LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways posted a surprise third-quarter operating profit, helped by heavy cost cutting, but said it was still in a ...
US security chief, world airline reps discuss tighter security for passenger planes A day after pressing Europe's governments, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet ...
Airports around the world must adopt different security measures or else it will become easier for terrorists to exploit weaknesses to carry out attacks, US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday. "What we do not want is a cookie cutter approach ...
The failed attempt to blow up an Amsterdam-Detroit flight last week could prove a bonanza for airport security firms, especially the makers of full-body scanners. "It might put some pressure to buy more full-body scanners... The US Congress will probably do something ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - First it was pocket knives and nail clippers. Then it was shoes. Then liquids. Now the government may want a closer look at your underwear after a botched attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day. While ...
An Asian economic rebound fueled growth in global air passenger and cargo demand in November but there remains "much ground still to be recovered," the International Air Transport Association said Wednesday. Air traffic demand was up 2.1 percent from November 2008 while ...
ZURICH (Reuters) - International air passenger and freight demand rose in November, a clear sign of global economic recovery, although the improvement was accentuated by the sharp fall in traffic at the end of 2008. Passenger demand rose 2.1 percent in November ...
The botched attack on an Amsterdam-Detroit flight is expected to have a limited impact on global air traffic, but the need for tighter security measures caps an already difficult year for the airline industry. Air travelers were facing stringent new security restrictions ...
It is still too early to gauge the full impact of new stringent security measures on air traffic following a failed bid to blow up a US plane, the International Air Transport Association said Monday. Security was tightened after a Nigerian, Umar ...
Airlines are trying to shrug off a financially-plagued decade by promising passengers more low fares as well as a seamless, paperless and even "contact-less" travel experience, industry executives said. After electronic ticketing and check-in booths, Dutch carrier KLM is trying out automated ...
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Climate negotiators warned on Wednesday they may miss the opportunity to cap emissions from shipping and aviation and so miss out on billions of dollars in taxation to help poor countries cope with climate change. With just two days ...
Airlines braced for another turbulent year as industry group IATA on Tuesday forecast bigger than expected losses of 5.6 billion dollars in 2010 despite a recovery in passenger traffic. The International Air Transport Association warned that airlines would still face substantial hurdles ...
