Criminalizing forged passes (Airlines to hawaii)

Criminalizing forged passes
Terrorists could board a plane with forged documents obtained through the popular online check-ins airlines are touting, and such a crime isn't a felony, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday.
Source: www.stamfordadvocate.com

Funds Take a Flier on Airlines
Big money managers have taken some significant holdings in the oft-troubled airline industry.
Source: www.thestreet.com

THE PRICE OF CONVENIENCE IS COMPLEXITY
Airlines, hotels, software vendors and card issuers have cooked up tempting ways to defray or erase the 2.49 percent ``convenience fee'' if you use a credit or debit card to pay your taxes, but read the fine print. Here's a sampler:
Source: www.sunherald.com

Air passengers' satisfaction dips
For the third consecutive year, JetBlue was the top-performing airline in an annual ranking of U.S. carriers released Monday. However, 15 of the airlines studied -- including JetBlue -- performed more poorly in 2005 than they did in 2004.
Source: www.realcities.com

Chinese airlines enter high season as fuel prices rise
From April 10 air travelers in China will pay up to 20 yuan in surcharges as airlines find new ways to cope with rising fuel prices.
Source: english.people.com.cn

Northwest Airlines flight attendants to vote on union
MINNEAPOLIS Some Northwest Airlines flight attendants are questioning whether they want the union that negotiated a tentative concessionary agreement for them to keep...
Source: www.woodtv.com

Airbus Should Redesign A350, Singapore Airlines Says (Update1)
April 7 (Bloomberg) -- Airbus SAS may need to redesign its A350, the long-range widebody model that the European maker is offering against Boeing Co.'s new 787, if it hopes to match Boeing on sales in that area, said Singapore Airlines Ltd., the world's second-biggest carrier by market value.
Source: www.bloomberg.com

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-04-10 05:25 GMT: Singapore Airlines pressures Airbus on A350 jet - report
HONG KONG (AFX) - Singapore Airlines has become the second key Airbus customer to say publicly that the European plane maker has not done enough to make its planned A350 jetliner competitive with rival Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Source: www.iii.co.uk

Emirates Airlines To Raise AED1.8B In Bond Issue - Paper
DJ Emirates Airlines To Raise AED1.8B In Bond Issue - Paper CAIRO (Dow Jones)--Dubai carrier Emirates Airlines (EA.YY) will raise 1.8 billion U.A.E dirhams ($490 million) through a bond issue in the next few months to repay an old debt that matures in July, Gulf News reported Monday. The Dubai-based daily newspaper quoted an industry source stating the money would help repay a AED1.5 billion
Source: au.biz.yahoo.com