Delta to start Electronic Boarding Passes at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

Earlier I had blogged about the use of PDAs/Cellphones as boarding passes. Delta Air Lines is starting to use this technology starting Tuesday June 17th 2008 at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Passengers can now pull up the boarding pass with the bar code image on their mobile phones (web-enabled) and scan it at the security [...]

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Continental’s Turn to Cut Capacity

After American Airlines and United Airlines announcements on capacity cuts, Continental has come up with its own announcement.
From Bloomberg -“Continental Airlines Inc. will cut
3,000 jobs and shrink its jet fleet by 18 percent, becoming the
fourth major U.S. carrier to slash payrolls and flights as
soaring fuel prices push the industry to its worst losses since
Sept. [...]

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Partnership: American Airlines, British Airways and Continental Airlines

There are talks between American Airlines, British Airways and Continental Airlines for a partnership (not to be confused with a merger). If the partnership talks go through, they will all retain their names, headquarters, etc. but will end up with possible ties on – frequent flier program and code sharing. American Airlines and British Airways [...]

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New York Airports: Low fuel declaration on the rise

US DOT (Department of Transportation) reported a sharp increase in planes (particularly from Continental Airlines) demanding emergency landing due too running low on fuel. They have expressed concern that this increase is due to the fuel saving measures taken by airlines. Majority of incidents were on transatlantic flights.
The oil prices reaching $120 a barrel, I [...]

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Copa Airlines Reports Stellar Performance

Copa Airlines, the national flag carrier of Panama (based in Panama City, Panama), reported Completion Factor of 99.8% and On Time Performance of 90.3% during the first quarter of 2008.

Facts about the Airline

Copa stands for Compañia Panameña de Aviacion
Headquarters – Panama City, Panama
Established – June 21, 1944
Hub – Tocumen International Airport
Company Slogan – “
The [...]

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Contentinental Jet’s Tires Blow during Houston Landing

Facts -

Flight Date and Time – March 27th 2008 (landing around 6pm)
Flight – From Oklahoma City to Houston
Airplane – Boeing 737
Damage – 4 tires
Flight Status – Landing at Houston Bust Intercontinental Terminal
Airline – Continental
Passenger Load – 113 passengers (with 5 crew)
More – It was not an emergency landing
Fun – All passengers on the flight got [...]

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