Traxo weather alert system tries to to bring some sunshine to snowy travel days

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What happens if you get personal travel organiser Traxo talking to the brainiacs running KnowDelay? You get an interesting service which predicts weather delays and suggests schedule changes for travellers.

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What else? Tourism Australia, Thomas Cook, GuestCentric, SITA-JDA-Intelex, EgyptAir

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Tourism Australia targets Gen-Y, Thomas Cook centralises affiliate work, GuestCentric telecom deal, SITA-JDA-Intelex unite, EgyptAir adopts Lufthansa planning system… A round-up of other stories from across the industry.

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Extreme airline travel technology, starring the iPad

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Last week, Evan Konwiser wrote about the wider impact on the travel industry following the official delivery of first Boeing 787 mid-size airliner to ANA.

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Charge higher fees, pat me down at security, but please do not take away my e-cigarettes!

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The US Department of Transportation is proposing an in-flight ban on a mobile electronic device – e-cigarettes.

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So, who is flying the plane?

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A curious study from the Federal Aviation Administration on how the airline industry, pilots more specifically, are suffering from automation addiction

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Virgin America promotes federal tax evasion through social media

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With talks snagged on an FAA re-authorization bill, leading to a partial FAA shutdown, Virgin America immediately took to Twitter and Facebook to promote “tax evasion,” or at least flights with fewer federal taxes.

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Iron Maiden frontman stars in web airline safety video

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Who else to lead a serious aviation safety programme than the lead singer of one of the world’s biggest heavy metal bands – Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden.

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Sabre calls on US Transportation Department to mandate ancillaries in all channels

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Sabre’s chief executive called on the U.S. Transporation Dept. “to advocate and even mandate” that airline ancillary services be available in all distribution channels, including GDSs.

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FAA proposes levying $2.9 million fine on American Eagle Airlines

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The FAA proposed to tag American Eagle Airlines, a subsidary of AMR Corp., with a civil penalty of $2.9 million for allegedly operating nearly 1,200 flights with improper fixes to main landing-gear doors.

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