United is ratcheting up stricter carry-on baggage rule enforcement, and the result is that more passengers will be hit with …
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Delta Is Making a Massive Change to Its Frequent-Flier Program
There are two kinds of airline passengers: people who pay for their own tickets and people who don’t.
This Is the Incredible New Airbus Jet Everybody Is Talking About
Photos of Airbus’ new A350 jetliner have been circulating for months. But the European aviation giant brought the plane to the Singapore Air Show this week, finally giving jet buffs a chance to get up close and personal with it. …
An Ultra-Cheap, Anti-Union Upstart Airline Could Transform Flying
Travelers have long desired low-cost flights connecting Europe and the U.S. One emerging European carrier is making this dream a reality—and a range of travel industry forces don’t like it one bit.
Latest Airline Safety Video Relies on Skimpy Bikinis
Air New Zealand has a pretty clever new plan to make you pay attention to its in-flight safety videos. The company has hired models from Sports Illustrated‘s swimsuit issues to make lessons about emergency exits and oxygen masks …
That $25 Checked Bag Service Only Costs Airlines $2
Airlines say that they must charge passengers baggage fees because more checked luggage means more costs incurred by the carrier. But how much extra jet fuel is burned due to luggage? Maybe $2 per bag tops.
Airline Travelers, Your Future Will Look a Lot Like … Cleveland
United Airlines announced it is dropping 60% of departures in Cleveland, which was once a major hub for Continental—back before Continental merged with United.
Drunks On A Plane: Inebriated Air Rage Incidents Hit New Heights
Reported cases of unruly behavior increased twelvefold between 2007 and 2011
Delta Is Spending $770 Million to Make the Cheap Seats Bigger
Good news for frequent and/or larger fliers: Delta is going to spend $770 million to provide more room for your gluteus maxi on its A319 and A320s, part of a larger program to spruce up some of the older jets in its fleet, …
JetBlue’s Got Bigger Problems Than the Polar Vortex
If you were trying to get to Vegas on JetBlue’s Flight 711 yesterday, you were out of luck. So were customers on more than 400 JetBlue flights, as the crippling “polar vortex” snow and cold combined with new Federal …
Workhorse DC-9 Heads to the Afterlife in the Sky
Delta’s flight 2014 from Minneapolis to Atlanta yesterday had all the attraction of a longish bus ride. Passengers will be riding a jalopy of a jet, a 120-seat DC-9 that was manufactured in 1978. The round trip fare on the …
Cessna Parent Company Acquires Beechcraft Corp.
Squeezed by waning demand, Cessna looks to expand its reach in the market for business jets