That's the headine from a story in today's Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, which writes about the latest expansion of its hometown carrier Skybus. The Dispatch writes: "Greensboro put out the welcome mat for Skybus Airlines yesterday, as the Columbus-based startup named...
Today in the Sky blogger Ben Mutzabaugh is on vacation today. In his absence, Today in the Sky will feature a set of quick quotes from several aviation stories that made news over the past few days (see below). Today...
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (free registration): "Delta Air Lines and other major carriers will lodge their objections Tuesday to what they call a federal proposal for 'slashing operations' at delay-plagued John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The Federal...
From United Press International: "A Florida man determined to catch a plane dressed his wounds and boarded a flight after being shot ina domestic dispute. William J. Notaro, 37, of Clearwater, Fla., said a woman shot him three times...
From USA TODAY: "Jason Speer plans to be part of history on Thursday in Singapore when he and about 470 other travelers board the first-ever commercial flight of the new Airbus A380. But the 32-year-old Chicago-area manufacturing executive and aviation...
From the Duluth News Tribune of Minnesota: "Midwest Airlines announced Monday that it will discontinue all service to Duluth as of Dec. 1 — nine months after the carrier began offering daily flights to its hub in Milwaukee. 'The route...
From USA TODAY reporter Roger Yu's Airport Check-in column: "Passengers can now get flu shots at Akron-Canton Airport. The clinic, operated by QuickClinic of Akron, is on the main concourse. Flu shots cost $35. Pneumonia shots cost $45. The clinic...
Our Web team has just completed a new set of widgets for the Travel section, including one for Today in the Sky. By placing the widget on your page, you can browse the most recent headlines and link to complete...
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...
