Continental Airlines, apparently the last U.S. carrier serving free meals in the coach cabin, will start charging for these meals on its domestic flights and Canadian flights (and a few routes to Latin America).
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Articles By Jenni Gilmer
And in this corner, your flight attendant
by Jenni Gilmer, March 17, 2010, 1:51 pmIf the nation’s flight attendants get their way, the government will fund some new security measures for flights, including hand-to-hand combat training for cabin crew members.
It makes sense, but my gosh … has it gotten that bad? Evidently …
Air China at the grown-ups table?
by Jenni Gilmer, February 5, 2010, 4:32 pmI read in a news story this week that “Air China expects to expand its fleet by 400 aircraft in the next five to six years.”
400. As in, four, zero, zero. Holy …
Cruise stops in Haiti: bad taste or attempt to help?
by Jenni Gilmer, January 22, 2010, 1:08 pmThe devastation and death caused by a massive earthquake in Haiti last week have focused all eyes on the island nation. Aid workers and US military personnel have flooded into the country to try to help. But it’s …
“Open skies” with Japan playing out against battle for JAL
by Jenni Gilmer, December 9, 2009, 4:34 pmThe talks taking place this week in Washington, DC, to negotiate an “open skies” agreement with Japan are an interesting component of American Airlines and Delta’s dogfight for the right to partner …
AirTran passenger’s e-mail about Flight 297 incident goes viral
by Jenni Gilmer, December 4, 2009, 1:51 pmI read a story about an e-mail describing a “dry run for terrorists” that delayed AirTran Flight 297 on Nov. 17, and the first thing that came to my mind was, “Is Tedd Petruna trying to …
KLM pioneers flight with biofuel
by Jenni Gilmer, November 25, 2009, 4:28 pmDutch national flag carrier KLM made history on Monday as the first airline to take passengers on a flight using biofuel.
To power one of the Boeing 747′s four engines, the airline used …
Avianca-TACA tie-up creates sizzle in Latin America
by Jenni Gilmer, October 23, 2009, 2:07 pmEl Salvador airline GRUPO TACA’s marriage to Colombian carrier Avianca will create a Latin America airline powerhouse, and sets forth a “template for the sector around the world.”
The deal, announced …
The incomparable Big Red
by Jenni Gilmer, October 9, 2009, 10:21 amHere’s the setting: Political drama dominates the daily headlines, the country is involved in a discouraging war in a foreign country that lingers on, the economy is bad, and unemployment is high. People need something to believe in. …
