Expedia signs distribution deal with Virgin Blue and its Australian subsidiary V-Australia
Under the agreement, Virgin Blue and V-Australia flights will be available to customers on all Expedia-branded sites worldwide, including Expedia.com.au in Australia and Expedia.com in the US, and on US discount travel site Hotwire. The flights will also be available to business travelers through travel management leader Egencia, which launched its full-service corporate travel offering in Australia last year.
http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/airline/21591/59/V+Australia+and+Expedia+sign+agreement

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Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announce deep travel discounts
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announced a deep daily discount, where the carriers will offer a fare at 30% off to and from a featured city each day, for two weeks, available through their Web sites, alaskaair.com/horizonair.com.
http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/airline/21685/59/Alaska+Airlines+and+Horizon+Air+deep+daily+discount

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United to charge passengers who don’t fit in a single seat, an extra ticket
Under the rules outlined by United, passengers who “are unable to fit into a single seat in the ticketed cabin; are unable to properly buckle the seatbelt using a single seatbelt extender; and/or are unable to put the seat’s armrests down when seated” will be denied boarding unless they purchase an extra seat. If no empty seat exists, the passenger will be forced to take a later flight. “The seat purchase or upgrade must be completed for each leg of the itinerary,” the United policy states. “If a customer meeting any of the above-listed criteria decides not to upgrade or purchase a ticket for an additional seat, he or she will not be permitted to board the flight.”
Story: http://cbs2chicago.com/business/united.overweight.passengers.2.985271.html
Official policy: http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,52985,00.html
Opinion by Times Online: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article6099352.ece

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AA: intermediaries to one day pay for selling AA tickets
American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey has a dream: getting travel agents to pay American for selling its tickets. In a conference call discussing the airline’s earnings report, Arpey was asked by UBS analyst Kevin Crissey, “What kind of distribution cost savings might there be out there?” Arpey responded that he hoped to push those costs down, and maybe even reverse the flow.

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Airline Humor- what airline names really mean?
Some of best ones:
AA (American Airlines) - Always Awful
CA (China Airlines) - Choose Another
PA (Philippine Airways) - Please Avoid
TAP (Portuguese Airl.) - Take Another Plane
ELAL - Every Landing Always Late
DELTA - Don’t Ever Leave The Airport
ALITALIA - Air Line In Tokyo And Luggage In Amsterdam
SAHSA (Servicio Aero Honduras SA) - Stay At Home, Stay Alive
TWA (Transworld Airl.) - The Worst Airline
Full list: http://www.aviation-humor.com/cms/view.php?id=77

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