Airline News

Families of the 228 people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's north-east coast in June have held a private memorial service in Rio de Janeiro.

If your most recent flight felt crowded, it was. Most domestic airlines reported that the load factor - the percentage of seats filled - topped 80 percent for the third quarter as carriers cut flights out of their schedules.

Air Canada is seeing small signs of improvement but doesn't expect a full recovery in its revenues for at least a year, the airline's chief executive said Friday during a conference call about the airline's third-quarter results.

It's amazing what you can learn on Twitter on a Friday afternoon, namely that United Airlines is all in a tizzy today over the announcement that a new look is coming for their flight attendants: uniforms by fashion designer Cynthia Rowley .

Airline stocks rose Friday as oil prices tumbled, easing the carriers' fears over jet fuel costs.

Mesa Air Group Inc. said Friday that United Airlines did not extend an agreement under which Mesa operated 26 regional jets for the larger carrier.

LONDON: British Airways Plc. fell to a worse-than-expected first-half loss and forecast annual revenues 1 billion pounds lower than last year, but said traffic volumes and yields had stabilized.

Hawaiian Airlines has installed blended winglets on its first Boeing 767-300ER following FAA certification of the 767 modification.

Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday traffic in October rose a modest 1.9 percent even as the discount carrier aggressively cut flights, so there were fewer empty seats than a year ago.

British Airways is to cut an extra 1,200 jobs, taking the total reduction to 4,900 by next year, it was revealed.

The head of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. , new owner of Frontier Airlines , said Thursday he expects the Denver carrier to be profitable and cash-flow positive in 2010.

Private air charter service NetJets Inc. says it will lay off up to 495 pilots nationwide because of a decrease in demand.

Chief financial officer Arne Haak tells an investor conference Thursday that customers want the cheapest fare when they buy their tickets, but seem willing to shell out extra money for fees as they go through the travel process.

The union for Northwest Airlines flight attendants withdrew its request for a union vote, opting to wait for potential new rules that could make it easier to organize workers at the combined Delta Air Lines.

Continental Airlines said its passenger traffic in October strengthened -- up 1.9 percent from a year earlier -- while the percent of seats filled on its flights reached new levels.

Airlines are looking to make a profit by raising fares and charging fees, but the news for travelers isn't all bad.

AirTran Airways, the second-largest airline at Mitchell International Airport, will add new service to Dallas, and is entering a partnership with another carrier to add regional flights to six new destinations-including three routes that will replace current AirTran service.

The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis are part of a larger problem - eroding professionalism among commercial airline pilots, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt said Wednesday.

WestJet Airlines Ltd. missed analyst estimates with its third-quarter results but remained profitable despite a 16 per cent drop in revenues during what's normally the busiest season for the travel industry.

Apologizing for kicking a mom and her screaming two-year-old off of a flight last week, Southwest Airlines has refunded the cost of the airline ticket and offered an additional $300 credit toward a future flight with the airline.