Southwest Airlines to Purchase AirTran Airways for $1.4 Billion Southwest to buy AirTran Southwest Airlines announced Monday that it would be acquiring low-cost competitor AirTran Airways for an estimated $1.4 billion. With the...
Museum Day: Over 1,300 Museums Across America Offer Free Admission Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum is one of many free museums today Museums all across the U.S. will be waiving their admission today for the sixth annual Smithsonian Magazine...
American Airlines Wi-Fi Widget Goes Mobile American Airlines business travelers can now check in ahead of time on their mobile devices to find out if their plane has Wi-Fi access. That's because aa.com now makes it possible for...
Philadelphia Becomes Largest U.S. City with Casino Will economic benefits arrive with the new casino? On Thursday, Philadelphia became the largest U.S. city with a casino when Pennsylvania’s 10th gambling hall opened despite...
MLB Playoffs to be Broadcast on New York City Subway NYC subway to air MLB games Sports fans riding the subway in the Big Apple are going to love this news. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is teaming up with TBS to offer...
Lufthansa Orders 40 More Airbus Jets Worth $4.3 Billion Lufthansa makes a multi-billion dollar order to Airbus Lufthansa announced Wednesday that they approved an order of 40 Airbus jets worth an estimated $4.3 billion. The massive...
Conde Nast Rates Virgin America Best Business Class Best Business Class third year in a row! Conde Nast Traveler magazine ranked Virgin America as the Best Business/First Class among domestic airlines in its 2010 Business Travel...
Qantas CEO Not Interested in Merger with British Airways We reported here two weeks ago that British Airways was interested in merging with Qantas Airways. However news came out Wednesday that the feeling is far from mutual at the Aussie airline....
JetBlue Announces Plans of Advanced In-Flight Broadband JetBlue plans to offer ultra-quick broadband links Discount airline JetBlue is set to announce a deal with satellite communications firm, ViaSat Inc to put ultra-quick broadband links on...
American Airlines Lounges to Offer Free Booze at U.S. Airports AA lounges to offer complimentary adult beverages nationwide The next round is on American Airlines starting October 1. That's because the airline will start offering members...
Paris Hilton Stopped at Tokyo Airport on Arrival Paris Hilton was stopped at Tokyo's Narita airport by immigration officials after landing on a flight from Las Vegas Tuesday. The news of the US socialite being stopped comes just one day after pleading...
IATA: Airline Industry Rebounding Strongly Global airline industry said to be rebounding strongly International airlines have rebounded quicker than expected from the recession after losing close to $26 billion over 2008 and 2009,...
American Airlines Expands Mobile Boarding Passes to Eight More Airports American Airlines announced Monday that they will be installing mobile boarding passes at two domestic airports and six international airports. Customers departing on American Airlines...
