by Associated Press Published: April 4,2011
Tags: Airlines
Airlines improved their performance last year, with fewer lost bags and bumped passengers due to overbooking and more on-time arrivals, but travelers were still dissatisfied, according to an annual study of airline quality. Complaints to the Department of Transportation about airline performance went up a whopping 28 percent in 2010, the study said. A precise cause for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 28,2010
Tags: Airlines
Air travel to the East Coast from Denver is starting to return to normal. After two straight days of cancelations, Denver International Airport reported no major flight cancelations Tuesday due to the aftermath of the Northeast blizzard. Airport spokeswoman Laura Coale said most passengers on canceled flights heard about the storm in advance and didn’t end up [...] [...]
The winter storm in the Northeast has been affecting travel from Denver. A number of flights into New York were canceled Sunday and again Monday morning but flights later in the day are still listed as being on schedule. John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty airport are shut down for a second day but are expected [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 27,2010
Tags: Airlines, Homeland Defense
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano isn’t giving any ground when it comes to the use of full-body scanners and invasive pat-downs at airports around the United States. While some travelers do not like them, Napolitano in an interview broadcast Sunday insisted the practices will not change for the “foreseeable future.” The new technology and the pat-downs are [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 17,2010
Tags: Airlines
A government report says a federal program aimed at identifying the most critical aircraft maintenance risks routinely misses deadlines. The report says the Federal Aviation Administration inspection program’s weaknesses are undermining its effectiveness and could lessen the agency’s ability to oversee the National Airspace System if not addressed. The report is based on a three-year investigation by [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 13,2010
Tags: Airlines
Denver International Airport officials’ travel costs for 2010 are expected to be up from last year at a time when travel expenses at other city agencies are falling. Travel costs were almost $384,000 as of Friday, representing an increase of 43 percent from last year, according to The Denver Post. Aviation manager Kim Day said the costs [...] [...]
The Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft registry is missing key information on who owns one-third of the 357,000 private and commercial planes in the U.S. – a gap the agency fears could be exploited by terrorists and drug traffickers. The records are in such disarray that the FAA says it is worried that criminals could buy planes [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 8,2010
Tags: Airlines
United Continental Holdings Inc. said the combined traffic of both United and Continental airlines rose 4.8 percent in November. The airlines, which are still operating as separate companies, said late Tuesday they flew paying passengers 16.15 billion miles last month, compared with 15.4 billion miles a year earlier. The airlines’ combined number of available seats, or capacity, [...] [...]
Frontier Airlines said Monday it will add flights from Denver to Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York and Sacramento, Calif. starting this spring. The new flights are now available for purchase through Sept. 10. Frontier will add a fifth flight to Midway in Chicago on May 16, a sixth flight to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on May 13, [...] [...]
The Transportation Security Administration has agreed to let airline pilots skip the security scanning and pat-downs that passengers face at the nation’s airports, pilot groups said Friday. Beginning Friday, pilots traveling in uniform or on airline business will be allowed to pass security by presenting two photo IDs, one from their company and one from the [...] [...]
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