There aren't many airline CEOs who would release a photo like this of themselves to the nation's media, but that's just what Southwest's Gary Kelly has done. (Yes, that's him here in the photo). Of course, Halloween has always been...
The newly reunited Spice Girls will be traveling for free on Virgin Atlantic during their soon-to-launch comeback tour, The Associated Press reports. Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson's record company released the group's first single, "Wannabe," in 1996. "Virgin signed the...
Skybus announced today that it will begin flying to the Stewart International Airport near Newburgh, N.Y. That move punctuates today's news at the airport, which this morning officially came under the control of The Port Authority of New York and...
There's a new CEO at AirTran Airways. The carrier has promoted president Bob Fornaro to its chief executive position, effective immediately. Joe Leonard, AirTran's previous CEO, will remain chairman of the company, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (free registration). The...
That's the headline from the Times of London, which writes the "A380 may have the world's first airborne double bed, but it won't be put to the obvious use if Singapore Airlines has its way." Singapore Air spokesman Stephen Forshaw...
From USA TODAY's Airport Check-in column: "San Diego International has announced that the 2008 season of its popular Terminal Jazz Performance concerts will kick off on Nov. 9 with local jazz artist Dave Scott, who is also the weatherman on...
Regional giant Mesa Air Group came out a loser yesterday in one of the more unusual aviation court cases in recent history. In the ruling, a U.S. bankruptcy court judge ordered Mesa to pay Hawaiian Airlines $80 million in damages...
The Honolulu Advertiser writes that a court ruling (see above) ordering Mesa to pay $80 million to rival Hawaiian clouds go!'s future with a bit of uncertainty. "Mesa said it will likely appeal the decision and said it remained committed...
What will AirTran do with its new Washington and New York flight slots? Will Frontier expand in Memphis? What about the Q400 concerns? Is US Airways' service improving? Find out the answers to these questions -- and about two dozen...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (free registration) confirms that AirTran "plans to expand in the nation's financial and political capitals." The carrier intends "to add five daily flights out of New York's LaGuardia airport, plus another daily flight between Atlanta and Washington...
AirTran will add "some Caribbean flying" in 2008, AirTran President Bob Fornaro is quoted as saying by the Orlando Sentinel. He says flights will operate out of both Atlanta and Orlando. AirTran's last international route ended earlier this year when...
US Airways is offering a buyout to East Coast-based flight attendants to have at least 15 years of seniority as of Oct. 3. "They will get a $20,000 one-time payout before taxes and other withholdings and travel benefits based on...
From USA TODAY's Airport Check-in column: "Closed since March for repairs, the intergalactic-themed Encounter Restaurant atop the landmark Theme Building in the middle of Los Angeles International Airport will reopen Nov. 15. The carpeting and the lava lamps are new,...
The Orlando Sentinel writes AirTran officials announced today in an earnings conference call that the airline has "secured five more slots to fly into New York's LaGuardia Airport plus an extra slot to Washington's Reagan National Airport, two key markets...
