Sentences with phrase «by big airlines»

But this may be the only way Ctrip can avoid a damaging boycott by big airlines.
«Some want to take away oversight over our air traffic control system away from the FAA and put it in the hands of a private board that is dominated by the biggest airlines and airports.
Best was to go is fly Sansa (which owned by a big airline) to Tambor and get a taxi (or have someone pick you up) and drive you to Santa Teresa

Not exact matches

The order, which is expected to be announced by the airline Thursday, ahead of its investor day presentation, is a big win for Airbus and a very public loss at home for its main rival Boeing.
Germanwings is low - cost carrier owned by Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, and serves mostly European destinations.
In commercial aviation, the big, long - established carriers, often still referred to as «full - service» airlines, set themselves up for failure by continuing to oversell their services, even though they ceased to provide great service long ago.
The one big idea — reinforced by three or four simple, short messages — should be able to fit on an envelope, a beer coaster, or an airline napkin.
The maverick airline became the industry's biggest success story by going its own way.
«The fourth generation is involved now, and they want to drive the group to bigger and better things,» Wynne Powell, London Air Services president (and longtime London Drugs boss), told the Vancouver Sun in 2015, by way of explaining plans to divest the seven - plane corporate charter airline.
The airline, one of Asia's biggest full - service carriers, has been battered by its bets on fuel prices as intense competition from low - cost carriers has risen.
The Irish low - cost carrier in 2016 ousted Lufthansa as Europe's biggest airline by passengers.
American Airlines Group Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., and United Continental Holdings Inc. are being asked by a group that advocates on behalf of flyers to report on potential business risks from cabin seats that are getting smaller while passengers get bigger.
But by nabbing a major global airline, this became a symbolic boot into email's future prospects — the bigger the company, the more the customers, and the faster a «new way of working» becomes the norm.
Aerospace and aviation are by far the biggest segments of IMP, a conglomerate with revenue of more than $ 1 - billion a year from interests spanning charter airline CanJet and private aviation firm Innotech - Execaire Aviation Group.
Battered by financial losses and rising competition from low - cost airlines, Cathay Pacific, one of Asia's biggest full - service carriers, said on Wednesday that it would replace its chief executive officer.
The sponsorship, the largest ever signed by the club and one of the biggest ever agreed in football, gives the airline a 5 - year extension to their shirt partnership with the club until the end of the 2023 - 2024 season.
Last month Nigeria's biggest airline Arik Air was placed in receivership by the country's «bad bank» AMCON for unpaid debts of around 147 billion naira.
The data included the 55 biggest airports in the U.S. and the five biggest airlines (measured by the number of flights) at the time, which were Southwest, American, Delta, United, and Northwest (which has since merged with Delta).
He's pushed around at his job as a discount airline pilot by a rival big airline pilot (Ron Livingston).
The latest rankings by Consumer Reports place Continental first among the seven big U.S. airlines.
United Airlines reported the biggest percentage decline in FTE employment from 2007 to 2011, down 16.2 percent, followed by American Airlines, down 9.7 percent and Alaska Airlines down 9.1 percent.
Compass Airlines reported the biggest four - year percentage gain followed by GoJet Airlines.
American reported the biggest percentage decline in FTE employment from 2008 to 2012, 12.1 percent, followed by Alaska Airlines, down 8.5 percent.
For example, NextAdvisor (Nextadvisor.com), which rates cards based on the biggest reward return on money spent, says Capital One Venture Rewards, Escape by Discover, United's Mileage Plus from Chase and Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards from Chase are the most productive for earning miles.
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But it's also big business for the airline: Delta Air Lines Inc. said it expects its American Express partnership will yield $ 4 billion in revenue per year by 2021.
At issue is the assertion by the Big Three U.S. airlines — Delta, American and United — that the Gulf carriers have received $ 42 billion in subsidies from their governments since 2004, violating open skies agreements by giving them an unfair advantage in the international aviation market.
The $ 450 annual fee is the biggest consideration, but it's largely offset by a yearly airline travel credit of $ 250.
More importantly, this means that even though some of the big U.S. carriers are not direct partners, you can still use your points on American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and more by transferring points to travel partners.
Seats were assigned by lottery — I was hoping for a nice big first class cocoon, but I ended up with a seat in the World Traveler Plus section... what most other airlines call premium economy.
Truthfully, while this has all be death by a thousand cuts for me, the biggest blow has been the inability to use my AAdvantage Miles for award travel on American Airlines aircraft — specifically for travel between the US and Europe.
Despite a spotty safety record, Garuda has made a big turnaround recently and was named the «World's Most Improved Airline» in 2010 by SkyTrax.
One of the big disappointments with airline programs these days is that it seems almost impossible to be loyal enough to earn a reward ticket by flying without the benefit of some serious business travel.
The promotion runs from 9 May to 31 July and may be targeted as you need to be logged in to your Iberia Plus account to view it and no big announcement appears to have been made by the airline.
Of the two types of miles earnings - award miles and premier qualifying miles - award miles have been an after thought since United, along with the other big 2 U.S. airlines, went revenue - based, meaning miles accrue not by distance traveled, but rather determined by fare type and cost of ticket.
On Tuesday I took a look at the qualification criteria set by the Big 3 US legacy airlines for anyone looking to earn status in their respective rewards programs and yesterday I followed that up with a post on how the Big 3 US airline award miles towards elite qualification.
While not as good a seat as the American Airlines 777 - 300ER product the Iberia Business Class seat is a big improvement on past Iberia offerings and is also considerably better than what British Airways (Iberia's sister airline) offers on their aircraft... by quite a distance.
SkyTeam is already the largest airline alliance in China, and it just got bigger now that Xiamen Airlines has announced plans to join by the end of 2012.
Between airfare deals from their biggest airline, a recent addition as an EasyJet destination, and huge festivals like Iceland Airwaves drawing in foreigners by the thousands, there's been a steady increase in backpackers and budget travelers visiting this beautiful volcanic rock.
That is by far the biggest devaluation of an airline program I have witnessed — ever!
For example, the TV size is smaller than some other airlines have in their First Class cabins (the Asiana A380 First Class one is more than twice as big) and I feel like the foot rest could be a little bigger, but that's not to say that it's small by any means.
Get the biggest bang for your buck by transferring your points at a 1:1 ratio to one of American Express» many travel partners, including airlines such as Delta and JetBlue.
American Airlines is the biggest partner of British Airways, but you can also use your points for flights operated by Alaska Airlines and its merger partner Virgin America.
Flights to Spain can be bargain cheap and the big cities are served by all the major airlines.
The biggest downside to the JetBlue Plus card — in addition to its $ 99 annual fee — is the limited number of destinations served by JetBlue airlines.
The American Airlines Center is the home to the world champion Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars teams, as well as the entertainment venue of Big D, featuring concerts by international music acts and performances by classics like the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Or we could stop subsidizing the airline industry with tax dollars (I don't fancy getting groped by big sis anyways), as jet fuel is another 3 %.
«It's not really a big sanctions issue, you just need to look at whether the airline company is sanctioned or not by Canada, the host country or the training centre.
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