermont is a one-hour...

British Airways 777 Crash Shows Ice Danger

Posted by: Justin Bachman on September 04

A BA 777 most likely crash landed last winter because of an ice blockage that restricted fuel flow to both engines on final approach to Heathrow Airport. The UK’s Air...

United: OK, the Food Stays

Posted by: Justin Bachman on September 02

Who says an airline won’t listen these days? United (UAUA) is reversing a decision to end complimentary hot-meal service on European flights from its Washington hub, following a storm of...