Airline News

U.S. safety investigators are looking closely at whether an over-reliance on autopilot systems in modern aircraft has degraded human flying skills, increasing the risk of accidents.

American Airlines pilots and other employees watch a news conference with the CEOs of U.S. Airways and American Airlines at DFW International Airport on Feb. 14 begin trading today as US Airways and AMR Corp. formally close their merger and create the world's largest airline.

Airlines spokesman Morgan Durrant said in an email that the crew of flight 362 "followed established procedures" on Monday afternoon after the light was seen in the flight deck.

The King County elections office is conducting a recount Monday on the proposition in the city of SeaTac to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

A passenger who fell asleep while flying to Los Angeles says he awoke to discover himself alone and locked inside a dark, empty United Express plane in Houston.

US Airways chairman and CEO Doug Parker answers a question during a Dec. 2 interview while president Scott Kirby enjoys the response.

's stock had its "hold" rating reiterated by equities researchers at Deutsche Bank in a research report issued on Sunday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

A 16-year-old boy suffered a medical emergency and died on board a Delta Air Lines flight en route to Atlanta from Seattle Saturday morning.

Whistler may have had sub-zero temperatures this week, but the stars didn't mind, and still strutted their stuff for the cameras at the Whistler Film Festival.

They snapped to attention and saluted as a Navy bell tolled, marking the moment when Japanese forces attacked the Hawaiian military outpost 72 years ago.

Airline investigators are looking into how a man got left behind and locked onboard a United Airlines jet when everyone else left during a layover in Houston from Louisiana.

A Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Atlanta has been diverted to Spokane International Airport after a 16-year-old boy died on board.

A U.S. Supreme Court justice on Saturday night denied a last-ditch effort by a group of consumers and travel agents to stop the merger of American Airlines and US Airways.

After cold rain and winds lashed the Southwest and other parts of the country Friday, millions of residents hunkered down for icy conditions expected to last through the weekend as the cold snap was forecast to... A late fall cold snap that has gripped much of the country is being blamed for a handful of deaths and has forced people to deal with ... (more)

A Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Atlanta has been diverted to Spokane International Airport after a 16-year-old boy died on board.

A hot start for a Southwest Airlines flight out of Tulsa leads to a nearly two hour delay.

A flight departure board at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport sums up the situation Friday morning after an ice storm paralyzed North Texas.

A worker from Wilson Air Center de-ices a Southwest Airlines plane before it lifts off to Orlando, Fla., Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at the Memphis International Airport in Memphis, Tenn.

That's the day the building, better known as Willis Tower and the former Sears Tower, officially lost its title as America's tallest building -- to be surpassed by 1 World Trade Center when it opens next year in New York.

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