Merger Efforts In the Works
US Airways says it has taken a first step to a potential merger with rival American Airlines. The company has reached an agreement with the three ...
US Airways says it has taken a first step to a potential merger with rival American Airlines. The company has reached an agreement with the three ...
Posted 04.18.2012
Talk about adding injury to insult. PrimeFlight, a contractor that provides wheelchairs and other services to airlines, is laying off more than 30...
Reuters | Posted 05.05.2012
* Fraud claims tossed, breach of contract claim survives * Coupons for free drinks had no expiration date--lawsuit * Pas...
Richard Bangs | Posted 02.12.2012
Pan Am was the world's largest international airline for decades, and my ticket to adventure. So, like so many, I was devastated when Pan Am went bankrupt in 1991.
Ernan Roman | Posted 02.11.2012
Most airlines start from the assumption that customers who complain are probably wrong.
George Hobica | Posted 02.11.2012
While there's not much you can do about long lines and delayed departures, there is one little thing you can do to make the trip more bearable for yourself and others: Don't be annoying!
AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 02.06.2012
WASHINGTON — The sudden resignation of its chief leaves the Federal Aviation Administration in the hands of Deputy Administrator Michael Huerta,...
George Hobica | Posted 02.05.2012
Ever wonder Is there a best time of the day or best day of the week to buy airline tickets? We've got the answer.
George Hobica | Posted 12.27.2011
"On an oversold flight, we can definitely move someone up to first class, and yes, the better dressed you are, the more likely you are to nab that seat."
CP | Posted 10.04.2011
CALGARY - WestJet has seen its second-quarter profits soar almost 275 per cent as higher fares and cost controls helped offset increased fuel prices, ...
AP | By JOSHUA FREED | Posted 08.14.2011
-- Republic Airways plans to shrink its ownership of money-losing Frontier Airlines to a minority stake by the end of 2014 under an agreement with Fr...
Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.25.2011
Gone are the days of customer service with a smile. There are fees for everything, and while some are worth it, others are an obnoxious way for the airlines to pick your pocket.
Jennifer Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011
Tell the flight attendants you want just the can, no napkin, next time you need a shot of carbonated caffeine while in the air. Why use so many plastic cups, and what happens to them when the plane lands?
Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 05.25.2011
Gizmodo | Jack Loftus | Posted 05.25.2011
Mt. Eyjafjallajökull is wreaking havoc on European travel right now, but what about the continent's environment? That's a lot of CO2 in the air, afte...
AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — Restoring financial regulation of the airline industry will be put before Congress if the Justice Department approves a proposed me...
Ron Ashkenas | Posted 05.25.2011
One of the next candidates for rapid disruption is the airline industry.
Frank A. Weil | Posted 05.25.2011
Every time we wake up and look around, we find another example of how our society has become completely dependent on complex technologies for the fundamentals of daily living.
Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 05.25.2011
"Forgetting that the idea of a sick baby on a plane seems borderline cruel -- what about your other passengers?" we asked politely. "We have rules," Britney repeated matter-of-factly.
DailyFinance | Bruce Watson | Posted 05.25.2011
On Wednesday night, Northwest Airlines (DAL) Flight 188, an Airbus A-320, overshot its destination by 150 miles before the pilots re-established conta...
Esther Dyson | Posted 05.25.2011
With real-time information about customers' needs and vendors' offers, there's a widespread shift to make use of the opportunities for granularity and personalization of offers around location and time.
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
GENEVA (AP) -- Airline companies lost more than $6 billion during the first half of the year due to the economic crisis, even as fresh figures showed ...
Louise McCready | Posted 05.25.2011
Parisian chef Raymond Olivier designed a flight-friendly meal for the French airline UTA in 1973. Dryness was overcome with his sauce-drenched French classics — coq au vin, veal in cream sauce and beef bourguignon. Today, you'll have to leave the land of pretzels and hot dogs to find a gourmet (read: edible) in-flight meal.
The Denver Post | Ann Schrader | Posted 05.25.2011
Southwest Airlines confirmed today that it has submitted a bid to acquire Denver-based Frontier Airlines. Southwest's nonbinding initial bid of "a mi...
New York Times | STEPHEN LABATON | Posted 05.25.2011
President Obama's top antitrust official and some senior Democratic lawmakers are preparing to rein in a host of major industries, including airline a...
HuffingtonPost.com | D.M. Levine | Posted 04.20.2012