Alaska retires Virgin America flight numbers
The journey of feisty upstart Virgin America ends on April 24 as new owner Alaska Airlines retires the airline"™s flight numbers and transfers all customer functions to its website. Starting on April 25, every check-in will be performed by alaskaair.com as the bigger airline also takes overall customer service and mobile app functions. The Virgin […]
American Airlines: la aerolínea más responsiva en Twitter en EU
American Airlines (AA) es la compañía aérea estadounidense que tiene el mayor margen de respuesta a sus clientes a través de la red social Twitter, según lo reveló un reporte de la empresa de análisis de redes sociales, Conversocial. Por medio de su aplicación para medir el tráfico en Twitter, Conversocial midió la cantidad de […]
Casi aterriza avión en pista ocupada
Un avión comercial de una aerolínea mexicana tuvo que abortar su aterrizaje en el Aeropuerto Internacional de San Francisco al enfilar hacia una pista ya ocupada por un jet comercial. Esta es la tercera situación de peligro en seis meses en el transitado aeropuerto El vuelo que arribaba alrededor de las 11:45 horas locales del […]
The Evolution of Airline Safety Videos
Since 2007, straight-laced, utilitarian safety videos have steadily been replaced by self-parodying, pop culture riffs. Here"™s how it happened. This holiday season, the 6.4 million Americans traveling by plane will not lack for entertaining content while they taxi to the runway. Many will remain glued to their phones, which may or may not be set […]
Qantas and Virgin Australia ban smart suitcases due to explosion and fire risk from their built-in batteries
Qantas and Virgin Australia have sent smart suitcases packing, banning them from the cargo hold and cabin unless their lithium-ion batteries can be removed. The moves follow announcements from three U.S. airlines "” American Airlines, Delta and Alaska "” that a ban on the suitcases would take effect on January 15, with United and Southwest […]
Airline food: Delta and Virgin America the "˜healthiest"™ food choices in the sky
Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center and DietDetective.com releases the 2017-18 Airline Food Study rating foods for twelve (12) airlines. The study assigned a "Health Score" (5 stars = highest rate, 0 star = lowest) based on ten criteria including health and calorie levels of meals, snack boxes and individual snacks, level of transparency (display […]
¡Rapidín aéreo! Pareja tuvo sexo en el baño de un avión y un video los delató
Muchas personas fantasean con tener sexo en lugares públicos como parques, restaurantes e incluso aviones. Una pareja que viajó en un vuelo de la compañía Virgin Atlantic cumplió sus deseos y quedaron en evidencia en un video viralizado. Infobae En el material audiovisual se observa a un pasajero que graba el momento en que la […]
AirAsia CEO reveals the one piece of advice he got from Richard Branson that defined his business
The Malaysian low-cost carrier has transformed air travel in Southeast Asia by bringing it to the masses. In the process, its founder, Tony Fernandes, has become a veritable rock star in the business world. Fernandes, who spent several years during the mid-1980s as the financial controller at Virgin Communications, is also known for his close […]
Virgin America acquisition ‘propelled’ Alaska’s growth
The acquisition of Virgin America has «propelled» Alaska Airlines Group «five-plus years into the future», the buyer’s vice-president of capacity John Kirby believes. Speaking at an airline briefing at World Routes in Barcelona on 24 September, Kirby said the tie-up had given Alaska the «critical mass» it needed to develop its market presence in California […]
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America begin new service from San Francisco to New Orleans
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America launch nonstop service between San Francisco International Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, connecting the Bay Area to the «Big Easy.» The new route is part of the largest network expansion in Alaska Airlines’ 85-year history and is one of 33 new California routes to launch this year. […]
