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AirTran Airways is to launch seasonal flights from Milwaukee to five West Coast and East Coast destinations.
AirTran’s new routes from Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport (MKE) include:– Los Angeles International Airport,– Seattle/Tacoma International Airport,– San Francisco International Airport,– San Diego’s Lindbergh Field Airport and– Boston’s Logan International Airport.
The flights to Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco […]
That’s right! There’s a new job opening at Celebrity Cruises: groundskeeper. When Celebrity Solstice debuts in December 2008, it will present an industry first on the top deck of the ship: real, growing grass, set in an innovative new country club area called “The Lawn Club”.
Spanning over half an acre, The Lawn Club on Celebrity […]
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic announced on Wednesday a model of SpaceShipTwo, the world’s first commercial passenger spacecraft. SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is designed to carry 6 paying passengers and 2 pilots 68 miles (110 km) above the surface of the earth, where they’ll have a few precious minutes in weightlessness, before descending back to the ground.
Trips will […]
American Airlines has completed the first aircraft installation of the Aircell’s Internet broadband connectivity solution. AA, which will be the first U.S. airline to offer the Aircell’s service, plans to install and test the technology in 2008 on all of its Boeing 767-200 aircraft that primarily fly transcontinental routes.
The unique air-to-ground broadband system will provide […]
British flag carrier British Airways (BA) announced plans to create subsidiary airline to operate direct services between the US and mainland Europe. The new airline, called ‘OpenSkies’, will fly daily between New York and either Brussels or Paris from June, subject to regulatory approval.
A Boeing 757 will be used to service the first of these […]
Airline mergers and more low-fare regional jets, predicts the Air Travelers Association in its assessment of the top ten airline passenger trends and issues for the new year. Here’s the list:
1. The battle with the government over delayed flights versus high fares will continue.
2. The airline system will continue to operate at or near capacity.
3. […]
Singapore Airlines announced the launch of nonstop flights from Houston to Moscow, with continuing service to Singapore, beginning March 20. The four-weekly flights will provide the first direct air link between the Russian capital and the US state of Texas. The new Singapore Airlines service will provide new travel options for both corporate and leisure […]
A three-month experimental program at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport has begun to test a technology using encrypted bar codes on mobile device screens. Instead of a paper boarding pass, Continental Airlines and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will let passengers leaving Houston to show a code the airline has sent to their cell phone or […]
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC and Cypress Equities have agreed to develop and operate branded luxury residence in the heart of California’s Mammoth Mountain ski resort. The Ritz-Carlton Residences at Mammoth Hillside will feature a lavish spa and fitness center, swimming pool, several cozy fire pits, gourmet and express restaurants, ski valet services, and more. […]