Travel Industry Archive

Amtrak adds trains, airlines add planes for presidential inauguration – Amtrak will add more trains from Boston to Washington, D.C. on Inauguration Day to deal with the large number of people expected to see President-Elect Barack Obama take the oath of office. Southwest Airlines will also add 26 flights to the region while Delta Air Lines/Northwest Airlines are adding 5,000 seats by...

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Coast Guard searches for Carnival employee who fell overboard — A week after a Florida woman was lost at sea when she reportedly fell from a Norwegian Cruise Line ship, a Carnival Cruise Lines off-duty employee disappeared overboard during a New Year’s celebration. The U.S. Coast Guard continued to search for the 26-year-old man who dropped into the water around 12:50 a.m....

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There’s another side to the airline industry that doesn’t get nearly as much press, and that’s the piece involving cargo. Every day, cargo is flown all around the world with great speed. This could be anything from a letter mailed via FedEx to a monstrous piece of equipment that’s in a big hurry. Cargo can be very profitable, and it can really help justify a passenger...

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According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, for the period between October 2007 to October 2008, it seems as if most of the seven traditional network airlines shed jobs. Not surprising in a difficult economy, yet a few airlines, notably Alaska Airlines, seemed to gain employees. Whether or not job cuts mean companies are better managed or more financially sound is unknown. Most...

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