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...
Allegiant Travel, parent company of leisure carrier Allegiant Airlines, reported a net profit of $7 million (34 cents a share) for the third quarter. The company lost $1.2 million (19 cents a share) during the same quarter a year ago....
Phoenix's "reliever" airport in nearby Mesa hosted its first flights by a big airline last week, a move local officials hope put the airport on the map as a alternative to Phoenix Sky Harbor International. Allegiant's first flight from the...
Beginning Feb. 1, leisure carrier AllegiantAirlines will add nonstop service to Las Vegas from the Williamson County Regional Airport in Marion, Ill. The airline will fly one round-trip flight from the southern Illinois airport every Friday and Monday. Williamson...
United will get some financial help in moving its headquarters from a suburban O'Hare-area location to one in downtown Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times says United "would receive a $5.4 million subsidy from the Central Loop tax-increment-financing district --- and up...
Here's the photo for this week's "name that airport" challenge. Submit your guesses in the comments section. We'll identify the airport tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET tomorrow at the end of the weekly chat. For now, keep the guesses coming!
AirTran this morning reported a third-quarter profit of $10.6 million (11 cents per share) "on increased revenue as it flew fuller planes," Reuters writes. AirTran's earnings included a $6.6 million charge for items related to its failed takeover bid for...
That's the subject of yet another annual survey, this time by travel website TripAdvisor.com. The top airline, according to TripAdvisor's survey of 2,500 members, would be American Airlines. Also rating highly were British Airways and Southwest, which tied for second....
From USA TODAY's Airport Check-in column: "Portland International Airport now offers travelers Gold Key Valet parking service. Passengers can drop off their cars, keys and return-flight itineraries at a booth on the roadway in front of the departures level of...
Pittsburgh International will close off 27 gates -- about 25% of its total -- as the airport tries to shoulder the blow from US Airways' latest cutbacks there, AP reports. "The airline, long dominant in Pittsburgh, will slash 40 flights...
US Airways announced today it would apply for the rights to begin daily service between Charlotte and Bogota, Colombia. The carrier hopes to win rights from the U.S. Department of Transportation, which reached an updated aviation agreement with Colombia that...
Northwest "shattered" Wall Street forecasts with a third-quarter profit of $244 million (93 cents per share), Reuters reports. Analysts had predicted a profit of about 76 cents a share, according to both Reuters and The Associated Press. NWA swung to...
That subject likely won't surprise anyone who has flown on a big U.S. carrier recently, but it's the headline from a Saturday story in The New York Times (free registration). The Times writes "the fleet of big jets operated by...
Count the nation's second-biggest carrier among the big U.S. airlines with an aging fleet (see above). And that's not likely to change in the near future. United "expects to make few fleet changes in 2008 and may perhaps slightly reduce...
