American plans to hire 2,500 new pilots

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: October 24, 2012
Tags: airlines, airport, american airlines, Business, flying, travel, travelers

DALLAS — The CEO of American Airlines said the company expects to hire 2,500 pilots over the next five years as it ramps up international flights. “The new American will be doing even more international flying, providing greater opportunities for career advancement and increased income for our people,” AMR Corp. CEO Thomas Horton said Wednesday [...]

Hertz buying Dollar Thrifty for about $2.3B

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 27, 2012
Tags: advantage, avis budget group, Business, car rental, cars, deal, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., federal trade commmission, hertz, mark p. frissora, poison pill, scott thompson, travelers

NEW YORK — Hertz is one step closer to its long-awaited prize. More than two years after its original bid, it agreed Sunday to buy Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. for about $2.3 billion, giving it more ways to attract travelers and expand its international presence. It will also give the company a leg up [...]

AAA: 33M Americans plan to travel over Labor Day

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 21, 2012
Tags: AAA, driving, famiilies, gas, hotel rooms, labor day, prices, spending, Tourism, travel, travelers

NEW YORK — Americans plan to hit the road this Labor Day weekend despite rising gas prices. Thirty three million people will travel 50 miles or more, a 2.9 percent increase from last year, according to AAA, a federation of auto clubs which sell vacations, insurance and lobby on behalf of car owners. That’s the [...]

Snow brings return of 7-hour wait on tarmac

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: October 31, 2011
Tags: airport, airport delays, airports, delays, jetblue, passenger, plane, snow, tarmac, tarmac delays, transportation department, travelers, washington

WASHINGTON — Being stuck for hours on a stuffy, stinky plane at the airport — every passenger’s nightmare — was supposed to be a thing of the past, thanks to the government’s threat of huge fines against the airlines. Well, dream on. Last weekend’s weather stranding of hundreds of travelers, some for as long as [...]

Deserted pyramids, ‘revolution specials’ in Egypt

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: September 15, 2011
Tags: Business, cairo, desert, egypt, Egyptian Revolution, industry, pyramids, Tourism, travelers

CAIRO — The pyramid rose out of the sand before me, its smooth stone walls crumbling around the edges, but still majestic and mountainous. As I hiked around it, studying the etched hieroglyphs and pausing to pick up a small rock from the sand, I was filled with wonder. How did the ancient Egyptians build [...]

Airlines slowly bringing back service in the East

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 30, 2011
Tags: airlines, airplanes, american airlines, amtrak, delays, hurricane irene, jetblue, rail lines, travelers, united airlines, us airways

NEW YORK — Irene is gone, and East Coast airports have reopened. But it will take at least several days to get hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded by the storm to their final destinations. Behind the scenes, ground crews worked through the night to get planes ready, air traffic controllers prepared for a deluge [...]

Towson-based FrontierMedex monitors clients all across the world 

BY: Ben Mook
POSTED: July 14, 2011
Tags: bruce kirby, Business, Exploration Logistics Group, FrontierMedex, iJet International, Insurance, Judson Dayton, maryland, medical, Mike Roban, MML Capital Partners, safe, suicide bomber, tim mitchell, Towson, travelers, Uganda

On the afternoon of July 11, 2010, Pamela Kramer and her 14-year-old son met other members of their Pennsylvania church group at the Ethiopian Village café in Kampala, Uganda, to watch Spain and the Netherlands play in the World Cup final. But the café was the target of a suicide bomber who got within six [...]

BWI sets passenger traffic record in May

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: July 13, 2011
Tags: airport, Baltimore, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, BWI, flights, gov. o'malley, may, record, traffic, travelers

LINTHICUM — Passenger traffic at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has set another record. Gov. Martin O’Malley said Wednesday that 2,078,548 passengers traveled through BWI in May. That is an increase of 6.8 percent over May 2010 and is an all-time May record. The airport has set monthly passenger records in 12 of the past [...]

BWI goes upscale with arrival of new retail spots, restaurants 

BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: June 16, 2011
Tags: airlines, Baltimore, BWI, DuClaw Brewing Co., flight, infrastructure, maryland, Restaurants, Retail, thurgood marshall airport, travelers, upscale

The look inside BWI is increasingly local and upscale. Travelers can dine on crab cakes at two Maryland seafood joints, sip Maryland beers from DuClaw Brewing Co., or relax in a new, locally owned lounge at the end of Concourse D. The new restaurant and retail spots serve fliers who increasingly want amenities beyond fast [...]

Big airlines try to raise fares again

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 22, 2011
Tags: air travel, air travel costs, airfare, airlines, airplanes, american airlines, continental airlines, dallas, price increase, travelers, u.s. airlines, united airlines, us airways

DALLAS — Some major U.S. airlines are trying to revive fare increases for high-end tickets after failing to impose bigger price increases last week. Fare watchers say American, United and Continental raised prices Monday by $20 to $60 per round trip on some tickets favored by business travelers. The increases are half the size of [...]

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