Airline News

TEENAGE soccer ambassadors are set to bid 'aloha' to East Lancashire as part of an international friendship tour taking in some of the national game's landmarks.

A flight attendant who worked for Air New Zealand for 24 years has been charged with bringing 25 grams of methamphetamine, with a street value of $581, into the country.

Investing in airlines has long been the butt of jokes, especially when many U.S. carriers traipsed through bankruptcy court in the past decade.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 14 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,100 as of 12 p.m. Eastern time Thursday.

The Seattle parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air reported adjusted second-quarter net income of $157 million, or earnings of $1.13 per share.

Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd, a low-cost carrier partly owned by Singapore Airlines Ltd., said it's seeking to forge alliances with other airlines to boost overseas revenue after losses widened.

A ban on US airlines flying to Israel's Tel Aviv airport amid rocket fire from Gaza has been lifted.

A Minneapolis man said he and his two children were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight after the father tweeted about a "rude" gate agent who refused to give his kids priority boarding.

United Airlines will end its service at Topeka Regional Airport on Sept. 2, according to Eric Johnson, president of the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority.

United Airlines may still get its share of service complaints from passengers. But the Chicago-based carrier nonetheless managed to tie with Delta Air Lines for the 2014 GlobeRunner Award for Best Airline in the Americas.

A Minneapolis man and his two children were asked to leave a Southwest Airlines flight in Denver after he tweeted about a boarding disagreement.

The Atlanta-based company said net income increased to $801 million, or 94 cents per share, from $685 million, or 80 cents per share, in the same quarter a year ago.

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Good news for parents flying with children on Southwest Airlines. The carrier announced today that it will add the Cartoon Network to the networks it offers via its live television programming.

Atmospheric conditions continue to be favorable for locally heavy rain to develop because of the presence of an upper-level trough and ample tropical moisture near the Hawaiian Islands, National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu say.

Hawaiian Holdings , Inc., parent company of Hawaiian Airlines , on Tuesday reported a second-quarter profit of $27.3 million, or 43 cents per diluted share, compared to a profit of $11.3 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, for the same quarter in 2013.

U.S. air carriers Delta Air Lines and US Airways, a unit of American Airlines Group, on Tuesday said they have halted flights to Israel to ensure passenger safety.

Expect a reduction of Frontier Airlines flights out of Wilmington this winter. A New Castle Airport official tells the "News Journal" that starting December 12th, service to Denver, Chicago, Atlanta and Fort Myers will be "seasonally suspended."

Hundreds of flights to and from eastern China were canceled or delayed Monday and state media warned that more disruptions should be expected in the next few weeks.

Shares of Southwest Airlines have earned a consensus rating of "Buy" from the fifteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, AnalystRatings.Net reports .