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...
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...
Midwest Airlines announced that it would increase its number of flights on four routes. Beginning Nov. 1, the carrier will add a second daily nonstop flight between Los Angeles and its Milwaukee hub. A third daily round-trip flight between Phoenix...
ExpressJet is adding three new destinations as the carrier works to find a schedule and route network to fit the stand-alone portion of its service. The carrier's three newest destinations are Reno, Long Beach., Calif., and Santa Barbara, Calif. ExpressJet's...
From USA TODAY reporter Roger Yu's Airport Check-in column: "San Francisco International has installed at its parking lots new metal dispensers that are stacked with tickets to help remind passengers where they've left their cars. About half the size of...
Reuters says Air France-KLM and Delta have indicated "an imminent joint-venture deal on trans-Atlantic flights" by scheduling an Oct. 17 press conference in Paris. The CEOs of both Delta and Air France-KLM will participate. Air France-KLM did not comment specifically...
Big hubs like New York JFK, Chicago O’Hare and Los Angeles International draw more attention and customers, but are smaller airports a better way to go? That's the question asked by USA TODAY, which runs a story today pitting the...
Portland, Ore., is getting nonstop service to Amsterdam on Northwest. The Oregonian of Portland says Northwest CEO Doug Steenland is set to make the announcement today "during an invitation-only brunch at Portland International Airport." While Portland is not a hub...
United CEO Glenn Tilton talked about a 5-year plan for the airline in a note to workers Friday. Tilton told workers that United will invest about $4 billion during the next five years to "support improvements for customers and employees,"...
The U.S. Department of Transportation has fined both JetBlue and Hawaiian "for failing to properly or adequately disclose the on-time performance of specific flights when requested," Travel Weekly (free registration) reports. The publication says DOT regulations require the 20 carriers...
From USA TODAY reporter Roger Yu's Airport Check-in column: "A new generation of people-movers is coming to Heathrow. The Personal Rapid Transit system is a rail network of individual cars that can accommodate four adults. Because of their small size,...
The merger between US Airways and America West appears to have hit another snag. It comes after the carrier's East Coast-based pilots (from the "old" US Airways) formed the US Airlines Pilots Association (USAPA), which says "it has enough pilot...
