Jetsetter.com Launches Global Jetsetter Homes Collection
September 13, 2011 Jetsetter.com has introduced Jetsetter Homes, a collection of more than 200 curated, verified homes around the world, available at Jetsetter’s exclusive prices. Jetsetter’s inventory includes 200 homes available 365 days per year under the new “Homes” section of the site, and the collection will grow each month.
Each week, Jetsetter will feature five to 10 homes on sale with savings from 20 to 50 percent...
American Introduces New Premium Products on International Flights
August 31, 2011 American Airlines is introducing a new suite of premium class amenities. The product additions are designed with the customer’s comfort and convenience in mind and will roll out on select international flights in First and Business Class cabins beginning Sept. 1. Customers traveling onboard American’s flights between the U.S. and London Heathrow (LHR) will be among the first to enjoy the new offerings.
First...
United Continental Set to Invest $500 Million in Onboard Product
August 28, 2011 United Continental Holdings said it will invest more than a half-billion dollars in its onboard product. The newly merged airline is adding flat-bed seating on 62 additional long-haul aircraft, bringing total aircraft with flat-bed seats to 185. It also has added Economy Plus seating and Channel 9 air traffic control audio to more than 300 aircraft.
United Continental has nearly doubled the overhead storage space on...
United Airlines’ First Boeing 787 Dreamliner Begins Assembly
August 18, 2011
United Eliminates Special Meals on Domestic Flights on 10/1/11
August 16, 2011Effective 01 October 2011, special meals will no longer be available on most United domestic, Canadian, Central American, and Caribbean flights. Special meals will still be available on transcontinental flights between LAX/SFO-JFK/EWR and Hawaiian flights.
Furthermore, the following special meal categories will be eliminated completely:
Furthermore, the following special meal categories will be eliminated completely:
- Diabetic (DBML)
- Low Calorie...
Continental Airlines Cancels 24 Flights Due to Lack of Crew
July 28, 2011Continental Airlines canceled 24 flights on Wednesday, most of them out of Newark, N.J., because of a lack of crew, according to an spokeswoman for the airline. The pilots’ union at Continental Airlines had no comments and no further details were available. According to some media reports, the lack of crew members was the result of pilots calling in sick. The airline was working on getting...
United Continental Introduces New iPad, iPhone, iPod App
July 27, 2011 United Airlines has introduced a new application for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users that gives United and Continental customers easy access to book reservations, check in, access mobile boarding passes with one touch, get flight status details and manage their MileagePlus and OnePass accounts.
The United app, which also includes a feed of United’s latest postings on Twitter, is available for free from the App...
Korean Air Schedules First A380 Service from JFK to Asia
July 27, 2011
AMR (American Airlines) Places $38 Billion in Aircraft Orders with Boeing, Airbus
July 21, 2011 American Airlines’ parent, AMR Corporation, despite posting a large loss for the second quarter, is betting big on the future of the airline business. It announced deals worth an estimated $38 billion combined with Airbus and Boeing that it says will allow it to replace...