Planning a holiday to the US? In spite of the ever-present travel warnings and security focus the US remains a popular destination and with the weakening pound being mirrored by the declining dollar UK holidaymakers can still find excellent deals.
According to The Sunday Telegraph’s travel reviewer a 10-day package holiday including flights, accommodation and car hire can still be found for around£800 – the same price as 2007. Even better is that rental car drivers will find delight in the fact that petrol is a measly 45p per litre.
Flights to and from the US are continuing to stay stable and [...]

New reports now show that dozens of passengers were injured after an American Airlines jet overshot the runaway in Jamaica when trying to land in heavy rain. The fuselage of the Boeing 737-800 broke into two pieces on impact. Despite this bad news, no reports suggested any fatalities.
A spokesman for American Airlines, Tim Wagner, said that the Boeing 737-800, which is one of the airline’s newest models, was carrying 148 passengers at the time of the crash. There were six crew members on board as well.
The American Airlines flight was coming from Washington D.C. and had stopped in Miami en [...]

It now seems that American Airlines has planned to step up their bidding war by offering Japan Airlines $1.1 billion to stay with Oneworld. Right now, although the two sides deny it, there is a bidding war going on between American Airlines’ Oneworld alliance and Delta Air Lines’ Skyteam alliance to get Japan Airlines to join. Although Japan Airlines is already part of Oneworld, American Airlines would like to keep it that way, while Delta is hoping that the airline will jump ship.
Right now much of the $1.1 billion that American Airlines is offering is being injected by TPG, a [...]

The British Travel Awards were held in London last week, with Manchester Airport again receiving the major honour.
Manchester was named as Airport of the Year in the UK for the second consecutive year running, ahead of competition from London Heathrow, Belfast City, Leeds Bradford and Glasgow. The voting was made by both travel professionals and consumers whose votes were based on the criteria of customer satisfaction, sustainability and use of technology.
According to the commercial director of Manchester Airport Andrew Harrison the award represents a huge accomplishment, with the prestigious title being won for the second year in a row testament [...]

Reports now show that the European Commission has come forward and told, not only British Airways, but American Airlines and Iberia that they may have to give up take off and landing slots to press ahead with their transatlantic tie up. However, British Airways says it’s ready to refuse these antitrust concerns.
It has been said that the European Commission noted that the agreement between the three large airlines was very likely to result in appreciable competitive harm on seven different European to United states transatlantic routes.
The European Union’s competition regulator went on to point out that this agreement could break [...]

Airlines in the United States revealed third-quarter earnings this week with mixed results and falling share prices. The falling cost of fuel has still been impacted on by the weak economic environment which continues to be the major influence affecting flights.
Some US-based carriers have reported falls in share prices of up to 12% as the future remains cloudy for high margin business travel.
AirTran Holdings and Continental Airways were among the few to record mild third quarter profits, whereas as AMR, the parent company of American Airlines revealed a loss.
Nationally, the low fares and fewer flights experienced in recent months has [...]

Talks have come forward that show that Japan Airlines has temporarily put talks between itself and American Airlines and Delta Air Lines on hold. This temporary hold will last until the Japanese Government task force finishes its review on the airlines financial structure.
Japan Airlines, which just so happens to be Asia’s largest airline in terms of revenue, is currently fighting for survival. This fight started after the Japanese government refused the airline’s plea for help in the form of helping it reduce its $15 billion debt pile. Instead of helping, the government said that the turnaround plan for the airline [...]

The European Commission has now come forward and voiced its concerns over a proposed venture between Iberia, American Airlines and British Airways. This venture would concern transatlantic flights.
Among some of the concerns by the European Commission is the hold that the three airlines would have on Europe to United States routes. This would include routes from London Heathrow to Miami and Dallas, which are two very big transatlantic routes.
These concerns mark the start of negotiations between the European Commission and the three carriers. Lawyers for all three airlines have the chance to respond to these concerns before a final decision [...]

Travelers from the UAE will now have great access to the American market. This good news comes following regulatory approval for the new codeshare agreement between Etihad Airways and American Airlines. The new agreement is said to come into effect this week, with Etihad launching flights to Chicago on September 2, 2009.
This new agreement also extends the airlines’ global networks further by allowing easy access between Abu Dhabi and key cities in the United States. Some of these cities include San Franciso, Houston, Washington, and Los Angeles.
For American Airlines, domestic routes covered by the new codeshare arrangement will initially include [...]

The highest court in Massachusetts ruled in favor of American Airlines Skycaps on Tuesday. They were awarded more than $325 000 in a lawsuit over tips that they had claimed to have lost after the Airline began charging a $2 curbside baggage fee.
The state supreme court found that the verdict from last year in a lower court was in fact correct and the instructions the judge have given the jury were entirely legal. The judge in the lower court had asked the higher court to review the case after he thought that he may have made an error instructing the [...]