That's the headline from The Columbus Dispatch of Ohio, which writes Skybus might "at least temporarily" discontinue "three of its five West Coast flights in the spring when it puts a new batch of tickets up for sale for March...
JetBlue is considering more flights at Stewart International Airport, about 70 miles north of New York City near Newburgh, N.Y. The Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal says JetBlue CEO David Barger spoke last week at a local annual economic development breakfast, where...
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary is again discussing the possibility of starting a low-cost carrier that would fly between the USA and Europe. He also appears to be talking a little bit about himself, as well. "I'm thinking of calling it...
Airlines may soon be asking you to ditch your paper boarding passes and instead check-in using your cellphone or BlackBerry, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The Houston Chronicle writes that "a new bar code standard" was announced Thursday by the...
ATA Airlines will end scheduled service to both Washington Reagan National and New York LaGuardia airports by the beginning of January, ATA COO Gary Ellmer says in an internal memo obtained by Today in the Sky. ATA's service from Chicago...
Two United flights ran into unusual problems in the Midwest this week, according to two Midwestern newspapers. The first came Monday night, where The Indianapolis Star reports that police "arrested an apparently intoxicated passenger" after his Memphis-to-Chicago flight diverted to...
JetBlue this morning announced two new routes to the Caribbean from its hub at New York JFK. The airline will begin one daily round-trip flight to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic on Jan. 10. And, on Jan. 17, JetBlue...
Beginning Feb. 14, AirTran will add nonstop service from Pittsburgh to the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers. The carrier will operate one daily round-trip flight on the route. Also beginning the same day, AirTran will increase its service...
Add United to the list of airlines facing a "time-to-get-tough stance" from its pilots union. The Chicago Tribune (free registration) says the carrier "appears headed for more labor turbulence after unionized pilots on Tuesday elected new leaders who vow to...
From USA TODAY reporter Roger Yu's Airport Check-in column: "Mineta San Jose International plans to build a $251 million consolidated rental car garage. The seven-story garage will have parking spaces for 3,000 cars and feature eight rental companies. Travelers will...
Boeing's Dreamliner model will not be delivered on time, after all. The Associated Press is reporting that the company is "delaying initial deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner by six months due to continued challenges in completing assembly of the first...
Is ATA taking full advantage of its partnership with Southwest? Where is Skybus headed next? Why don't airlines expand in St. Louis? Which hub will Continental use for new Asia flights? Find out the answers to these questions -- and...
That's the headline from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (free registration), which reports the new leaders of American Airlines' pilots union have taken aim at company CEO Gerard Arpey that "in a blistering letter that disparages his leadership, condemns executive bonuses...
Northwest officially announced its Amsterdam-Portland, Ore., route yesterday, saying daily nonstop flights will start March 29, The Associated Press reports. NWA will fly the route with Airbus A330-200 jets configured with 32 business-class seats and 211 in coach. In a...
