Latin American Herald Tribune - February 5, 2010
Greenpeace Occupies Aztec-God Sculpture in Mexico Climate Protest/a>
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.

FiveThirtyEight - December 27, 2009
The Odds of Airborne Terror
Over the past decade, according to BTS, there have been 99,320,309 commercial airline departures that either originated or landed within the United States. Dividing by six, we get one terrorist incident per 16,553,385 departures.

USA Today - December 26, 2009
TSA imposes new restrictions on fliers following failed bomb attempt, reports say
Federal officials have moved to tighten airport security on U.S. and U.S.-bound flights following a failed bomb attempt aboard a Delta flight on Christmas Day that has been alleged to be an attempted terrorist attack.

Reuters - December 26, 2009
Europe tightens security after foiled U.S. attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Airports and airlines across Europe moved rapidly to tighten security on U.S.-bound flights on Saturday after a man tried to set off explosives on a plane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit.

Travel Daily News - December 24, 2009
OAG reports global airline capacity up 4% in December 2009
Global airline capacity for December 2009 shows positive growth compared to December 2008, reports OAG, with its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats.

Travel Daily News - December 24, 2009
Worldwide total airport income in 2008 reached USD 96 billion
Airports Council International (ACI) Director General Angela Gittens announced annual airport economics results.

msnbc - December 23, 2009
Escaped otters delay Ohio-bound flight
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Passengers on a Continental Airlines flight couldn't believe it when they saw an otter scurry from the plane's cargo hold and onto the tarmac at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport.

The Economist - December 12, 2009
The TSA security leak
EARLIER this year, America's Transportation Security Administration, the agency responsible for airport security, published an improperly redacted version of its operating manual on the internet.

Travel Daily News - December 11, 2009
European passenger traffic down -2.1% during October 2009
The latest air traffic statistics from European airport trade body, ACI Europe reveal that the overall passenger traffic at European airports decreased by -2.1% in October 2009 compared with October 2008, while the overall freight traffic among European airports decreased -3.1% in October 2009 when compared with October 2008.

msnbc - December 11, 2009
ATA predicts 41 million passengers to fly, a drop of 2.5 percent vs. last year
WASHINGTON - Air travel over the holidays will fall 2.5 percent from last year, a trade group for the nation's major carriers predicted Thursday.

USA Today - December 11, 2009
Airline passenger traffic up in September, first increase in 17 months
In yet another sign of a possible rebound in air travel, the passenger volume for U.S. airlines in September rose a modest 0.8% from September 2008. But it was the first year-over-year uptick since March 2008, according to a monthly traffic report released Thursday by the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

USA Today - December 8, 2009
United Airlines places one of largest jet orders since start of recession
CHICAGO/PARIS — United Airlines placed a $10 billion-plus order for 50 wide-bodied jetliners divided between Airbus and Boeing on Tuesday, in a bid to slash fuel costs and emissions by a third on some routes from 2016.

Travel Daily News - December 8, 2009
American Airlines wins ‘Airline of the Year’
Widely referred to as the ‘Oscars’ of the travel industry, American Airlines is celebrating its recent win at the British Travel Awards where it was crowned ‘Airline of the Year’.

Travel Daily News - December 8, 2009
European travel industry cautiously optimistic in the wake of massive losses
In the calendar year following the worldwide economic and financial crisis the international travel industry has experienced a serious decline, but nonetheless has survived this period in better shape than was expected in the spring of 2009.

The Economist - December 8, 2009
Air France KLM November traffic falls 3.2 percent
PARIS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) reported a 3.2 percent fall in passenger traffic for November but saw gradual improvement in unit revenues, while a "more dynamic" cargo sector underscored signs of a fragile economic recovery.

The Economist - December 6, 2009
Walmex to buy Wal-Mart in Central America
MEXICO CITY, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Mexico's top retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico, or Walmex (WALMEXV.MX), said on Sunday it had signed a deal to buy Walmart Centroamerica, the local division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N).

The Economist - December 3, 2009
Lessons from the birds
ACCORDING to this week's Economist, researchers have been studying the way birds fly in order to develop new ways to improve fuel efficiency in aircraft. It has long been known that birds flying in formation expend less energy than when flying alone. Indeed one aeronautics expert recently suggested that a formation of 25 birds might enjoy a range increase of 71%. And now a team at Stanford University has applied the principle to aircraft.

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