Consumer Traveler Today: April 21

Consumer Traveler Today: What we’re reading: aircraft enginemakers study impact of ash, MGM Mirage asks for name change, airlines assess damage
 
 
What we’re reading: aircraft enginemakers study impact of ash, MGM Mirage asks for name change, airlines assess damage
E.U. Commission Statement Part 2: Explanation of passenger rights
E.U. Commission Statement Part 1: Re-opening of the European airspace
Alert: U.K. skies to reopen, full Civil Aviation Authority text
Could the ash cloud affect U.S. airspace? It’s coming our way
Air Force volcanic ash models allow military to avoid delay of troop resupply and med-evac flights
Anecdotes and jokes from the volcano wars
What we’re reading: aircraft enginemakers study impact of ash, MGM Mirage asks for name change, airlines assess damage
Posted: 21 Apr 2010 02:30 AM PDT
Aircraft enginemakers study impact of ash, European airspace gradually opens with a three-zone system, airlines assess damage caused by the service blackout
       

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Posted: 20 Apr 2010 06:45 PM PDT
This is Part 2 of the transcript of the FAQ released by the European Commission regarding the airspace closure in Europe. This part focuses on passenger rights for those caught up in the air transport delays and cancellations.
       

E.U. Commission Statement Part 1: Re-opening of the European airspace
Posted: 20 Apr 2010 06:40 PM PDT
This is Part 1 of the transcript of the FAQ released by the European Commission regarding the airspace closure in Europe. This part focuses on the progressive re-opening of the European airspace.
       

Alert: U.K. skies to reopen, full Civil Aviation Authority text
Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:22 PM PDT
The first reports of airspace opening in Britain are showing up on U.K. newspaper sites. Evidently the airspace will be reopened for all aircraft as of 10 p.m. British Standard Time (BST).
       

Could the ash cloud affect U.S. airspace? It’s coming our way
Posted: 20 Apr 2010 08:39 AM PDT
Midst the news about airport closures in Europe and the spreading volcanic ash, U.S. newspapers have failed to mention the spread of ash across the north Atlantic and into Canada. The map above released only about two hours before this post, clearly shows the ash cloud stretching across the Atlantic and dipping down into the major flight lanes of transatlantic flights.
       

Air Force volcanic ash models allow military to avoid delay of troop resupply and med-evac flights
Posted: 20 Apr 2010 07:30 AM PDT
While the commercial air transport world has been all but stopped in the European airspace, the U.S. military has managed to continue resupply operations and medical evacuation flights by redeploying aircraft ahead of the spreading volcanic ash.
       

Anecdotes and jokes from the volcano wars
Posted: 20 Apr 2010 06:30 AM PDT
So far, however, while passengers are stewing, fish is rotting, flowers are wilting and the economic impact is staggering, at least there don't appear to be any deaths associated with the ash cloud. One thing you can bet on, is that there will be plenty of stories and eventually jokes. Here are few early versions. Have you heard any good volcano jokes lately?