CNN - March 15, 2010
Paperless boarding takes off at United
(CNN) -- More air travelers may soon be scanning their smartphones instead of paper slips at airport gates.

USA Today - March 15, 2010
Airport Check-in: Flier traffic falls at most U.S. airports
New government data confirm yet again that 2009 was a year that airports would rather forget.

msnbc - March 15, 2010
Continental Airlines to charge for food
ATLANTA - Continental Airlines is ending free hamburgers, barbecue and sandwich rolls for many of its passengers in favor of a food-for-sale program that mirrors what other carriers are already doing.

Travel Daily News - March 15, 2010
US Airways gets ready for summer vacation in Mexico
US Airways is gearing up for the busy summer travel season by announcing four new routes, allowing customers to escape to cool days in Canada and hot summer nights in Mexico.

The Economist - March 13, 2010
I'll sue!
WHAT should you do if flight attendants won't examine your scrotum? Marcel Cote, a Canadian man, decided to sue.

USA Today - March 10, 2010
No-fly list has nearly doubled since Christmas Day incident
The no-fly list they oversee constantly changes as hundreds of analysts churn through a steady stream of intelligence. Managing the list is a high-stakes process. Go too far in one direction and innocent travelers are inconvenienced. Go in the other direction and a terrorist might slip onto an airplane.

Travel Daily News - March 10, 2010
Demand in the tourism industry recovering
Vacation demand has stabilized for the 2010 summer season in Germany and in the UK in particular, two of the largest tourism source markets in Europe.

msnbc - March 9, 2010
3-hour rule ready to become reality
The clock is ticking on the three-hour rule. Starting next month, air travelers will get something they’ve never had before: regulatory protection against tarmac delays of three hours or longer.

USA Today - March 9, 2010
Airlines improved on-time performance in Januaryt
U.S. airlines' on-time arrival performance improved in January, according to monthly federal data released Tuesday.

CNN - March 9, 2010
Airlines improved on-time performance in Januaryt
New York (CNN) -- A New Jersey man who breached airport security to give his girlfriend a kiss, causing scores of flight delays, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defiant trespass, his lawyer said.

Airport Business - March 9, 2010
Poll: Most Adults Agree Full Body Scanners Should be Introduced in Airports
A new Financial Times/Harris Poll of adults under 65 finds support for increased security measures after the attempted bombing of a plane on Christmas Day.

USA Today - March 2, 2010
Midwest Airlines brand 'appears headed for retirement'
The Midwest Airlines name and logo may finally be set to ride into the sunset. That's according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which writes that "one year after marking its silver anniversary, the Midwest Airlines brand appears headed for retirement, a move that could cut costs and create a more focused marketing approach for Midwest's new owner."

Travel Daily News - March 2, 2010
ACTA; Security fee hike another tax on consumers
The decision by Transport Canada to raise air security fees to pay for more body scanners and gate guards shows how little the government cares about consumers, businesses or travel, says the head of Canada’s largest travel association.

USA Today - March 1, 2010
U.S. airline, union disputes could disrupt flights
Air travelers in the USA could face the same type of labor relations-driven flight disruptions that crippled air travel in parts of Europe last week.

The Economist - February 28, 2010
The end of business class?
AS GULLIVER likes to remind you, recessions tend to leave permanent marks on premium air travel. Business and first-class ticket sales eventually recover from their recessionary lows, but they do not return to pre-recession levels. So if your company is making you fly coach while it battles out the recession, I have some bad news: you should probably get used to it.

Travel Daily News - February 24, 2010
Battle Brewing Between Unions Over TSA Representation
Although Congress hasn't yet decided whether to allow collective bargaining rights for Transportation Security Administration workers, one union has said it's tired of waiting -- setting off the latest skirmish in a fight that has gone on for years between two labor powerhouses over the homeland security workforce.

CNN Money - February 24, 2010
Air passenger revenue ends 14-month decline
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. airline passenger revenue rose in January for the first time in more than a year as ticket prices increased, according to a trade group.

USA Today - February 24, 2010
First full-body scanners to be installed in Boston
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first of 150 full-body scanners planned for U.S. airports will be installed in Boston next week, officials said Tuesday.

Reuters - February 24, 2010
Mexico airport operator GAP posts drop in net profit
MEXICO CITY, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico on Wednesday posted an 18 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profit but said it was recovering from last year's flu scare.

The Economist - February 24, 2010
Emergency at the security check?
The memo also points out that the TSA will not provide first-aid training to its officers, that any officers with such skills wanting to help passengers in distress must get themselves “excused from security duties by their supervisor or manager”, and that Good Samaritan activity is “working outside of your job description” where “you are not covered for medical or time loss through the Occupational Workers’ Compensation Program”.

USA Today - February 24, 2010
French air traffic control strike leads to 'massive' cancellations
PARIS — A strike by French air traffic controllers disrupted flights for a second day Wednesday, while the environment minister expressed hope for a quick end to the walkout.

UK Telegraph - February 23, 2010
The 'Boneyard': £22bn 'military cemetery' pictured in stunning Google Earth photos
The world’s most expensive military cemetery, a £22.6 billion centre dubbed “The Boneyard”, has been pictured in a spectacular series of new high-resolution Google Earth satellite images.

Airport Business - February 18, 2010
TSA to Expand Hand Swabs for Explosives
In the wake of the attempted Christmas Day attack by a suspected terrorist on a Delta Air Lines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, more travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson and other airports will face random hand swabbing for explosives, not just at checkpoints but also while they wait near gates or stand in line.

The Economist - February 18, 2010
Too smelly to fly?
TRAVELLERS have previously been refused airline seats for being too fat or too drunk—and now we can add too smelly. An American flyer was ejected from a Jazz Air flight scheduled to leave Charlottetown, PEI, for Montreal on February 6th because his body odour was deemed too offensive.

Latin American Herald Tribune - February 18, 2010
Mexican Tourism Industry Slams Government for “Erroneous Policies”
MEXICO CITY – A group representing investors in Mexico’s tourism sector on Tuesday blamed “erroneous” government policies for the drop in visitors and in foreign-currency revenues.

USA Today - February 17, 2010
Mexico saw 15% drop in tourism income in 2009
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's revenue from foreign tourism dropped 15% in 2009 amid the global economic downturn and the swine flu epidemic.

Travel Daily News - February 16, 2010
Total hotel projects have declined 34% in Latin America
The Latin America Construction Pipeline declined for a seventh consecutive quarter in Q4 2009 to 453 projects/74,946 rooms, reaching a new low for the current development cycle.

Latin American Herald Tribune - February 11, 2010
Beach Restoration Project Completed on Mexican Caribbean
CANCUN, Mexico – The depositing of 5.2 million cubic meters (178.5 million cubic feet) of sand to restore Mexico’s Caribbean beaches has been completed, officials of the trust in charge of the project said.

Travel Daily News - February 11, 2010
Business travel in Canada will pick up and leisure travel will decline slightly
The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) released data from its 2010 Canadian Travel Intentions survey indicating that expected business travel is up three per cent from last year but leisure travel is down four per cent.

Portfolio.com - February 10, 2010
The Facts on PAX
Airline passengers will soon have a powerful friend if they end up stuck on an airport tarmac—the federal government. That’s the good news. The bad news: It took more than a decade to happen.

Reuters - February 10, 2010
Air Canada shares rise as results top market view
VANCOUVER, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Air Canada (ACa.TO) (ACb.TO) reported a smaller than expected quarterly loss on Wednesday as Canada's biggest airline shrunk its fuel bill and beat its own target for cutting costs, sending its stock up 7 percent.

msnbc - February 10, 2010
American to charge $50 for coach standby
DALLAS - Next time you think about flying standby on American Airlines, be prepared to give the gate agent your name and $50.

USA Today - February 10, 2010
The paradox of airline baggage fees: Higher charges, lower profits
The numbers keep growing as airlines continue raising fees and invent new ways to extract more money from air travelers. The International Air Transport Association says ancillary fees now account for more than 12% of airline revenues and projects ancillary fees to top $58 billion worldwide in 2010.

USA Today - February 10, 2010
American Airlines, Southwest, FAA under fire
A two-year Federal Aviation Administration investigation of aircraft maintenance problems at American Airlines may result in one of the biggest fines in aviation history, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

CNN - February 9, 2010
American Airlines to stop offering free blankets on domestic flights
On May 1, the carrier will begin charging for a pillow and blanket set on all domestic flights, as well as those to or from Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Central America, according to American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith.

Latin American Herald Tribune - February 5, 2010
Greenpeace Occupies Aztec-God Sculpture in Mexico Climate Protest
MEXICO CITY – Greenpeace staged a protest in this capital to press demands for an effective climate-change treaty, occupying the fountain that famed Mexican artist Diego Rivera dedicated to Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain.

USA Today - February 5, 2010
Delta pulls plug on Northwest website, flight numbers
DETROIT — If you haven't tried Northwest Airlines' Web site www.nwa.com this week, you mignt be in for a shock: It's gone.

Travel Daily News - February 5, 2010
Global passenger traffic up by 5%; freight up 23%
In December 2009, the ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash traffic reports show a surge in traffic worldwide.

Travel Daily News - February 5, 2010
International visitation on the US up one percent in November 2009
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that 3.6 million international visitors traveled to the United States in November 2009, an increase of one percent over November 2008.

Reuters - February 4, 2010
U.S. hotels eye new brands as supply growth slows
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. hotel companies are scouting out new brands to expand their reach abroad and keep their best customers from defecting to rivals as new rooms growth slow down.

Portfolio.com - February 3, 2010
Empty Plane Syndrome
The airline industry is sick. Despite cutting capacity, planes remain without a crucial ingredient—paying customers, especially those in premium classes. So carriers are rolling out some old ideas, and one new concept, to lure flyers back.

The Economist - February 2, 2010
Hotels fight back, sort of
BRITAIN'S hotel industry is getting increasingly agitated by the power wielded by online review sites. So says the Independent, in light of TripAdvisor’s recently released “dirtiest hotel” rankings. Hotels complain that there is no way of knowing if the writer of an online review is a genuine guest as opposed to a mischief-maker. What to do?

Travel Daily News - January 29, 2010
International Tourism on Track for a Rebound after an Exceptionally Challenging 2009
Southwest Airlines, Allegiant and AirTran were the two other airlines to make money for the year.

HuffingtonPost - January 28, 2010
Maya Tomb Find Could Help Explain Collapse
TONINA, Mexico — Mexican archaeologists have found an 1,100-year-old tomb from the twilight of the Maya civilization that they hope may shed light on what happened to the once-glorious culture.

USA Today - January 28, 2010
JetBlue posts $11 million profit for the fourth quarter
NEW YORK (AP) — Three car rental companies said Wednesday that they are pulling thousands of Toyotas from their fleets over faulty gas pedals.

USA Today - January 28, 2010
Avis, Enterprise, Hertz pull Toyotas from fleets after gas-pedal recall
NEW YORK (AP) — Three car rental companies said Wednesday that they are pulling thousands of Toyotas from their fleets over faulty gas pedals.

Toronto Star - January 27, 2010
Security at Pearson more like harassment, expert says
Pearson airport is vulnerable to a terrorist attack because its security system does little more than harass travellers, a leading expert says.

msnbc - January 27, 2010
Airlines group says 2009 worst year for demand
GENEVA - Airlines suffered the worst-ever fall in passenger demand in 2009, hampering their chances of early recovery and making another year of heavy losses all the more likely, an industry group said Wednesday.

The Economist - January 26, 2010
Just be glad it's not the 1980s
MORE sensible thinking from Patrick Smith, a pilot who writes a column for Salon.com. Last week he questioned why America had become a “nation of scaredy-cats”, where the slightest kerfuffle in an airliner leads pilots to make emergency landings with an escort of fighter jets, and the opening of a security door at an airport signals an evacuation of the terminal.

USA Today - January 25, 2010
U.S.-bound fliers required to register
WASHINGTON — Citizens from 35 countries could be barred from boarding U.S.-bound flights starting in March if they don't register online before flying, according to the Homeland Security Department.

Travel Daily News - January 25, 2010
U.S. travel sector to meet Cuban officials in Cancun
Dozens of representatives of the U.S. travel sector will meet with their Cuban counterparts in a public forum to discuss the potential for travel between the U.S. and Cuba.

msnbc - January 24, 2010
Flight diverted after man tries to open door
DENVER - A man accused of attempting to open an airplane's exterior door while in flight has been released after investigators determined it wasn't a terrorism matter, authorities said Sunday.

CNN Money - January 22, 2010
American Airlines to furlough up to 175 pilots
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- American Airlines announced Friday it will furlough up to 175 pilots in the first half of 2010.

USA Today - January 22, 2010
Playa del Carmen gets a beach lift
The popular destination of Playa del Carmen in Mexico is getting wider, better beaches.

Airport Business - January 14, 2010
Tight penalties weighed for air security scofflaws
A Georgia man dashes through a checkpoint at the Atlanta airport and gets 10 days in jail. A hairdresser in a hurry bypasses security in Philadelphia and gets a $500 fine. A drunken man stumbles onto a Chicago airfield and gets 18 months' supervision. All caused major air travel delays costing millions of dollars and all got what critics call a slap on the wrist.

USA Today - January 14, 2010
United joins Continental, Delta in raising fees for checked bags
Continental (CAL), Delta (DAL), American (AMR) and United (UAUA) also have boosted their fuel surcharges on flights to Europe by $20. Surcharges vary by route, but the airlines typically impose fuel charges of about $242 on flights to London and $280 on routes to many popular destinations on the continent.

msnbc - January 14, 2010
Airlines suspend Haiti travel, start aid efforts
NEW YORK - U.S. airlines and package companies suspended commercial flights to quake-ravaged Haiti on Wednesday and launched relief efforts along with aviation authorities who sought to revive airport operations.

Travel Daily News - January 14, 2010
Las Vegas, Mexico and Dominican Republic top travelers interest in 2010
With the new year upon us, TripAtlas.com, the world's largest online travel resource, is predicting Las Vegas, Mexico and Dominican Republic to be the most popular travel destinations for consumers in 2010, according to its Trend Tracker feature which polls customer interest from thousands of potential travelers that use the site regularly.

The Economist - January 11, 2010
Action, over-reaction and fighter-jet escorts
What precisely is the threat that warrants such a waste of everyone's time and money?

Airport Business - January 11, 2010
Mind-reading systems could change air security
A would-be terrorist tries to board a plane, bent on mass murder. As he walks through a security checkpoint, fidgeting and glancing around, a network of high-tech machines analyzes his body language and reads his mind.

USA Today - January 11, 2010
DOT crackdown on late flights lacks bite
ATLANTA — The government's new crackdown on chronically late flights leaves airlines with little reason to be concerned — and delayed travelers little reason to feel hopeful they'll arrive on time.

msnbc - January 11, 2010
European airports warn of security costs
BRUSSELS - European airport operators warned Monday that new security measures proposed by President Obama could burden budgets and push up ticket prices at a time when civil aviation is experiencing its worst downturn in decades.

msnbc - January 11, 2010
Traffic at UK airports down 4.2 percent in 2009
LONDON - Passenger traffic at Britain's major airports fell 4.2 percent in 2009, a difficult year that saw some improvements toward the last quarter, airport operator BAA Ltd. said Monday.

FOX - January 11, 2010
Airport Security, What's Next?
The day after Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s Christmas Day attempt to set off an explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said any additional security measures the agency planned to implement were “designed to be unpredictable.”

Reuters - January 11, 2010
Chill back in U.S.-Cuba ties after initial Obama thaw
HAVANA (Reuters) - A chill reminiscent of the Cold War is back in U.S.-Cuban relations after hopes for warmer ties under U.S. President Barack Obama dissipated amid familiar disputes over the U.S. trade embargo, terrorism and spying.

CNN - January 8, 2010
Passenger in Oregon to Hawaii air incident faces charges
(CNN) -- Federal authorities filed a criminal complaint Friday against a 56-year-old man whose scrawled note invoking "Gilligan's Island" led a Hawaiian Airlines pilot to turn around a Maui-bound flight and return Wednesday to Portland, Oregon.

USA Today - January 8, 2010
Full-body scanners to be put in Canadian airports
TORONTO — Full-body scanners will be introduced in Canada in the wake of the failed Christmas Day bombing attempt of a U.S. airliner, Canada's transport minister said Tuesday.

Travel Daily News - January 8, 2010
Global passenger traffic up by 4%
ACI’s monthly PaxFlash and Freight Flash reports show strong positive growth in both passenger numbers and freight tonnage in November.

Aviation Today - January 7, 2010
ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for December 2009 Down 4.1% Year Over Year
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR), today announced that total passenger traffic for December 2009 decreased by 4.1% when compared to December 2008.

USA Today - January 4, 2010
Mesa Air files for bankruptcy protection
Mesa Air Group announced today it is voluntarily entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Its operations include flying regional routes for major airlines including Delta, United Airlines and US Airways.

msnbc - January 4, 2010
Airlines hike fares up to $10 round-trip
MINNEAPOLIS - Some airlines are keeping their New Year's resolution to raise fares.

Reuters - January 4, 2010
Mexico City battles water crisis with taxes, pleas
VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (Reuters) - Lake Avandaro has long been the emblem of leisure in this wealthy, colonial town west of Mexico City, but the capital sucked it half-dry last spring.

FiveThirtyEight - January 3, 2010
Gordon Brown promises full body scanners at UK airports
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given the go-ahead for full body scanners to be introduced at Britain's airports.

Travel Daily News - January 3, 2010
10 new air travel regulations you need to know
Since Northwest Flight 253 was threatened on December 25th by a passenger carrying explosives, the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and many international governments have imposed confidential air travel security measures that will impact travelers around the world.

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