Pets-only planes, from $150 per animal

Airline service appears to be going to the dogs—and cats. Pet Airways has recently debuted as America’s first “pet-only” airline, with cats and dogs as the sole passengers. The company aims to alleviate the worries of travelers who have to transport their pets in the cargo hold, where animals risk dangerously high or low temperatures [...]

American Airlines unveils newest jet in fleet

American Airlines will add the first of 76 new Boeing jets to its fleet this week in a move that the carrier hopes will cut fuel and maintenance costs. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft will replace about one-fourth of American’s current aging fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series jets, which have been the subject of several [...]

American Airlines to expand in-flight Web access

American Airlines plans to expand Internet access to about half its fleet of aircraft over the next two years as it attempts to raise revenue and improve customer service. The company said Tuesday it will install flying Wi-Fi hot spots on about 300 planes used in the continental U.S. and charge up to $12.95 for [...]

Non-Flying Jobs In General Aviation

General aviation – defined as all aviation not classified as military or airline – is by far the largest segment of the aviation industry. In terms of aircraft, there are about 221,000 general aviation aircraft compared to just under 19,000 airliners of all types in the United States. The airlines serve just 650 airports in [...]

Passengers stranded after Zoom planes grounded

Hundreds of Zoom Airline passengers were stranded Thursday in Canada and the UK after the cash-strapped Canadian airline suddenly canceled all of its flights after creditors took action to get money owed them. Zoom said the economic downturn and the unprecedented rise in the price of aviation fuel made it impossible for the privately owned [...]

American launches in-flight Internet on 3 routes

American Airlines expanded the availability of in-flight Internet access Wednesday, launching airborne e-mail, Web and other online services on some of its longer, nonstop flights. The move could create a new stream of revenue as the aviation industry faces high fuel prices and other challenges, but it also could create new headaches as passengers retrieve [...]

New space race heats up with unveiling of aircraft

Aerospace engineers have been holed up in a Mojave Desert hangar for four years, fashioning a commercial spaceship to loft rich tourists some 62 miles above Earth. Now the wraps come partially off the top-secret project. British billionaire Sir Richard Branson and American aerospace designer Burt Rutan are due Monday to show off their mothership, [...]