Lufthansa starts A380 service Lufthansa took to the sky with 520 passengers and 22 crew members Friday for the inaugural Frankfurt to Tokyo Narita flight aboard their new A380 plane. ...

  Continental plans non-stop flights between Houston and Nigeria   Continental Airlines has announced plans to begin daily nonstop flights between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria, the carrier’s...

Nearly two months since the Deepwater Horizon blew up, causing the most devastating oil spill in U.S. history, President Barack Obama is planning to tour the Gulf Coast for the fourth time.   Upon...

  JetBlue hopes to benefit from Spirit's pilots' strike   On Monday shares of JetBlue Airways Corp. increased on hopes the airline could benefit from a pilot strike at fellow discount carrier...

  Singapore Airlines expands Manchester - Munich service   Beginning in September, Singapore Airlines will provide daily flights between Manchester Airport and Munich.   Singapore...

  Spirit Airlines cancels flights through Wednesday due to pilots' strike   UPDATED 2pm EDT: Spirit Airlines has posted an update on their website which reads as follow:   "Spirit...

  Regulators may put a ban on in-flight peanut consumption   Federal regulators announced a possible ban on serving peanuts on commercial flights. Advocates state the move would calm fears and...

  Abby's parents have yet to speak with her but are relieved at her safety   A 16-year-old American teenage girl was discovered safe with her damaged yacht on Friday after going missing in the...

As authorities become more strict with regulations aimed to decrease the number of fatalities in plane crashes, airlines Cathay Pacific and Air France have unveiled seat belt mounted airbags in their...

  The bill would allow Americans to travel to Cuba freely   Seventy-four Cuban opposition activists – consisting of Cuba’s best-known blogger and a hunger striker who has...

  Spirit Airlines strike is looming   There is still no deal signed yet between low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines and its pilots as the threat of a strike looms. Disgruntled workers could...

  U.S. airlines saw an increase in passengers this March   In March, the number of people flying on U.S. airlines rose by 2.4% to 62.4 million from 60.8 million a year ago, according to a...

    US Airways has no plans to merge   While more and more airlines are looking at mergers as a way to stay afloat and turn a profit in this crazy economy, one carrier is just not...

  Alabama beach town sees oil come ashore   The BP oil spill, which has hampered the travel and tourism industry along the Gulf Coast already, is now reporting even more oil showing up on...