Emirates to reintroduce A380 jumbo-jet in NYC   Emirates Airlines announced Thursday that it plans to reintroduce the Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet between New York City and Dubai this...

  B.A. and Virgin oppose UK government air tax reforms   British Airways and Virgin are against the UK government air tax reforms.   The two airlines said plans by the United...

British Airways said Thursday that it plans to operate more than 60 percent of their long haul flights and more than 50 percent of their short haul flights at London's Heathrow Airport when their cabin...

  U.S. carriers expect an increase in travel this summer   With an anticipation of a strong summer season, U.S. airlines expect to fly 2.2 million passengers per day globally. The number is...

  Spirit Airlines' pilots to walk off job in June   Spirit Airlines' pilots have set June 12 as the date in which they will walk off the job if they do not receive a new contract. This...

    Frontier allowing pets on-board   Frontier Airlines is well known for its animal tales, which includes such creatures as Elk, rabbits, cubs and cougars. Now passengers can bring along...

  Europe to enforce new procedures to reduce flight cancelations   European air safety is proposing a set of new procedures that will aim to decrease airspace closures due to volcanic ash...

    United has best on-time performance by major U.S. airline   According to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation, United Airlines had the best on-time...

  Ash from Iceland's volcano continues to affect flights in Europe   The volcanic ash from Iceland traveled all the way down to North Africa and then made its way over to Turkey on...

Each Tuesday, the CheapOair blog covers travel tech news. Topics including the latest in travel gadgets that will make your next trip easier and more enjoyable to new features coming to your favorite airline...

    BA crew to strike again over pay and work conditions   Another airline with union troubles is British Airways. The cabin crew just voted on a series of five-day strikes, with the...

  Pilots of Spirit await 30-day cooling off period before strike   If pilots of Spirit Airlines don’t get a new contract soon, a strike may be the airlines’ near future....

  The new company will use Chicago's hub as its corporate headquarters   The deal between United and Continental that was signed last week will make the largest airline, transporting 120...

    Iceland's ash cloud continues to screw up Europe's skies   The Icelandic ash cloud does not seem to be going away anytime soon and European travelers might have to get used to...