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Frontier Airlines Faces FAA Penalty For Noncompliant PlanesBy Jay Boehmer

In yet another example of its growing vigilance against aircraft maintenance violations and safety infractions among U.S. carriers, the Federal Aviation... KEEP READING

Analysts See Merits Of Potential United, US Airways Tie-UpBy Jay Boehmer

Amid rampant news reports that the two carriers once again are in talks to merge, aviation analysts today said a tie-up between United Airlines and US... KEEP READING

BA, Iberia Spell Out Merger PlanBy Amon Cohen

British Airways and Iberia this morning announced details of their long-awaited merger. The two airlines plan to form a holding company, to be called... KEEP READING

Aircell Introduces Monthly Inflight Wi-Fi SubscriptionBy Jay Boehmer

Aircell, the firm that provides wireless inflight Internet capabilities to some of the largest U.S. carriers, today announced a new monthly subscription... KEEP READING

TSA To Assume All Watchlist Matching For U.S. Carriers By June, All Carriers By JanuaryBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is on track to assume watchlist matching from all U.S. carriers by the end of May, only slightly behind... KEEP READING

Sabre, BA Extend Content Pact, Fees For U.K., Ireland SubscribersBy Jay Boehmer

Sabre Travel Network and British Airways today announced a three-year global distribution agreement that gives Sabre subscribers access to the carrier's... KEEP READING

TSA To Take On All Domestic Carrier Watchlist Matching By JuneBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is on track to assume watchlist matching from all domestic carriers by the end of May, only slightly... KEEP READING

Delta To Launch LaGuardia Shuttle Service To Chicago O'HareBy Jay Boehmer

Delta Air Lines in its summer schedule released today said it plans to launch hourly shuttle service from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare... KEEP READING

WestJet CEO Resigns, Internal Replacement NamedBy Jay Boehmer

WestJet president and CEO Sean Durfy yesterday said he would resign from his post, paving the way for executive vice president of operations, and... KEEP READING

Amadeus To Launch Online Unbundling Solution With Three Airlines In AprilBy Jay Boehmer

Three Amadeus-hosted airlines next month will take live on their Web sites an electronic miscellaneous document pilot that eventually will enable... KEEP READING

Continental To End Complimentary Short-Haul Coach FoodBy Jay Boehmer

Even as its competitors slashed complimentary onboard dining services, Continental Airlines for years continued to promise "meals at mealtime." That,... KEEP READING

FlightStats: We'll Give DOT On-Time Data For FreeBy Jay Boehmer

FlightStats, a tracker of airline on-time performance data, told BTN that the U.S. Department of Transportation need not delay a requirement for... KEEP READING

FAA Assesses AA Maintenance FinesBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration today proposed to fine American Airlines $787,000 for three maintenance-related infractions that occurred in... KEEP READING

Passengers Drop, Load Factors SoarBy Jay Boehmer

Domestic airlines last year served the fewest passengers since 2004, but recorded the most crowded planes ever, according to data released this week by... KEEP READING

DOT Proposes To Delay Air On-Time Reporting RequirementBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Department of Transportation this week said it would accede to airline requests to extend by 45 days to June 14 a new requirement for carriers... KEEP READING

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