Airline News

Ryanair has announced record profits this week, and the purchase of 175 new Boeing airliners.

US Airways is unveiling a string of enhancements that should make the travel process smoother for Charlotte-area customers.

Previously, they were supposed to wait until the aircraft reached the gate. But now, phones, laptops and other electronic devices can be used the moment the plane exits the runway.

The once-dominant variable annuity is getting a bit of competition from cheaper iterations.

CBS7 News 5/24/13 MIDLAND - One man was taken into custody by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after interfering with the flight crew of a Southwest Airlines flight Thursday evening.

Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas, has sought to channel grief over his older sister's death from lung cancer into greater public awareness of the killing disease.

Thomas 'Tom' Horton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

US Airways Group and American Airlines , seeking approval for a merger that would create the world's largest airline, are warning lawmakers that a requirement to divest certain airport slots would lead to less service for small and medium-sized cities, sources close to the effort told Reuters.

It's just a matter of time before a laser strike causes a tragedy, according to a pilot who says the problem is becoming ridiculous.

Delta Air Lines opened a $1.4 billion terminal at Kennedy Airport Friday, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market.

Delta Air Lines Inc. sharpened the jockeying for the highest-paying passengers in New York, the biggest U.S. aviation market, as it opened a $1.4 billion terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

What a difference 6 months makes! Not long ago, AMR Corporation , parent company of American Airlines, was a penny stock on the pink sheets headed for a slow and seemingly inevitable death.

Time magazine unearthed never-before-seen photos of President Obama at his senior prom, and he looks exactly the same! Then 17-year-old Barry Obama went with a white jacket and Hawaiian trappings for the 1979 prom at his alma mater Punahou School in Honolulu.

Gird your loins, America. President Obama intends to empty out Guantanamo Bay and send scores of suspected Muslim terror operatives back to their jihadist-coddling native countries.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in November 2009 operated its first ever passenger flight powered by sustainable biokerosene.

JetBlue Airways today launched non-stop service between Boston and Philadelphia.

While other air carriers are ordering more than 3,000 of the next generation of jets, Delta Air Lines is refusing to place an order, Reuters reports.

The company's logo/mascot Mo T. Mogldog. Under the new partnership, every $1 cash-back can be automatically exchanged for 40 HawaiianMiles.

Here at Grist, climate change is our bread and melting butter. But this month, we're feeling especially hot and bothered .

To celebrate this column's fifth anniversary I'd like to write about my best and worst travel experiences in the South Asian region over the past five years.