Sir Stelios Launches New Car-sharing Club
Posted on: December 15th, 2011 Posted by Tiffany Phillips
It now seems that the founder of easyJet, Sir Stelios, is going to launch a brand new car-sharing club. The truth of the matter is pretty simple, Sir Stelios is very good at getting his business ideas off the ground. After all, this is the man who brought the world the well-known budget airline easyJet. [...]
Southwest Airlines Enjoys 2.5% Traffic Increase
Posted on: December 7th, 2011 Posted by Tiffany Phillips
There are some airlines that are reporting nothing but negative news. This is not really their fault. After all, the economy is a lot weaker than what it used to be. However, there are still a select group of airlines that have some positive news to report. Southwest Airlines just so happens to be one [...]
Spirit Airlines Fined $50,000 for False Advertising on Twitter
Posted on: November 23rd, 2011 Posted by Tiffany Phillips
Reports now show that the low-cost airline, Spirit Airlines, has just been fined some $50,000 for violating federal rules prohibiting falsely advertised prices. For those that do not know, the company did this advertising on Twitter.
According to the most-recent reports, Spirit Airlines sent multiple tweets advertising flights for just $9. This is a deal that [...]
Flybe Passengers See Wheel Fall Off
Posted on: November 11th, 2011 Posted by Tiffany Phillips
Flying on a plane can be scary for some. However, seeing a wheel fall off the plane while in the air is scary for all. Of course, that is just what happened to some passengers on a Flybe flight that was running from Exeter to Newcastle. Apparently, shortly after take off, passengers next to the [...]
Electric Buses to be Offered by Hertz
Posted on: November 1st, 2011 Posted by Tiffany Phillips
It seems that the car rental firm Hertz has announced that it will be using the eBUS-12 from BYD at Lon Angeles International Airport. This will now be the first time that an all-electric bus will be used by a car hire firm. Since Hertz is the most used rental brand at airports, this is [...]
American Airlines Continues to Lose Money
Posted on: October 20th, 2011 Posted by Tiffany Phillips
Some may have noticed that American Airlines has recently raised their fares. Unfortunately, for the airline, these higher fares have not been enough to turn things around. In fact, on Wednesday, the airline reported that it lost $162 million in the third quarter. A lot of this has to do with the fact that fuel [...]