As many as 14,000 British Airways cabin staff are scheduled to vote on a decision to take industrial action stemming from contract disputes with the management of the carrier, said officials at Britain’s biggest union, Unite.
Unite joint general secretary Derek Simpson said he was ready to negotiate with British Airways although he would back union [...]

Right now many hotel chains around the world are under fire due to the ongoing attack of the current recession. This statement holds true for even the well known chain Starwood Hotels. However, despite reporting a Q3 earnings fall of 65 percent due to low revenue per available room, Starwood has remained very positive. This [...]

Security personnel working at Manchester Airport have been instructed not to use the new reveal-all scanners on people under the age of 18.
The new full-body scans, introduced this month at the airport’s Terminal 2, are used to expose weapons or explosives, and also show the bodies of people going through the sequence of security measures.
A [...]

Ottawa will soon boast another attraction. As of next summer, visitors to the capital will be able to enjoy water fun at Calypso Park, which promises to be the biggest water theme park in Canada.
The company behind the project, Groupe Village Vacances Valcartier, held a weekend long open house last week to reveal the nearly [...]

China wants in on the large airplane business. Last August, the country unveiled plans for a project which promises to compete with the big boys: a jetliner called the C919.
The large aircraft will allegedly seat 190 passengers, and is China’s best hope for entering into the commercial passenger industry. China’s choice of strategy could offer [...]

The Japanese government is considering transforming Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from a domestic airport into a new international hub, Seiji Maehara, the minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced.
Maehara explained to reporters that as the government is setting aside the principle of separation between Tokyo’s airports into international and domestic service, it plans to [...]