As promised last week, the "name that airport" challenge is returning this week as a regular Today in the Sky feature. This week's picture -– shown here to the left –- may be a bit more challenging than last week's...
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (free registration): Delta Air Lines has declared what promises to be an expensive and very uncivil war in the Big Apple. The Atlanta-based carrier, which emerged from bankruptcy last spring, has decided to bet a huge...
That's the headline today from a profile on new Delta CEO Richard Anderson written by USA TODAY's Dan Reed. He writes: "In a way, Richard Anderson owes his new job as CEO of Delta Air Lines, the USA's No. 3...
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Responding to sharp criticism, US Airways Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker contacted Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators this week to address their concerns about the airline's decision to pull another 40 daily flights in January, eliminate 450...
From the Erie (Pa.) Times-News: "Erie International Airport lost an airline in September — but it held onto its passengers. Delta Air Lines shut down its Erie-to-Atlanta service on Sept. 6, and airport statistics show most Delta passengers seem to...
From Reuters: "British Airways said (last week) it wants to forge closer ties with American Airlines in the longer term but has no plans to seek regulatory approval for a tie-up. BA and American Airlines, a unit of Fort Worth-based...
From USA TODAY reporter Roger Yu's Airport Check-in column: "After the brouhaha over Christmas trees placed in its main terminal last year, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will go secular during the upcoming holidays. The new decoration chosen by the airport, by...
Continental CEO Larry Kellner "reiterated his long-held stance that Continental wants to remain independent if the landscape doesn't change," the Houston Chronicle writes in its recap of the airline's third-quarter earnings report. That comes as United CEO Glenn Tilton has...
Scottish-based discount carrier flyglobespan has been barred by British aviation officials from flying directly across the Atlantic because of safety concerns, according to various media reports from the United Kingdom. The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has suspended the airline's...
United could soon charge customers a fee if they want their luggage to be unloaded off the plane first. That's just one of the things being considered at United, where the Chicago Tribune (free registration) writes CEO Glenn Tilton believes...
Long known for having one of the oldest domestic fleets in the USA, Northwest is now touting an international fleet that it claims is one of the youngest in North America. The carrier took delivery of its 32nd Airbus A330...
Midwest Airlines CEO Tim Hoeksema said he's confident federal regulators will OK the planned sale of his airline to TPG Capital, according to The Business Journal of Milwaukee. The deal would give Northwest -- once a bitter rival -- a...
Taking a closer looks at American's third-quarter, Reuters writes AA parent AMR's "results came in slightly stronger than expected," though that was tempered by the carrier's warning "that some costs were likely to rise in the fourth quarter." The Associated...
American Airlines parent AMR is facing pressure from some shareholders to increase share value by spinning off business units like its American Eagle regional carrier or its AAdvantage frequent-flier program, The Dallas Morning News (free registration) reports. Hannes Smárason, CEO...
