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US Airways is refocusing on its three major hubs, handing back its Beijing route, cancelling five transatlantic routes, reducing its Las Vegas service and generally rearranging its network.
The 1,000 jobs eliminated as part of the changes would repr...
Southwest Airlines has launched a distance-based fare sale, ranging from $25 one way for trips under 375 miles, up to $100 for trips of more than 1,000 miles.
"Southwest Airlines saw great success with our wild 48-sale fare sale in July and wanted to...
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Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. has confirmed a $170 million bid for Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. after indicating its initial bid would be $113.6 million two weeks ago. A formal auction f...
Southwest Airlines Co. said today it earned $54 million in the second quarter, its first official profit after three quarters of losses.
"In, without a doubt, one of the worst revenue environments for the airlines, ever, this is an enormous ach...
Nothing makes an airline look worse than having passengers stranded on board their planes for hours because of weather. Ask Northwest Airlines (OK, now part of Delta Air Lines) about snow in...
Airlines and airplanes play key roles in a lot of movies, and Scott McCartney and the Wall Street Journal have a fun story Thursday about two companies that help supply the sets for airplane and airport scenes:
"When Steve Carell flies first class on...
The top guy at the Federal Aviation Administration, Randy Babbitt, said in a speech Wednesday that pilots need to refocus on professionalism.
He cited the example of US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger as a case of pilot professionalism as...
The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that the two Northwest Airlines pilots suspended after flying past their destination last month have appealed the FAA's decision to take away their pilot certificates.
Timothy Cheney of Gig Harbor,...
Southwest Airlines said its traffic, load factors and unit revenues were up and its capacity was down in October.
The Dallas-based carrier said its traffic increased 1.9 percent last month compared to October 2008, with a 9.4 percent decline in...
American Airlines filled 83 percent of its seats in October, a strong four-point jump from October 2008.
The carrier saw its traffic decline on domestic routes and all three elements of its international service -- Latin America, Atlantic and...
