Air Transportation

Alexandra Burke, X Factor Winner 2008, arrives at LAX on an Air New Zealand flight from London Heathrow and is picked up by a black limousine Los Angeles, California - 19.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Alexandra Burke, X Factor Winner 2008, arrives at LAX on an Air New Zealand flight from London Heathrow and is picked up by a black limousine Los Angeles, California - 19.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Southwest Airlines changes rules to require majority for election in uncontested board races Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday it will require uncontested candidates for its board of directors to win a majority among shareholder votes cast to be elected, instead of just ...

The world's largest airliner, an Air France A380, touched down in New York on Friday after completing the superjumbo jet's first Atlantic crossing from Europe to the United States. The Airbus plane, carrying 538 passengers, left Paris earlier in the day and ...

ATA says passenger revenue among US carriers fell 15 percent in Oct. from a year ago Passenger revenue among U.S. airlines fell 15 percent in October compared to the same month last year, an industry trade group said Friday. The Air Transport ...

AirTran Airways giving double rewards for Milwaukee travel through Feb. 10 Discount carrier AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Friday that it will offer double reward credits to all of its frequent flier club members when they travel between ...

An Airbus A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, took off from Paris on Friday en route for New York on its maiden flight for Air France -- the first European airline to use the superjumbo. The plane is to touch down in ...

Dubai-based airline Emirates has been told by the German government to charge higher prices for certain business class flights out of Germany, a German transport ministry spokesman said Friday. Both the Financial Times and the Financial Times Deutschland reported Friday that German ...

Air Canada starts trial use of in-flight Internet access on Toronto-LA, Montreal-LA routes Air Canada has begun trial offers of Internet service onboard some flights between Los Angeles and the cities of Toronto and Montreal. The service will cost $9.95 per flight ...

Continental joins other large carriers in raising surcharges on peak travel days next spring Continental Airlines Inc. said it matched a move by other carriers to raise surcharges for travel on a few peak days in March and April to $30 each ...