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First-class airline passengers can say goodbye to mystery meat.
United Airlines and US Airways are in very advanced talks and expect to announce within weeks that they are combining, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday
Myron Sigal and his wife can't make their return flight from Venice to Philadelphia after she is injured on a Mediterranean cruise. US Airways promises him a voucher for the unused portion, but months later, there's no sign of it. Is the money lost?
An US Airways pilot who aviation officials say accidentally fired his handgun in the cockpit during a flight will be fired, a spokesman for a flight officers group said.
Frustrated by an internal dispute over seniority, US Airways pilots on Thursday ousted their union of 59 years and agreed to be represented by another group.
The airline industry did an overall poor job last year according to the Air Quality Rating survey, released Monday
A US Airways pilot has been removed from flight duty after he accidentally discharged his handgun in the cockpit during a flight on Saturday.
There was little doubt last summer when former Northwest Airlines executive Richard Anderson took the helm at Delta Air Lines that the carrier would gobble up a competitor. It was just a matter of which one and when.
On her way from Dallas, Texas, to Kauai, Marlene Kelley lands in Phoenix, Arizona, to find that her connecting flight to Hawaii has already left. But no one notified her about the schedule change, and now she and her husband are sent to Los Angeles to catch another flight to the islands. What do her airline and travel agent owe her for the runaround -- specifically for the night she had to spend at an LAX hotel?
You paid a fee to purchase the ticket, you may have even chalked up the extra charge for an exit-row seat, and you're prepared to spend $5 for a cocktail on board - but when plans change and you need to modify your flights accordingly, that's when you really get hit.
First-class airline passengers can say goodbye to mystery meat.
United Airlines and US Airways are in very advanced talks and expect to announce within weeks that they are combining, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday
Myron Sigal and his wife can't make their return flight from Venice to Philadelphia after she is injured on a Mediterranean cruise. US Airways promises him a voucher for the unused portion, but months later, there's no sign of it. Is the money lost?
An US Airways pilot who aviation officials say accidentally fired his handgun in the cockpit during a flight will be fired, a spokesman for a flight officers group said.
Frustrated by an internal dispute over seniority, US Airways pilots on Thursday ousted their union of 59 years and agreed to be represented by another group.
The airline industry did an overall poor job last year according to the Air Quality Rating survey, released Monday
A US Airways pilot has been removed from flight duty after he accidentally discharged his handgun in the cockpit during a flight on Saturday.
There was little doubt last summer when former Northwest Airlines executive Richard Anderson took the helm at Delta Air Lines that the carrier would gobble up a competitor. It was just a matter of which one and when.
On her way from Dallas, Texas, to Kauai, Marlene Kelley lands in Phoenix, Arizona, to find that her connecting flight to Hawaii has already left. But no one notified her about the schedule change, and now she and her husband are sent to Los Angeles to catch another flight to the islands. What do her airline and travel agent owe her for the runaround -- specifically for the night she had to spend at an LAX hotel?
You paid a fee to purchase the ticket, you may have even chalked up the extra charge for an exit-row seat, and you're prepared to spend $5 for a cocktail on board - but when plans change and you need to modify your flights accordingly, that's when you really get hit.
He buys his airline ticket on United, but his flights are on US Airways and Air Canada. Or are they? When Michael Watanabe checks his reservation, he finds that half of his itinerary is missing without a trace. And United is telling him not to worry about it. But he's worried. What should he do?
You've probably heard of the government's controversial "no-fly" list. Maybe you know someone who's on it. Maybe you're on it.
US Airways Group Inc. is set to announce a large order of Airbus jets that could be worth more than $10 billion at list prices, according to published reports.
Delta Air Lines emerged from bankruptcy early Monday as a leaner but still independent carrier after a 19-month reorganization that saw it fight off a $10 billion hostile takeover.
"Shut up, Doug!" hissed the blond businesswoman across the aisle. "It's not your job to tell passengers anything. Let people make decisions who know what they're doing!"
About 100 passengers waited in the Philadelphia International Airport Monday to be re-booked on flights that were cancelled due to Friday's storm, airport spokeswoman Phyllis Van Istendal told CNN.
Six Islamic religious leaders have filed suit against US Airways for having them removed from a domestic flight last November.
Six Islamic religious leaders have filed suit against US Airways for having them removed from a domestic flight last November.
Pilots sued on Wednesday to stop US Airways Group Inc. from integrating operations of its predecessor companies until it negotiates one contract for its two pilot unions.
US Airways CEO Doug Parker was sentenced to one day in prison Tuesday for driving under the influence of alcohol in Phoenix the night Delta Air Lines rejected a takeover bid from his company, a US Airways spokesman confirmed to CNN.
US Airways CEO Doug Parker's surprise $8.4 billion bid to buy Delta was merely the first in a series of recent takeover talks.
Senators grilled US Airways CEO Douglas Parker about his company's hostile bid for Delta Air Lines at a hearing on airline consolidation Wednesday, with even some Republicans suggesting there could be a need for re-regulation of airlines if a new round of mergers take place.
The battle for control of Delta Air Lines--on Nov. 15, US Airways made an unsolicited $8 billion bid to acquire its rival before it emerges from bankruptcy and to potentially create the world's lar...
US Airways Group, Inc. said Wednesday it has increased its offer to merge with larger rival Delta Air Lines, Inc. to $10.2 billion.
Here are some of the companies whose shares were active in late trading on Tuesday:
Delta Air Lines formally rejected the hostile bid from US Airways Group early Tuesday, saying regulators are unlikely to approve the combination because of the risk of higher airfares and that its creditors will get more if it stays independent.
Delta Air Lines formally rejected the hostile bid from US Airways Group early Tuesday, saying that the Atlanta-based carrier is worth more as a stand-alone carrier and that regulators are unlikely to approve the combination.
Trying to fend off a hostile bid from US Airways Group, Delta Air Lines is close to presenting a reorganization plan to the bankruptcy court that will estimate its value as an independent company at between $10 billion to $12 billion, according to a published report.
US Airways said Tuesday it is investigating the removal of six Muslim imams who were passengers on a Monday flight heading to Phoenix, Arizona.
US Airways made a surprise $8 billion offer to buy its bigger rival Delta Airlines, a bid that could spark a round of mergers leaving the United States with just a handful of major airlines.
Five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, the nation's airline industry is still struggling to regain altitude, even as U.S. passengers are flying more than ever before.
Crying children, cranky passengers and crowded concourses make hanging out at an airport chaotic. Seats by gates fill up quickly, and lines for food wind every which way.
Some might call it a stoop to new levels. No, make that a doubling over.
After six years and billions in losses, many of the country's biggest airlines are poised to climb out of the red and start making money again.
It was tougher to be a passenger on a U.S. airline in 2005, according to government statistics, which show almost 10,000 lost baggage reports a day during the year, as well as increases in the other problems that can make a flight unpleasant.
Anyone who took an early flight for a Memorial Day getaway has already gotten a taste of what summer air travel will be like: full planes, crowded airports and weather delays.
Customers anticipate US Airways' death knell, if last year's run on frequent flier miles in any indication, a newspaper report suggested Monday.
US Airways and America West Airlines Holdings Corp. (AWA) are in advanced merger talks to create a national low-cost airline rivaling discount king Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) in size, say people familiar with the matter.
US Airways' problems with baggage handling, which caused severe problems for its customers over the holiday period, started much earlier, according to a published report.
Delta Air Lines Wednesday slashed fares by up to 50 percent in the most aggressive bid by a major airline so far to fend off cut-throat competition from low-cost carriers.
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Computer problems, labor issues and bad weather stranded holiday travelers over the weekend, with US Airways and Delta Air Lines' Comair unit left to pick up the pieces Monday.
The coming year holds a lot of uncertainty for airlines and passengers.
Passengers of the nation's largest airlines are experiencing longer layovers when making connections, according to a published report, as troubled carriers, including American and United, try to stem losses by changing their schedules.
The tense climate in the airline industry has some frequent flyers on the edge of their seats.
Bankrupt airline US Airways announced Friday it reached a tentative concession deal with union negotiators for its pilots that will save the company about $300 million a year in labor costs.
Shouldn't there have been a shake-out by now?
Technology stocks inched up Thursday, continuing a modest rebound after a difficult summer and early September.
US Airways Group filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday for the second time in two years.
US Airways Group made a new last-ditch proposal for concessions to its pilots' union Friday, a news agency reported, as the nation's No. 7 airline struggles to avoid a bankruptcy filing that could be just days away.
Without speedy and deep cost reductions, US Airways Group Inc. (UAIR) could post big losses in the second half of this year, fall afoul of the terms of a federally backed loan "and just run out of steam sometime next year," the chief executive officer warned employees in a telephone message last week, Monday's Wall Street Journal reported.
Ask Dave Ulmer, chief of planning at JetBlue, about his industry and he can hardly contain his glee. To him, the towering fares charged by the major U.S. airlines are a gilt-edged invitation to mak...
Have you tried to get a free airline ticket lately? You may have gotten nothing but turbulence from your customer service rep. Beleaguered airlines, citing financial woes, have instituted program c...
Have you tried to get a free airline ticket lately? You may have gotten nothing but turbulence from your customer service rep.
In a room strewn with hamburger wrappers, union officials lay on the floor in silent, stunned exhaustion. John Darrah, president of the pilots' union at American Airlines, was still at work. It was...
That sound you hear coming from airline lobbyists is not a sigh of relief, even though Congress has decided to provide some aid and comfort to the beleaguered business. It is a death rattle. The av...
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