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Archive for July, 2010

Flying Cars to take off in the U.S. next year! They only cost… $148,000.

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

BREAKING NEWS: Flying car company Terrafugia gets key FAA clearance for its ‘roadable aircraft’ and looks to deliver first one next year
From the article:
With that FAA clearance under the its belt, the company said it is on track to deliver the first Transitions to customers late next year.
The Transition, which is designed with foldable wings, [...]

Air Fare WatchDog has a chart detailing how airfare alert sites compare

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Check out Air Fare WatchDog’s chart comparing the air fare alerts here.

Airlines are bumping more passengers than ever, and it’s harder for bumped fliers to find flights (via @denverbusiness)

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

The Denver Post reports in their article, Lean times for airlines means bumped fliers have a harder time finding flights:
“Planes are running so full that they don’t have any spots,” Tulsa, Okla., resident Anne Green said last week as she waited between flights. “It’s like a domino effect where you can’t get another flight when [...]

The world of cheap-flight search may be changing now that Google’s jumping into the game

Friday, July 9th, 2010

The world of cheap-flight search may be changing now that Google’s jumping into the game: GigaOM reports on Google’s acquisition of ITA Software Inc. here, and Google writes about it on its own blog:
Today, almost half of all airline tickets are sold online. But for many people, finding the right flight at the best price [...]