Transportation

All Majors Outfitting Planes With Inflight InternetBy Jay Boehmer

In the year that has followed American Airlines' August 2008 launch of wireless broadband onboard 15 transcontinental aircraft, nearly all major U.S.... KEEP READING

Delta, US Airways To Swap LaGuardia, D.C. National SlotsBy Jay Boehmer

Delta Air Lines and US Airways this month announced an agreement to trade East Coast airport slots, through which Delta would gain 125 daily arrival and... KEEP READING

Load Factors Sky-High, But Not RevenueBy Jay Boehmer

Major domestic airlines reported the highest load factors of the year for July, and in the case of Continental Airlines, Southwest Airlines and US... KEEP READING

Republic Airways Beats Southwest In Bid To Buy FrontierBy Jay Boehmer

When Frontier Airlines this fall exits bankruptcy, it will do so under its own brand owned by Republic Airways Holdings a sharp contrast from Southwest... KEEP READING

U.S. Airlines Begin Implementing Secure FlightBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration's passenger prescreening program, Secure Flight, hit a major milestone on Aug. 15 when the agency... KEEP READING

Airlines To Begin Collecting Passenger Data For Secure FlightBy Jay Boehmer

Airlines and travel agencies on Saturday are expected to begin collecting domestic passengers' full names as on government-issued IDs, dates of birth... KEEP READING

Republic Beats Southwest In Bid To Buy FrontierBy Jay Boehmer

Republic Airways Holdings last night emerged victorious in its bid to purchase Frontier Airlines from bankruptcy, beating out Southwest Airlines, which,... KEEP READING

Delta, US Airways To Swap NYC, D.C. SlotsBy Jay Boehmer

Delta Air Lines and US Airways today announced an agreement to trade East Coast airport slots, through which Delta would gain 125 daily arrival and... KEEP READING

Avis, Hertz Earnings Down, Dollar Thrifty Raises ProfitBy Michael B. Baker

Recent car rental earnings reports showed a loss for Avis Budget and a more than 90 percent plummet for Hertz' profits, while Dollar Thrifty managed to... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Vows Cost-Cutting After Profit Dives

Lufthansa today warned it would launch a significant cost-cutting effort in the next few weeks after passenger revenues fell by more than 19 percent in... KEEP READING

Southwest To Raise Republic In Frontier Airlines BidBy Chris Davis

Southwest Airlines today said it was preparing a bid to acquire bankrupt Frontier Airlines that would exceed a competing bid by Republic Airways... KEEP READING

Airlines Fight For Footing: Traffic, Revenue Declines Outweigh Business Demand GainsBy Jay Boehmer

Planes during the second quarter were about as full as they were a year ago, a few fare hikes succeeded in recent weeks, and business traffic and... KEEP READING

American Ups Ante In $5 Bag-Fee Increase

American Airlines on Friday said it would charge passengers an extra $5 to check their first and second pieces of luggage. The fee, assessed on tickets... KEEP READING

Delta, Virgin Blue Seek Antitrust Immunity For U.S.-Australian JVBy Jay Boehmer

Newcomers to U.S.-Australia routes Delta Air Lines and Virgin Blue Airlines Group in July announced plans to form a joint venture as a competitive... KEEP READING

NBTA, Flo Attempt To Revive Reg. TravelerBy Jay Boehmer

Since dominant Registered Traveler provider Verified Identity Pass in late June abruptly halted operations, some customers have sued the company for... KEEP READING

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