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...
All-business-class carrier Eos announced today that it plans to add two Newark Liberty and Paris as new destinations in 2008. The carrier says flights between Newark and London Stansted will begin in the spring while New York JFK-Paris flights will...
Southwest this morning reported a third-quarter profit of $162 million (22 cents per share), marking the carrier's 66th consecutive profitable quarter. Southwest's third-quarter earnings represented a sharp increase from the same period a year ago, when Southwest reported a profit...
Continental Airlines reported a net profit of $241 million ($2.15 per share) for the third quarter, a figure that compares to the airline's $237 million ($2.17 per share) profit during the same quarter a year ago. "The company had a...
Toronto's Pearson International, notorious for charging airlines some of the highest airport fees in the world, is set to give some of its tenants a break. The Toronto Star writes that Canada's busiest airport is "reducing its landing fees and...
American Airlines reported today it posted a net profit $175 million (61 cents a share) for the third quarter. That compared with a profit of $15 million (6 cents per share) during the same period a year earlier, when AA...
What name do you prefer: US Airways or US Air? Would AirTran hurt its Chicago operation by expanding at Milwaukee? What happens with ATA's slots at Washington Reagan National? What will Skybus' "big announcement" be in the next few weeks?...
Delta and Air France have entered into what USA TODAY calls a "far-reaching cooperative agreement" that will give U.S. customers new flight options for getting to Europe. USA TODAY says the pact "represents the most significant move to date by...
Southwest raised fares by up to $20 roundtrip this week on its long-haul routes of Dallas Love Field. "The boost marks the sixth increase by the Dallas-based carrier this year, but the first implemented in its hometown," The Dallas Morning...
The airline rumor-mill got a kick-start yesterday thanks to Delta CEO Richard Anderson, who said he expected airline consolidation to occur and that a merger may be in the "long-term best interest of Delta." Predictably, that has the topic of...
From USA TODAY reporter Roger Yu's Airport Check-in column: "Passengers at St. Louis Lambert International can now use Wi-Fi, available at 'a majority of areas' in its terminals and concourses, the airport says. The cost is typically $7.95 a day,...
JetBlue has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation for the rights to fly to Bogota, Colombia, from the Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. A 2000 treaty between the USA and Colombia limits U.S. carriers to 70 weekly flights...
