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Error Fares and How to Take Advantage of Them Error fares as the name implies are fares put up by the airline that are either below or above the normal fare for the flight or hotel bookings and reservations. It is amazing to know that one can take advantage of this, even on a low budget, you can travel to seamless locations and make reservations at unbelievable rates. The prices are too good true, for example you can get an error fare of $500 for a flight ticket of $5,000. In the article we…

Ryanair is the definitive example of why the low cost, “no frills” airline business philosophy is booming in an ever slowing global economy. After suffering a rare dip in profit margin in 2014, Ryanair is now boasting a 66% boost in 2015, raising their net profit totals over the 1 million euro mark. This is an accomplishment that puts them in the same ranks as major airliners such as International Airlines Group (IAG) and Lufthansa. In addition, financial experts predict another 10% growth…

Introduction Virgin Australia is second largest Australian airline, entered the aviation marketplace in 2000 acquired genuine rivalry in the leisure division of the marketplace. Formally Virgin Australia was known as Virgin Blue and in May 2011 new brand name Virgin Australia has been launched. Due to the game changing program declared by John Borghetti (CEO of the company) has brought Virgin brand to accomplish advanced level of success in its procedures and operations to become valuable in the…

This ratio also assists investors and creditors in understanding the liquidity of the airline and how easily they can pay off its current liabilities. According to WestJet 's annual reports ,"We maintain a strong liquidity position and sufficient financial resources to meet our obligations as they fall due."(WestJet, 2015). With reference to Appendix 1 and 2, and investigating the relationship between the airline 's current assets and liabilities, over the past few years, WestJet has displayed…

frequent flyer miles many people receive from other airlines. In this instance, people who purchase our special family seats can receive flyer miles to use for discounts in the future. In fact, in an effort to increases ticket sales of our seats, we can offer double the flyer miles when one purchases the family seats. Both of these campaigns will add incentive to but the family seats.…

In order to run a safe and efficient airport the Airport Safety Self-Inspection program is a significant part of an airport’s certification performance requirements. It is important to note that the program is governed by FAR Part 139 which only applies to airports serving air carrier operations. So as mentioned part 139 is the regulation for the self-inspection program and is assisted by the FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5200-18C. The schedule for how often an airport must complete an airport…

1) The Big Idea … I was daydreaming on the four and a half hour plane trip back, when all of a sudden it hit me, Treasure Island! Six months prior, I had run into this guy, Gerry, who is a wholesale supplier of precious gemstones, emeralds in particular, and he sold them wholesale to all the Jewelry stores in London. His wife is Columbian and is connected to the family that owns the Muzo mine, which produces the best emeralds in the world. In fact, all other mines around the world rate their…

Secondly, another deeply credited theory is the belief that Earhart and co-pilot Noonan were ‘Nikumaroro Castaway’s.’ It is speculated both pilots touched down on a remote South Pacific Island called Nikumaroro – now commonly known as Gardner Island. The belief stands that the Electra was running low on fuel implementing fear within the pilots as they began searching for a safe destination to refuel (Howland Island.) Unintentionally, the flight path veered towards the Southwest and they landed…

What Really Happened to Flight 800? When flying on a plane many might be scared for there life when soaring through the sky at such a high height, but with the chance of losing your life being only at one in a 11 million it is unlikely anything would happen (curiosity.com). Tragically this one in a 11 million chance happened to everyone on TWA Flight 800, with odds in their favor this became a national mystery for the cause of this intentional or unintentional mishap. The aircraft and the…

Today, was the day I would ride on an airplane for the first time. I was so excited to ride in an airplane, but I was nervous that the plane would crash. Just the night before, an Asian airliner crashed and killed a few people. When I got to the airport I had to go through security, which wasn’t just a walk in the park. First, I had to go through scanning to make sure I didn’t have anything on me. Then, I had to take my carry-on and put it in a bin to see if there has anything in there and…