Airlines

The Game of Aircraft Financing

March 26, 2013, 1:13 am

According to a number of airline watchdogs, airline passenger traffic increased in 2012 compared to 2011.

Airline Uniforms Stir Fears of Conservatism in Turkey

March 8, 2013, 4:39 pm

Turkish Airlines has been the target of criticism in Turkey for leaning toward conservatism.

Scandinavian Airline’s ‘Dirty Harry Tactics’ Raise Eyebrows

November 28, 2012, 12:35 am

Scandinavian airline issued unprecedented ultimatum to employees with no room for negotiation: agree to lower wages and other cuts or the company will go bankrupt.

US Airways Flight Attendants Vote to Strike

November 20, 2012, 8:18 pm

Flight attendants with US Airways voted to enact a strike, said union representatives Tuesday.

United Airlines Dreamliner Flight a First for US

November 6, 2012, 12:34 pm

United Airlines made the first U.S. commercial airline flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Sunday, and the Chicago-based airline will be the North American launch customer for [...]

Airliner Offers Flight to Supporters of Losing Candidate

October 3, 2012, 6:41 pm

Regardless of who wins the presidential election this fall, airliner JetBlue is looking to capitalize on people who can’t bear to see their candidate lose.

American Airlines Flights Delayed

September 27, 2012, 9:24 pm

Travelers have been left wondering what to do, as American Airlines (AA) threatens to sue its pilots for what it said were frivolous maintenance requests and other tactics [...]

Ryanair Faces Investigation for Low Fuel Tanks

September 19, 2012, 3:27 pm

Budget airliner Ryanair is facing another investigation that it curtailed safety to cut costs, with Spanish aviation authorities accusing it of telling its pilots to fly with [...]

Hong Kong Airliner to End Shark Fin Transport

September 5, 2012, 2:10 pm

Responding to mounting pressure from environmental groups, a Hong Kong-based airliner will stop carrying shark fins on its cargo flights.

JetBlue Fined for Long Delay

August 20, 2012, 11:45 pm

Airliner JetBlue was fined $90,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation Monday for not telling passengers on a flight earlier this year that they could get off the plane [...]