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Virgin America topped the latest airline satisfaction rankings from Consumer Reports, the first time the 6-year-old airline has appeared on the list.

The Snohomish County Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a $650,000 contract with an engineering firm to design an airline terminal at Paine Field.

American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the islands when necessary.

Airline-related companies have enjoyed investors' favor this year. The iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average ETF has outperformed the S&P 500 by rallying 20% on a year-to-date basis, while the S&P has rallied 15%, and it is trading in uncharted territories.

American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory.

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Last week, Air New Zealand played host to around 60 local students from South Auckland schools.

Slog tipper Nicole Ramirez says she and about 100 protesters are inside the Alaska Airlines' annual shareholder meeting, happening now at Pier 66 in downtown Seattle.

Peter Hartman, President and CEO of KLM and James Hogan, President and CEO of Etihad Airways celebrate the launch of Etihad Airways' flights between Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, have entered the second phase of their strategic partnership following the launch ... (more)

On Sunday, May 19, Mr. McCaughey, 75, of Grenloch, United Airlines' station manager of cargo at Philadelphia International Airport at his retirement in 1994, died of complications of heart disease at Cooper University Hospital.

A Hawaiian Airlines plane headed for Australia, carrying 246 people, turned around an hour into its flight and returned to Honolulu Airport today after a cockpit light went on indicating an engine system problem.

United Airlines put its 787 Dreamliner back in the air on Monday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to put the plane's four-month grounding behind them.

Spirit Airlines remains keen on growth as airline mergers and rising airfares continue to create opportunities for the Miramar-based low-cost carrier to expand its network, executives said Monday during the airline's 2013 Analyst Conference.

United Continental Holdings Inc. has six 787s. Battery problems on planes owned by other airlines prompted the grounding.

Well, good morning, and welcome to Spirit Airlines 2013 Analyst Conference. Thank you for joining us today.

Singapore Airlines, which has too many pilot s amid a business downturn, does not expect the surplus to ease any time soon.

Boeing's Dreamliner 787 has made its first U.S. flight since being grounded back in January after problems with its batteries.

A US Airways flight made a belly landing at Newark International Airport in the early morning hours on Saturday after the plane reported a problem with its landing gear, a spokesman for the airline said.

The control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport as seen from a Metro train stop March 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.

The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says he plans to add jobs at the carrier's reservation center in the northeastern Minnesota city of Chisholm.