Delta, US Airways swapping slots
August 12, 2009 ·
Delta Air Lines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc. are swapping takeoff and landing slots at airports in New York and Washington, amid similar moves by AirTran Airways and Continental Airlines. A Delta executive said in a memo to employees Wednesday that Delta will exchange some of its flying rights at Washington’s Reagan National Airport [...]
Airlines June delays worst of the year
August 4, 2009 ·
U.S. airlines in June turned in their worst on-time performance since December, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday. The airlines had a combined on-time arrival rate of 76.1 percent compared with 80.5 percent in May. But the carriers had fewer delayed flights this June than in the same month a year ago. The on-time rate [...]
Turbulence injures 26, flight diverted to Miami
August 3, 2009 ·
A Continental Airlines jet carrying 179 people from Brazil to Texas hit severe turbulence over the Atlantic early Monday, injuring at least 26 — including four seriously — and forcing an emergency landing in Miami, officials said. One passenger said he felt Continental Flight 128 drop without warning while flight attendants were in the aisles, [...]
American Airlines hikes checked-bag fee by $5
July 27, 2009 ·
It’s going to cost you more to check bags on an American Airlines flight. American said Friday that checking the first bag will cost $20, up from $15, and a second bag will cost $30, up from $25. The change takes effect on tickets bought after Aug. 13 for travel within the United States, Puerto [...]
New snag for Continental antitrust-immunity bid
June 17, 2009 ·
Continental Airlines’ bid to work closely with United Airlines and others on trans-Atlantic service has hit a new snag, with the Justice Department seeking to review the plan. The Transportation Department gave preliminary approval in April to Continental’s request for antitrust immunity so it could coordinate prices and schedules with United. But on Wednesday, Attorney [...]
Delta plans bigger capacity cuts in downturn
June 11, 2009 ·
Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) said on Thursday that it plans additional cuts in seat capacity this year as rising fuel prices and softer travel demand pressure business. The world’s biggest airline also said more capacity cuts could be on the way in its industry as airlines face the most challenging period since after the [...]
Lawmakers seek to fix pilot fatigue, training
June 11, 2009 ·
Members of Congress said Thursday they will try to force regional airlines to fix problems with pilot training and fatigue highlighted by an investigation into an air crash in upstate New York in February. Rep. Jerry Costello, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s aviation subcommittee, told a hearing Thursday he’s fed up with [...]
