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August 14th, 2008 at 11:19pm
Under Air travel tickets+ Travel tips+ travel news
The latest twist in the story of Qantas Airways came after the announcement last Tuesday that six B737-400s would be removed from service while the airline cross-checks maintenance records, resulting in three flights being canceled.
Following this, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority announced on Wednesday that it would be expanding its investigation of Qantas maintenance records which it undertook after three separate incidents. The first, which was widely reported, occurred when an explosion tore a hole in the side of one of its planes, forcing an emergency landing at Manila. That was on July 25th. Two other flights have been forced to return to their departure airports, one because of a problem with the landing gear, and the other after traffic controllers witnessed fluid “streaming from a wing.”
Bearing all these things in mind, it would be wise to double check that your flight has not been canceled before you leave for the airport.
Technorati Tags: air safety, qantas airways
By frann
August 11th, 2008 at 11:01pm
Under Air travel tickets+ travel news
Despite falling oil prices, at $113 a barrel, fuel is still contributing to a rise in air fares which doesn’t look likely to fall any time soon. British Airways and American Airlines have been in talks and expect to file an application for exemption from US competition laws within 2-3 weeks.
BA already have a similar deal with Iberia, so this would inevitably mean higher prices for passengers, argues Richard Branson, founder and president of rival, Virgin Atlantic Airways. Mr Branson views this potential deal as being so serious that he has made a public appeal to both presidential candidates not to support the deal. “Just because life is tough out there, you shouldn’t rid yourself of competition,” Branson told BBC radio, adding that it was “very dangerous” to believe that consolidation was the best response to the current difficult economic conditions.
Market analysts appear to believe that the deal is likely to go through, despite protests from many quarters. If it does, expect fares to remain the same, or even rise, shortly thereafter.
Technorati Tags: air ticket prices, American Airlines, british airways, BS-AA deal, Virgin Atlantic Airways
By frann
July 21st, 2008 at 01:43pm
Under Attractions+ travel news
The US National Park Service has just launched a new website for visitors with disabilities, under the name “National Parks: Accessible to Everyone” to help disabled visitors make the most of the facilities and activities at national parks. This is designed to supplement the accessibility information already provided on websites run by individual parks.
The new site gives information about sign language interpreters and which visitor centers have services for visually impaired park-goers, as well as detailed descriptions of trails and their surfaces, for visitors with mobility issues or who use wheelchairs.
Technorati Tags: disabled vacation information, national parks accessibility, national parks and disability
By frann
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The latest twist in the story of Qantas Airways came after the announcement last Tuesday that six B737-400s would be removed from service while the airline cross-checks maintenance records, resulting in three flights being canceled. 
