<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Lufthansa AG: News &amp; Videos about Lufthansa AG - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Lufthansa_AG</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Lufthansa AG from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:48:34 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Lufthansa AG: News &amp; Videos about Lufthansa AG - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/22/losing.frequent.flier.miles/tztop.airplane.gi.jpg</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Lufthansa_AG</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Lufthansa AG from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Three ways to avoid the newest travel 'gotcha'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/22/losing.frequent.flier.miles/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/22/losing.frequent.flier.miles/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Kenneth Miller thought he had squirreled away more than 100,000 Delta Air Lines frequent-flier miles, which he planned to use for a special 20th anniversary trip.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lufthansa: Vacation sun or money back</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/06/lufthansa.sunshine.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/06/lufthansa.sunshine.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sunshine-seeking travelers whose vacations are spoilt by wet weather will be able to claim compensation under a new scheme introduced by Germany airline Lufthansa in a bid to head off the gray clouds settling over the aviation industry.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>More than a yearlong wait for a refund</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/28/flight.refund/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/28/flight.refund/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Megan Gallardo cancels her flight because of a death in the family, and her online agent suggests she may get a refund. 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In a statement, the French-Dutch carrier said its struggling Italian counterpart had failed to fulfill the "legal situation" after talks over a negotiation were broken off earlier this month.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latest travel news</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/01/29/businesstravel.news/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/01/29/businesstravel.news/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Find out what's affecting the life of the globe-trotting business traveler.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Germany strike hits scores of flights</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/05/germany.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/05/germany.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Airlines Wednesday morning canceled more than 200 flights operating out of Frankfurt and Munich, Germany's two largest airports, because of a public workers' strike, airport spokesmen said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Plane scrapes wing during landing in Germany</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/03/germany.plane/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/03/germany.plane/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Battling blustery weather, a Lufthansa Airlines flight scraped its wing on the ground during a landing attempt in Hamburg, Germany, over the weekend.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Flying smart</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/08/06/100141343/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/08/06/100141343/index.htm</guid><description>Talk about a long wait for takeoff. After stints at Lufthansa and Delta (where he was president), Fred Reid has spent three years trying to get Virgin America off the ground. Though the Department of Transportation initially withheld approval, citing too much foreign control by Richard Branson's Virgin Group, the low-cost carrier finally got the go-ahead in May after restructuring. Flights between San Francisco and New York - featuring mood lighting, leather seats, and a deluxe entertainment system - begin this month. We caught up with Reid at VA's Burlingame, Calif., headquarters to talk travel.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Best airport restaurants and other time killers</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/02/21/airport.restaurants/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/02/21/airport.restaurants/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>With airports from New York to Sydney getting upgrades, Travel + Leisure picks our favorite restaurants, bars, lounges, shops and spas.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Travel Troubleshooter: Two years later, still no refund</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/01/14/no.refund/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/01/14/no.refund/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Gayle Grafstrom-Corman is promised a refund on her daughter's Lufthansa ticket. But two years later, the 890 euros she's due is nowhere to be found, and neither her travel agent nor her airline know why. Is this a lost cause?</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Review of 2007: Business travel</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/12/21/biztrav.2007roundup/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/12/21/biztrav.2007roundup/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It has been a year of promising news for the globe-trotting business traveler. Yes, there have been all the woes of increased airport security, packed planes, heaving hotels and bursting business-class lounges, but some of the headlines have brought encouragement for a better future.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks hurt by inflation report</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/14/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/14/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</guid><description>Inflation concerns plagued Wall Street at the start of trading Friday after November consumer prices came in a little above expectations.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks set for rough open</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/14/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/14/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. stocks looked set for a tough start Friday as credit and recession concerns hung over the market ahead of a key government reading on inflation.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks stage recovery</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/13/markets/markets_0500/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/13/markets/markets_0500/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks staged a late-session recovery Thursday, ending mixed after a tough session driven by worries about the economy after a report showed a big jump in wholesale prices.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks cut losses</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/13/markets/markets_0300/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/13/markets/markets_0300/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks cut losses, turning mixed near the close Thursday, at the end of a tough session driven by worries about the economy after a jump in wholesale prices and the latest woes for the financial sector.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Any room in first class?</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/11/30/firstclass.future/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/11/30/firstclass.future/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>For years it seemed as though first-class air travel was dying a slow death. As perks such as flat beds migrated from the front of the plane backwards, few were willing to pay the 20 percent premium.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Russia bans Lufthansa flights</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/02/lufthansa.russia/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/02/lufthansa.russia/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Russia has revoked the right of Lufthansa's cargo unit to fly over its airspace, forcing the German-based airline to divert its flights to Kazakhstan, a company spokesman said Friday, as government negotiators from both sides met to resolve the dispute.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Choosing the next Iron Chef: Episode 4</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/29/smbusiness/iron_chef_episode_4.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/29/smbusiness/iron_chef_episode_4.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>Michael Symon, chef/owner of Cleveland's acclaimed Lola and Lolita restaurants, is currently competing with some of the country's finest grub slingers on the Food Network's The Next Iron Chef. The show pits professional chefs in a weekly cook-off based on a unique challenge announced at the beginning of each episode. The winner will join star chefs Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, and Cat Cora as a regular contestant on Iron Chef America, also on the Food Network, a subsidiary of EW Scripps Co. For the next few weeks (until he either wins the competition or gets eliminated) Chef Symon will report on his contest experiences for FSB.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Travel Troubleshooter: No ticket, no refund</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/28/no.ticket/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/28/no.ticket/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As she boards a flight from Frankfurt to Philadelphia, a gate agent stops Frances Carter because her ticket is incomplete. She's sent on a sprint through a terminal, is forced to pay $125 for a replacement coupon, and almost misses her plane. Her online agent says the fee was unnecessary, and promises a refund. But many months and phone calls later, she has received nothing.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>British Air, Korean Air fined $300M in U.S.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/23/news/international/britishair_court.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/23/news/international/britishair_court.reut/index.htm</guid><description>British Airways Plc and Korean Air Lines Co. pleaded guilty in U.S. court Thursday to a global price-fixing conspiracy and were each fined $300 million.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>High-flying women of the world</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/14/bt.womentrav/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/14/bt.womentrav/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It's no longer a niche market. Nearly half of business travelers are women, and the early lip service of an odd nail file in vanity bags and hotel doors with security peepholes, are no longer enough to give businesses an edge.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Airlines to pay $300M fine in price probe</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/companies/airline_price_probe.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/01/news/companies/airline_price_probe.reut/index.htm</guid><description>British Airways and Korean Air have agreed to plead guilty and pay separate $300 million criminal fines for their roles in conspiracies to fix the prices of passenger and cargo flights, the Justice Department said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>May shows: 21st century travel</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/05/07/bt.may.upcoming/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/05/07/bt.may.upcoming/index.html</guid><description>We're looking into the future this month on CNN Business Traveller 21st Century.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 10:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>EU backs transatlantic air deal</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/03/22/eu.openskies/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/03/22/eu.openskies/index.html</guid><description>European Union transport ministers unanimously backed a landmark agreement with the United States on Thursday to throw open transatlantic air travel to more competition and drive down fares.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Airbus A380 makes big statement in U.S.</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/03/20/bt.airbus.transatlantic/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/03/20/bt.airbus.transatlantic/index.html</guid><description>The United States finally got its first glimpse of the world's largest passenger jet on Monday, when two of Airbus' A380 superjumbos touched down in New York and Los Angeles.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The art of landing a great airfare</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/12/pf/saving/toptips/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/12/pf/saving/toptips/index.htm</guid><description>It's never too early to think about a spring get-away or start planning your summer vacation. Last year was the pits for air travelers, from lost luggage to long delays. But we'll tell you what you can expect this year and how you can get ready.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Joining the personal jet set</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/02/12/bt.luxuryjets/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/02/12/bt.luxuryjets/index.html</guid><description>Private jets have along conjured up images of elegance, opulence and telephone number prices, while most senior executives find flying these days just so inconvenient. So what happens when you put the two together? You've got the makings of a new market segment, or so Lufthansa Technik believes.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>February show: Trends for 2007</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/30/feb.bt.upcoming/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/30/feb.bt.upcoming/index.html</guid><description>It's all systems go this month on CNN Business Traveller.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Road Warrior</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/27/8394345/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/27/8394345/index.htm</guid><description> Eleventh-generation glassmaker Maximilian Riedel may have an antique pedigree, but he is a thoroughly modern man. Two years ago he created a sensation with his stemless “O” series glasses—a 21st-c... </description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>First class for pesos</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393164/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393164/index.htm</guid><description>The peso isn't the only undervalued Mexican currency. Mexicana Airlines' Frecuenta mileage program can help you travel the world in business or first class for a fraction of the normal price.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Planes bump at New Jersey airport</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/10/31/plane.crash/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/10/31/plane.crash/index.html</guid><description>A commercial plane with more than 300 people on board bumped an empty plane Tuesday at Newark Liberty International Airport.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Flying in style: Best biz-class seats</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/firstclass_seats/index.html</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/firstclass_seats/index.html</guid><description>Airlines are fighting to attract business-class travelers. Here\'s a look at how the newest offerings from six popular airlines stack up.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blog: Over a barrel</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/13/quest.blog16/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/13/quest.blog16/index.html</guid><description>Posted: October 13, 2006</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Airlines reel at A380 delay</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/04/airbus.delay/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/04/airbus.delay/index.html</guid><description>The extent of the delays to the A380 were announced on Tuesday leaving the airline industry reeling.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Transrapid: The levitating train</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/22/germany.crash/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/22/germany.crash/index.html</guid><description>Following are some facts about the Transrapid high-tech train that crashed on a test run in Germany on Friday:</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Air travel chaos eases</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/12/london.travel/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/12/london.travel/index.html</guid><description>Air passengers across Europe were continuing to face delays Saturday, but there were fewer cancellations as airports adapted to stringent new security in the wake of disrupted major terrorist plot.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Looking for a bounce</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/27/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/27/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>A positive tone from corporate results could push U.S. stocks higher when trading begins Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Use of work air miles up for debate</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/07/10/airmiles.court/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/07/10/airmiles.court/index.html</guid><description>Clocking up air miles while you are traveling for work might seem like an attractive prospect -- until your employer tells you they are not yours to use.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quest's blog: on the road</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/05/31/biztrav.questblog5/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/05/31/biztrav.questblog5/index.html</guid><description>Posted: May 31, 2006       Forum: read comments</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 14:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The fine print: Senior discounts</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/05/19/senior.discounts/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/05/19/senior.discounts/index.html</guid><description>Yes, growing older does have a silver lining. But not every senior discount beats what young'uns pay. How can you tell a good deal from a crock of Geritol?</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 13:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>SUMMER LUXURY ON THE CHEAP</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/01/8375414/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/01/8375414/index.htm</guid><description>Vacations should start on the plane. So if you're planning a trip to Europe soon, consider upgrading from coach. During the summer, airlines often run out of cheap seats early but have a glut of sp... </description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Styling at 40,000 feet</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/18/pf/goodlife_fortune_travel/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/18/pf/goodlife_fortune_travel/index.htm</guid><description>No matter where you're headed this summer, getting there by plane will be far from a vacation. Thanks to cost-cutting efforts by struggling American carriers, the number of flights within the United States is down by some 5 percent this year.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New biz airline to fly trans-Atlantic</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/09/01/eos.airlines/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/09/01/eos.airlines/index.html</guid><description>A new airline will soon be plying the fiercely contested trans-Atlantic route, with a finely tuned product focused on the business traveler.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>United looks to China for repairs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/30/news/fortune500/united_china/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/30/news/fortune500/united_china/index.htm</guid><description>United Airlines' heavy maintenance of its entire fleet of Boeing 777s will be handled by a Chinese firm for the next five years, an industry trade publication reported Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2005 11:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>United to offer Web in the air</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/06/technology/personaltech/united_wifi/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/06/technology/personaltech/united_wifi/index.htm</guid><description>United Airlines Monday said it received government approval to install equipment on planes that eventually will give passengers wireless Internet access on flights.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2005 11:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New heights for in-flight Internet </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/03/31/bt.internet.flight/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/03/31/bt.internet.flight/index.html</guid><description>The Internet has changed the way many business travelers book their flights, and now it looks set to change the culture within the cabin.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Justifying private jets for business</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/02/02/bt.business.jets/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/02/02/bt.business.jets/index.html</guid><description>Corporate governance regulators say the use of private jets by some executives is the equivalent of shareholder robbery; others say it is an essential travel tool.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2005 22:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Triple points for frequent travelers</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/24/bt.triple.air.miles/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/24/bt.triple.air.miles/index.html</guid><description>Airlines have always seen bonus air miles as an incentive for frequent flyers. Now, carriers are making the offer even more enticing.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Flying above business class</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/05/bt.member.only.jets/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/05/bt.member.only.jets/index.html</guid><description>Time-poor corporate fliers fed up with the hassle of long lines at check-in desks and sluggish security checks are finding alternatives.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2005 16:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Outsourcing comes to airlines</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/12/23/bt.outsource.airlines/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/12/23/bt.outsource.airlines/index.html</guid><description>Outsourcing has yet to really penetrate the travel industry. Local needs and travel infrastructure tends to require local people on the ground.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New focus on first-class lounges</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/12/08/bt.first.class.lounges/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/12/08/bt.first.class.lounges/index.html</guid><description>While Europe's price war wages between flagship carriers and their budget rivals, some airlines have decided to leave the fray.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2004 17:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Airliners make emergency landings</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/15/airline.threats/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/15/airline.threats/index.html</guid><description>Security threats forced two passenger jets operated by Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines to make emergency landings in Budapest Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2004 02:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lufthansa jet in emergency landing</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/15/lufthansa.threat/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/15/lufthansa.threat/index.html</guid><description>A Lufthansa jet en route from Istanbul to Frankfurt has made an emergency landing in Budapest after airline officials received a security threat, an airline spokesman said.</description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2004 15:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oil prices near record high</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/12/oil.prices/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/12/oil.prices/index.html</guid><description>Oil prices have climbed above $40 for the first time in 13 years as markets remain concerned over tight supplies.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2004 07:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Airlines add fuel surcharges</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/11/airlines.ba/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/11/airlines.ba/index.html</guid><description>British Airways has joined other airlines in imposing a fuel surcharge to ticket prices because of surging oil prices.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2004 11:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Making time fly in flight</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/05/07/inflight.entertainment/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/05/07/inflight.entertainment/index.html</guid><description>Now that Americans can fly across the country for about $200 round trip, record numbers of travelers are sitting back, trying to relax and enjoy those four- or five-hour flights.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2004 15:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>6 Wi-Fi Where You Want It The sky's no longer the             limit for accessing the Net.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/23/362227/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/23/362227/index.htm</guid><description>The proliferation of wireless broadband has made life easier in the past couple of years. But it's also been a nuisance. Just when you come to rely on it, there's no wireless signal anywhere around...</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2004 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Saudi charged for firecrackers in luggage</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/01/05/boston.airport.arrest/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/01/05/boston.airport.arrest/index.html</guid><description>A Saudi man is facing federal felony charges after three small "firecracker-type" pyrotechnic devices were found during a search of his backpack after he arrived at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2004 22:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Flying The Unfriendly Skies The best ways to maximize your frequent-flier miles</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/07/01/344757/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/07/01/344757/index.htm</guid><description>Have you tried to get a free airline ticket lately? You may have gotten nothing but turbulence from your customer service rep. Beleaguered airlines, citing financial woes, have instituted program c...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2003 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Flying the unfriendly skies</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2003/06/27/pf/saving/travel/frequent_flier_miles/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2003/06/27/pf/saving/travel/frequent_flier_miles/index.htm</guid><description>Have you tried to get a free airline ticket lately? You may have gotten nothing but turbulence from your customer service rep.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2003 18:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>In the Air Tonight: Airport and In-Transit Services</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/02/01/336881/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/02/01/336881/index.htm</guid><description>Considering the sorry state of the airline industry, it's quite a shock to learn that airports trail hotels in high-tech services. Things are improving, albeit slowly. Airlines are embracing self-s...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2003 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Leading Indicators WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH, AND             WHAT IT MEANS.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/12/01/333285/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/12/01/333285/index.htm</guid><description>WALL STREET O'Neal Takes Over "The Bull" </description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2002 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>November Buys</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/11/01/331274/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/11/01/331274/index.htm</guid><description>Ski helmets </description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2002 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Buys</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/08/01/284324/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/08/01/284324/index.htm</guid><description>CHUNNEL VISION For the first time since the 1994 debut of the Eurostar, the train that speeds under the English Channel, round-trip tickets purchased in the U.S. are on sale. Until the end of the y...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Terminal One: The Antidote To JFK</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/05/11/242061/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/05/11/242061/index.htm</guid><description>There is no better cure for the travel bug than New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport. Just two hours in limbo at JFK--coming or going--will sap the wanderlust of the hardiest jet setter. And the...</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 1998 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>42,496 SECRETS ARE BARED</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/01/24/78911/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/01/24/78911/index.htm</guid><description>Ever wonder where in California is home to the greatest concentration of German Americans with a household income of $45,000 or more? Well, you would if you were running the West Coast ad campaign ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 1994 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>EUROPE'S SKY WARS As the European Community loosens its regulatory grip, the region's airlines gird for a full-tilt struggle to </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77076/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77076/index.htm</guid><description>EUROPE'S AIRLINES are going to war, albeit reluctantly. They are cutting quick deals with potential allies and whittling their forces to a lean, fearsome core. Says Frederick Reid, a Lufthansa seni...</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 1992 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>UNFRIENDLY SKIES Deregulation and recession are cutting prices and profits at most of the world's largest airlines.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77075/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77075/index.htm</guid><description>THE WORLD'S airlines have been buffeted by inclement economic weather for more than two years. Now they seem to be flying into a monsoon. The deregulation that caused such havoc for U.S. carriers i...</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 1992 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>THE WORLD'S LARGEST SERVICE CORPORATIONS IT WAS A VERY BAD YEAR</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/24/76771/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/24/76771/index.htm</guid><description>Lots of pain and not much gain. That about sums up 1991 for the world's 500 largest service companies. Total profits fell 15.5%. Fifty-two companies recorded losses, vs. 41 the year before. Lufthan...</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>MISERY IN THE AIR Following a year made dismal by war and recession, the world's largest airlines count their losses.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/16/75869/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/16/75869/index.htm</guid><description>LAST YEAR was the worst ever for the world's airline industry, which lost some $2.7 billion. But the record may not stand for long: Officials of the International Air Transport Association predict ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 1991 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO FLY SAFELY NOW</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/03/01/86407/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/03/01/86407/index.htm</guid><description>Despite all the fears about terrorist attacks since the start of the gulf war, veteran security experts say air travel today may be less dangerous than it was in the recent past. Terrorism may, how...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 1991 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>TAKING OFF OVERSEAS With growth stalled within the U.S., carriers from the world over are scrapping for share in global markets.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/09/24/74048/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/09/24/74048/index.htm</guid><description>THE FAST ACTION in the airline industry is happening mostly outside the U.S. While domestic travel barely budged, international departures lofted 11% last year, signaling a new era of global expans...</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 1990 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>REVOLUTION IN THE AIR Deregulation is shaking up international airlines' tidy world. Even Europeans now have to compete.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/01/01/72930/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/01/01/72930/index.htm</guid><description>THE ADJOINING TABLE shows the world's 50 biggest passenger airline companies, measured by 1988 revenues. Beneath the numbers lies a new reality: Swift changes are sweeping over -- and shaking up --...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1990 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>WEST GERMANY'S COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72130/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72130/index.htm</guid><description>A West German advertisement for Lufthansa airlines pictures a middle-aged mechanic and four young apprentices examining an airplane engine below the tag line ''Whoever wants to fly high needs a sol...</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>CONSOLIDATED AIRWAYS</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/04/70765/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/04/70765/index.htm</guid><description>Now that U.S. airlines have massively consolidated, how do you like air travel? Well, for better or worse, brace for more as international carriers head down the same runway. Says Sanford Rederer, ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 1988 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Linking up in the sky</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/17/69446/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/17/69446/index.htm</guid><description>The deregulation of U.S. airlines is causing turbulence in Europe. Says John Pincavage, industry analyst for Paine Webber: ''The Europeans have seen the advent of the U.S. megacarrier, and they rea...</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 1987 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>PEOPLE TO WATCH</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66308/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66308/index.htm</guid><description>James B. Owens Jr. With a fourth-quarter loss that brought its fiscal year to an ominous close in May, National Semiconductor could use a technological leap. It is placing a lot of faith in Owens, ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 1985 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>