This isn't the first time Malaysia Airlines has instituted a controversial policy relating to kids in the sky.
The first full week airlines operated after the attacks, passenger traffic had dropped off to 5 million passengers -- a decline of nearly 50 percent.
Domestic carriers began stepping up their game in 2006, when American Airlines first offered business-class seats that can fully recline but remain at a slight angle to conserve space.
Nor would it be feasible to phase in the move to Malpensa: airlines that shift first would be at a disadvantage, and dividing the traffic of individual airlines between both Milan airports would double their costs.
"Lufthansa has invested quite a bit of money in keeping a first-class product because a lot of airlines are moving out of first-class where there is not enough traffic to warrant it, " says Buckenburg.
"I want to underscore: The airlines are first responsible for maintaining the security checkpoints, " Townsend said.
Emirates Airlines offers first-class passengers a private suite, a seat in a pod-like, private space and a chair with massage capability.
"American Eagle has a well-established substance abuse policy that is designed to put the safety of our customers and employees first, " American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller told CNN in a written statement.
In a few days Amadeus, the Spanish travel-technology firm that owns Opodo, is expected to reveal to whom it will sell the website, which was founded by a consortium of European airlines and first launched in 2001 in Germany.
The fear of flying constitutes one of the two most common fears humans grapple with (the other one being fear of public speaking), said Wilson, who served as lead psychologist for American Airlines' first national program for fear of flying.
Alaska Airlines was the first U.S. carrier to sell tickets online and to allow online check-in.
American Airlines provided the first details of its restructuring plans since it entered bankruptcy protection in November.
The military got first word of the American Airlines Flight 11 hijacking nine minutes before it hit the World Trade Center.
The reaction of Singapore Airlines, the first to place a large order for super-jumbos, is a reflection of the crisis facing Airbus.
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American Airlines was the first to announce checked bag fees, which have since been employed by US Airways and UAL's United Air Lines.
First to succumb were the airlines with innovative new business models, such as Silverjet with its mission to undercut the major airlines in the battle for business passengers.
When bad weather forces airlines to thin flight schedules, regional airlines get whacked first because carriers would rather used limited landing slots for larger airplanes with more people.
American Airlines was the first to announce checked bag fees, which have since been employed by US Airways and UAL (nasdaq: UAUA - news - people )'s United Air Lines.
Like many projects in air-travel modernization, there's a chicken-and-egg question: Should airlines spend money on equipment before air-traffic control agencies prove they can work with it, or should air-traffic control service providers spend first and then wait for airlines to catch up?
The first stock he purchased was Northeastern Airlines, which soon received a takeover offer.
Ethiopia has recently recognised Somaliland passports, and Ethiopian Airlines has announced the first scheduled flights to Hargeisa.
Pioneer, an electronics firm, Elipda, a chipmaker, and Japan Airlines are among the first to look for government support.
In 1971 the company changed its name to Southwest Airlines and made its first flight in June of that year.
Coach reservations, later upgraded to first class, on the Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit were made in the name of Mr. and Mrs.
When Boeing made its first deliveries of the Dreamliner, airlines had the right to expect that it was providing a well-tested and ready-to-go plane.
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But last year the revenue from checked bags for U.S. airlines fell for the first time, suggesting passengers were trying to avoid fees by packing light when they traveled.
After a quick meeting and tearful farewell with his family, he is escorted into the first class compartment of a Northwest Airlines jumbo jet for a long flight to Detroit in the U.S. Upon landing, he gets a thorough medical examination by doctors at the Henry Ford Hospital, a clean bill of health, and delivers a speech to a sympathetic audience in New York.
Airlines have been excited by the Boeing 787 as the first mid-size, long-range airplane, which would allow airlines to open up routes where they don't have enough demand from passengers to justify a larger plane like a Boeing 747 or an Airbus A380.
For the ninth consecutive year, JetBlue Airways ranked first for satisfaction among all North American airlines.
The Japan authorities were the first to ground 787s owned by its airlines.
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