Travel Business News - Africa / Middle East.
Jun 30, 2008 Kenya Tourism and Kenyan exports to the United States, especially flowers, are expected to rise due to a deal allowing direct flights between the two countries within a year, the US envoy to Kenya said on Thursday.Transport ministers from both countries signed...

Company Watch - Air One.
Apr 14, 2008 Italian carrier Air One - which bid for Alitalia against Air France originally - is keeping quiet on whether it will revive its proposal. However, in a press conference on Friday it showed it is in rude health, revealing it has confirmed purchase orders...

Company Watch - American Airlines.
Jun 23, 2008 As early as next month, the Internet could be available at 35,000 feet when American Airlines begins testing a new service called Gogo on three long-haul routes. The data-only system -- it blocks any site that allows voice conversations -- is compatible with any...

Company Watch - Southwest Airlines.
Apr 21, 2008 Southwest Airlines said it is talking with several foreign carriers about code-share agreements, which it expects to pan out by early next year. Southwest's only exposure to international routes was a small deal with ATA Airlines, which recently folded. CEO Gary Kelly said the...

Air Transport News.
May 5, 2008 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., will set a Tuesday procedural vote on a measure to modernize the nation's aviation infrastructure. The vote functions as a deadline of sorts for Democrats and Republicans to break an impasse over which amendments will be allowed onto...

Air Cargo News.
Mar 24, 2008 TSA will focus cargo screening program on airlines, freight forwarders. A TSA mandate requires it to screen half of the cargo that goes in the bellies of passenger planes. TSA General Manager for Cargo Edward Kelly said the TSA will focus on forwarders and...

Airline Finance News - Europe.
Mar 31, 2008 The European Union expects the number of transatlantic flights to increase by 8 percent for the summer season this year thanks to the new "open skies" deal, with new flights including 16 additional flights per day from London Heathrow. Up until now, 16 EU...

Tom Daschle's Hillary problem: if the senate majority leader runs for president, what will voters think of his lobbyist wife?
WHEN MOST PEOPLE GET ENGAGED, they spend a few months talking to caterers, DJs, florists and the like in preparation for the big day. But when Linda Hall got engaged, she had to add another consultation to the prenuptial arrangements: a government ethics lawyer. Hall was about to marry...

In memoriam: Irving Fagin, civil servant 1914-2003. (Image of Public Service).
He was the first born of immigrant parents whose port of entry was Galveston, TX. They settled first in Tyler, TX, but later relocated to New York City to be near family that had preceded them on their trek. His father was a steelworker turned butcher after two of...

Rates of Kahn.
I hate flying Southwest Airlines, a company which intentionally discriminates against important people such as myself. The method: Rather than assigning seats like a civilized air carrier, they distribute numbered passes on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive at the airport two hours early, you get to be...