Delta Air Lines adding new North Dakota service

Delta Air Lines Inc. is increasing service between Salt Lake City and North Dakota this summer.
By June, Delta will add two new daily round-trip flights between Salt Lake City and Bismarck and Minot, as well as an additional daily round-trip flight between Salt Lake City and Fargo.
The world’s biggest airline said in a statement Thursday [...]

American Airlines to charge $50 for coach standby

Next time you think about flying standby on American Airlines, be prepared to give the gate agent your name and $50.
The days of hanging around the agent’s desk, hoping for a free switch to an earlier flight are over at American for many passengers.
The nation’s second-largest airline said Wednesday that starting with tickets bought on [...]

Dodging a storm: Airline fee waiver policies vary

A snowstorm is heading for Washington, D.C., and you’ve got a flight scheduled to see the monuments, do some shopping in trendy Georgetown and visit relatives in the suburbs.
Your departing airline tells you it will waive its fee if you choose to proactively rebook a flight that has yet to be canceled. You’re all set. [...]

FAA eyes hefty fines for American Airlines

The Federal Aviation Administration is close to wrapping up a two-year investigation of safety violations at American Airlines that could result in one of the largest fines in the agency’s history, according to government and industry officials familiar with the investigation.
Separately, the Transportation Department’s inspector general is due to release an audit in the next [...]

Delta Air Lines, US Airways can swap slots

The government says Delta Air Lines and US Airways can swap takeoff and landing slots at airports in New York and Washington, but there’s a catch: They must sell some of the slots to protect competition.
A slot is an interval of time during which an airline can takeoff or land its aircraft at an airport. [...]

British Airways’ OpenSkies to fly Washington D.C. to Paris

OpenSkies, British Airways’ all-business class airline, said Tuesday it is launching a new route between Washington D.C. and Paris.
The airline currently has a single route from Newark Liberty International Airport to Paris Orly with 17 flights per week. It suspended its route between New York and Amsterdam this summer as the recession pounded demand for [...]

FAA investigating Southwest Airlines repairs

Federal officials are investigating Southwest Airlines over the way it handled structural repairs on dozens of jets, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating whether Southwest followed safety orders dealing with the maintenance of older planes.
Inspectors believe Southwest and a repair shop near Seattle conducted [...]