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It now appears that the low cost carrier Tiger Airways has had a very strong start on the Singapore stock market. This could signal a return to financial security for the aviation sector. The Singapore-based airline raised S$248 million in the first initial public offering by an Asian airline for five years. Shares thus rose 5.3 percent to S$1.58, compared to its offer price of S$1.50.
This launch attracted strong interest from both institutional investors and the general public. This great interests came despite initial fears that forecasts were over ambitious during a recessionary period. Low cost travel is a rapidly [...]

As unlikely as it may sound, Ryanair and other low budget carriers could be offering more sustainable travel than other full service airlines. Although this may come as a shock to some people, experts are saying that this is not surprising at all.
These reports went on to say that low budget carriers produce up to 35 percent less carbon emissions per passenger than their full service counterparts. Experts say that this is due to many features, but most notably higher load factors and seat density.
This research, which was done by flight comparison website Liligo.co.uk, claims that a couple that is [...]

New reports have come in that show that Thomson Airways, the airline for First Choice and Thomson, has been named the most punctual UK charter airline for the summer of 2009. This is a big accomplishment for any airline due to the trouble that the travel and tourism industry saw last year.
The fact that this airline was able to go above and beyond other charter airlines shows its determination to give its passengers what they truly want – service that is on time. The airline has successfully secured the first position for the second consecutive year.
Thomson Airways recorded an average [...]

British Airways CEO, Willie Walsh has said that he will not be bullied into backing down because of strike threats being made by the trade union Unite. He has already offered training to other workers within the airline to become cabin crew in the event that the current cabin crews agree to walk out. In [...]

A corner is slowly being turned by hire car companies, even without the massive boost expected from the World Cup this year.
Reassuringly for rental operators who suffered a miserable 2009 the initial reports of the December holiday period should at least bring some sunshine to a bleak UK winter, as a return to something approaching normally was seen as holidaymakers created a noticeable spike in demand for hire vehicles.
CEO Keith Rankin of the Avis Rent A Car owners Barloworld Automotive said that coastal cities in particular experienced a demand spike last month, with the Avis fleet even running out of [...]

The largest hire car operator in the world, the Hertz Corporation, continued its outstanding recent run of recognition with two New Year awards, being voted ‘Best Car Rental Company in the US’ and ‘Best Car Rental Company in Europe’ from the German Business Traveller. The annual reader survey looks at a range of diverse travel companies across the industry.
In addition to the above, Hertz also won the ‘Best Rental Car Company’ gong from the UK operator Buying Business Travel. This is the further time that Hertz has received the award, voted for by members of the international travel purchasing community [...]

The threat of another strike at British Airways could happened at any time. However, new reports now suggest that the union strike is not likely to happen during Easter. Unite, the union that is representing the airline’s cabin crew, said that no action would occur over Easter. This announcement comes just after the union chose to hold a new strike ballot.
A spokesman for the union, Len McCluskey, said that he wanted families to be able to plan their travel arrangements in confidence. British Airways attacked the union statement saying that it offered little comfort to travelers, as a strike [...]

New reports now show that Thorpe park is being criticized for hiring students to take part in their trials involving electric shocks. This theme park is apparently testing a brand new horror attraction called SAW Alive.
For the grand sum of £50, these college students have agreed to be put through a series of punishing psychological tests and be given a range of electric shocks. Thus, it appears that Thorpe Park is aiming at people with low income and in need of money to take part in these tests.
Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey said that the tests were not suitable for [...]

It seems that the budget airline, easyJet, has been able to post strong revenue growth despite its schedules being severely disrupted over the past month due to the big winter freeze. The airline, which is based in Luton, cited higher load factors and a hike in non-UK passengers for its double digit revenue growth over the past quarter.
Snow problems have cost the airline an estimated £8 million. However, the airline did say that 90 percent of its scheduled flights took off during the storms. The chief executive of easyJet, Andy Harrison, said that the carrier has continued to deliver a [...]

The world’s greatest football tournament is nearly upon us and for recession battered car hire firms in South Africa that is very good news. Although there has been an improvement in figures over the Christmas holidays, car rental companies are now fixed on preparing themselves for the demand for vehicles the World Cup is expected [...]

The recent move by Air-France KLM to decide that overweight passengers will be, for safety reasons, charged with a so-called fat tax which will see them pay a further 75 percent of their original ticket cost (not inclusive of surcharges and taxes) for an extra seat will not be followed by Australian carriers Virgin and Qantas.
The Air France-KLM move now requires that larger passengers will be required to buckle themselves in across two seats. The new regulations will apply to all Air France-KLM flights from April 1st and to all tickets purchased after the 1st of February, with refunds provided [...]

Europcar, who joined forced with Enterprise Rent-A-Car in 2008 to form the world’s largest hire car network, has announced this week that as of April 2010 they will be operating in the Southeast Asian country of Cambodia.
 After reaching an agreement in 2009 with the RM Asia Group (RMA) it is this operator who will oversee the running of the Cambodian network. RMA Cambodia group country manager Rami Sharaf, whose outfit presently distributed Ford vehicles across Britain, called the new move a welcome one for Cambodia where the standard and availability of decent rental vehicles has been for long practically non-existent. [...]