On Saturday, Chinese authorities rushed to prepare as fast approaching Typhoon “Megi” hit the southeastern part of China. Numerous flights were canceled and more than 270,000 people were issued evacuation orders fearing the worst could happen. The powerful typhoon caused extensive damage and human turmoil as it bowled over the Philippines and Taiwan killing at [...]
A proposed two year change in the age for retirement in France has stirred rebellion forcing the French civil aviation authority to ask for a 50% reduction in flights to major airports due to possible strikes by airport employees. The Paris-based International Energy Agency has already tapped France’s strategic oil reserves due to aggressive blockades [...]
A notable increase in terror cell activity recently has prompted U.S. and European officials to stand on high alert for a possible large-scale attack by Al Qaeda. A small cell of terrorists somewhere in North Waziristan in the Pakistani tribal region appear to be preparing for an attack similar to the raids in Mumbai, India [...]
The consolidation game in the airline industry has successfully tempted the one airline that people thought would refuse to play—Southwest. It has been 5 years since their last acquisition. Today Southwest bit off the AirTrans network for roughly $1.4 billion and now we get to watch and experience whether they have the stomach to digest [...]
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