Airlines That Declare Bankruptcy: Frontier Airlines and....

There are lots of problems in the sky. Airlines are declaring bankruptcy. So far, some of the airlines that have not done fare well are the following: Frontier Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection. It is the fourth U.S. carrier to do so in less than a month. Aloha, Skybus and ATA have already shut down. But Frontier says it will keep operating — and paying its workers.

Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines Become One Through Global Merger

High-cost fuel, consumers'complaints or dissatisfaction, the economy's downturn and other factors cause the two companies to seek merger.

DELTA Airlines and Northwest Airlines have approved a merger deal to create the world's largest airline by traffic.

The combined airline will be led by Delta.

The alliance will create “America's premier global airline”, Delta said, if the $US17.7 billion deal passed regulatory approval.

The deal comes at the same time as skyrocketing fuel costs, a suffering economy and increasing dissatisfaction among travellers, which have together put a chokehold on the airline industry.

How Long Will It Take American Airlines To Clean This Mess?

Is somebody taking responsibility for all this headache? Yes, Chief Executive Gerard Arpey is stepping forward to take full responsibility for this mess. A costly one. "I take full personal responsibility for us being in this situation," said Chief Executive Gerard Arpey in press conference addressing the issue. He said costs to the airline will run into the "tens of millions of dollars."


American Airlines parent AMR Corp. expects to have all of its MD-80 jetliners, the cause of some 2,500 canceled flights over the last two days, back in service by Saturday night.

The company said 100 of its nearly 300 MD-80s are back in service after inspections and another 30 will be back in rotation by 4 p.m. this afternoon. Most of the planes that were inspected have had modifications made.

Rule 240: Travelers Have Rights and Should consult Carrier's Policy

Have you ever read about Rule 240? Think about the times when the airline industry was regulated by the government. After deregulations, airlines continue to adopt or develop their own policies.

What is Rule 240?

Rule 240 deals with the obligations that an airline has to a passenger when his/her flights cancel or delay, or connecting flights are missed due to the actions of the airline.

How has Rule 240 changed?
Because Rule 240 deals with cancellations and delays, it is probably the best known of any 'rules' pertaining to the airline industry. What makes defining Rule 240 so troublesome is that since the deregulation of the U.S. airline industry Rule 240 is not a federal requirement. Therefore, if the airline has submitted the rule in their respective contracts (also conditions) of carriage (the ticket is a contractual agreement that an airline and passenger enter regarding the transport of a passenger) then the airline has a Rule 240, but it doesn't have to.

What details might a Rule 240 include?
A Rule 240 may or may not include the following items:
meal vouchers
confirmation on the airline's next flight or on another airline
option to not travel and obtain a refund
hotel accommodation
ground transportation
phone calls

Passengers Should Consult with the Carrier for Flight Status

Passengers who are booked on American Airlines flights should contact the carrier directly for flight status information. The airline is booking displaced passengers on other airlines.

As of 4-10-2008, AA is canceling hundreds more flights today as the scrambling carrier continues with FAA-mandated safety inspections of its planes.

Today, 900 flights were canceled in order to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings as company executives offered lots of apologies and travel vouchers to calm angry customers. At San Jose Airport, passengers got very frustrated and angry.

American Airlines was not the only airline to cancel flights to fix or inspect its nine MD-80 jets. Alaska Airlines canceled 11 more flights. Midwest Airlines canceled at least 10 flights after it grounded all of its MD-80 airplanes to fix faulty issues. Operating more than 117 MD-80 series planes, Delta Airlines did not expect to have just a few cancellations.

Travelers Can Avoid being stranded by Getting real-time Airport Information

Since the last holiday season, FAA has been running a website that offers great services to the flying public. Now, passengers can get real-time airport information on their Blackberry, cell phone and other devices such as PDA. If you have your laptop, you can go to www.fly.faa.gov to find real-time airport conditions and delays. If you know what is going on at the airport and the destination airport, you may endure the long delays better.

By moving a mouse cursor over one of the airports featured on a map of the United States, passengers can get detailed info about the weather and other reasons why the planes have not been able to take off or arrive. Now you can also get information, such as current average delay times and the reason for the delay just by clicking on the airport of your choice.

The press release was sent out last November 2007. For many of the frequent flyers, this site is a time-saver. Now passengers may know why they get stuck at the airport. "Travelers equipped with pagers, cell phones or personal digital assistants such as BlackBerry devices can obtain delay information from the FAA via e-mail. Users can register for the free "Aviation Information System," at the www.fly.faa.gov site."

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Welcome to The StrandedTraveler: Find updates on Canceled Flights and Travel Destination

Welcome to StrandedTraveler where you can find updates to canceled flights and airlines issues.

In this update, American Airlines continues to cancel many flights. The airline has just canceled 900 flights, stranding passengers in airports all over the country.

"American Airlines canceled more than 900 flights Thursday as it continues to perform safety inspections on certain jets."

That is not all.

"The Airlines canceled 1,094 flights on Wednesday -- 43 percent of its total daily flights -- and 460 flights the day before, the company said in a statement. The flights were scrapped so inspectors could make sure the airline complied with a federal directive relating to how wires should be bundled in the wheel well of MD-80 jets, the company said.

"We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused our customers," Chief Executive Gerard Arpey said in a statement. "American will do whatever it takes to assist those affected by these flight changes, and our employees are working hard to ensure that we remain their choice for air travel."

We have also found out that Delta Airlines is canceling some of its flights to fix the problem underlined by the FAA

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Flight Cancelations: American Airlines Cancel Thousands of Flights

Flight cancelations by American Airlines have been causing a lot of headache. The company is trying to comply with FAA regulations. The FAA has been under fire for letting Southwest slide through the test. Congress held hearings to find out more about this cover up. Travelers are getting angry about being stuck at airports, far from home. So far, thousands of flights have been canceled, stranding the public.

The company grounds its planes for inspections. They want to make sure the planes are safe to fly. The compliance rate must increase.