Date

May 17th, 2012

In-flight calls make trips smoother

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Emirates, Singapore, British, and now Virgin Atlantic offer in-flight cell phone calls. Advocates like Carl Biersack are saying that being able to connect can help ease the travel experience. Nearly 8,000,000 calls have been made so far.

May 17, 2012 - 7:00am by btsocial

May 16th

ATL welcomes new international terminal

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Atlanta is happy to welcome today its new international terminal after 4 years of construction. The terminal, costing $1.4 billion, will offer direct flights to 45 countries.

May 16, 2012 - 7:00am by btsocial

May 14th

In-flight cell calls on Virgin Atlantic

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Virgin Atlantic has announced that the airline will soon be allowing travelers to make calls from their very own cell phones on the airline's new Airbus A380's flying between London and New York.

May 14, 2012 - 11:09pm by btsocial

May 13th

Poll says flyers ignore electronic shutdown warnings

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Do you find yourself sending that last text, making a final call, or humming to a song after the flight attendants ask for the dreaded shutdown of electronic devices? Well, you're not alone.

May 13, 2012 - 10:52pm by btsocial

May 11th

TSA Pre-Check reaches 1 million

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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole announced the agency has screened more than 1 million travelers through the TSA Pre✓™ pre-screening initiative.

May 11, 2012 - 7:00am by thines

May 10th

American to refresh international wide-body fleet

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American Airlines announced Wednesday the next step in its fleet modernization plan – to ensure that its customers are flying onboard one of the most modern fleets in the industry.

May 10, 2012 - 7:00am by btsocial

May 9th

Unlimited flyers can cost big

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Think 10 million miles is a lot? Try 67 million. A few flyers with unlimited tickets have flown to the moon and back, and back, and back.

May 9, 2012 - 7:00am by btsocial

May 8th

Bigger savings on smaller sites

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With prices on airfare and gas at an all time high, even business travelers are looking to save some cash. Here are a few sites that can help.

May 8, 2012 - 7:00am by btsocial

May 7th

Avis' app now on Android

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Avis has become the first car rental company to offer smartphone applications on all major platforms with the launch of the new Android app.

May 7, 2012 - 7:00am by btsocial

May 4th

Spirit's carry-ons top $100

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Here's a surprise... Spirit Airlines will be increasing bag fees, this time to upwards of $100, marking the highest in flight.

May 4, 2012 - 7:00am by thines

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