JetBlue auctions flights on eBay

JetBlue Airways Corp. is auctioning off more than 300 roundtrip flights and six vacation packages this week on eBay, with opening bids set between 5 and 10 cents. The flights are to more than 20 destinations, including four “mystery” JetBlue Getaways Vacation packages to undisclosed locations. The three-, five- and seven-day auctions include one- and [...]

American Airlines may cut 469 jobs at airports

American Airline has sent notices to 469 employees at airports in five U.S. cities that they may lose their jobs in November as the airline continues to cut back on flights. A total of 353 workers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport received the notices. The remaining notices went to workers in Los Angeles, San Francisco, [...]

What can I do if my flight is canceled?

Q: In light of how the airlines are cutting back their schedules this fall, what can I do — and what recourse do I have — if my flight is canceled? A: As airlines look to cut capacity, a lot are rescheduling passengers on other flights — but some aren’t advising passengers of the changes [...]

United to furlough 1,550 flight attendants

United Airline said on Wednesday it will furlough 1,550 flight attendants as it reduces its flying this fall. The furloughs work out to roughly 10 percent of United’s cabin workers. United is seeking 7,000 job reductions companywide by the end of 2009, said spokesman Jeff Kovick. United has previously announced plans to cut as many [...]

FAA warns NY airports about blocking some flights

The Federal Aviation Administration warned on Tuesday that New York’s three big airports may violate federal regulations if they block flights from landing slots newly auctioned by the FAA. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey operates Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty airports. Earlier this month it threatened to block flights resulting from [...]

Cost of flying rose in July

The average cost to fly one mile in the U.S. on a commercial airliner rose 7.5 percent in July compared to the same month last year. The Air Transport Association of America, which represents most passenger and cargo carriers in the U.S., said late Wednesday that passenger yield — the average price a passenger pays [...]

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 [...]