United Has Best On-Time Performance by a Major U.S. Airline 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...
Volcanic Ash Affects Flights in Morocco, Spain and Turkey 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...
Travel Tech Tuesday: Seven Airlines Offering Gogo Inflight WiFi 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...
British Airways Cabin Crew Agree to Strike Yet Again 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 Airlines Move Closer to Strike 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....
United-Continental Merger Boosts Airline Recovery 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...
Ash Cloud Continues to Affect European Air Travel 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...
Odd Attractions: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico White Sands National Monument – a 275 square mile park of blistering white gypsum dunes – is one of the most stunning sights in New Mexico, but it...
American Airlines Gets Another Labor Deal American Airlines makes second labor deal this week American Airlines has agreed on contract conditions with parts handlers. This is the second tentative deal with ground workers this...
JetBlue and South African Airways Form Partnership JetBlue to team with South African Airways Starting May 12, JetBlue and South African Airways will start allowing passengers to travel on both carriers with the same ticket. In a deal...
British Airways Crew Rejects New Pay Offer Walkouts in March forced BA to cancel hudreds of flights The cabin crew of British Airways rejected an offer from the airline. Had they accepted the offer, the bitter dispute over...
Emirates President Defends Airline, Says U.S. to Blame for Times Square Bomber Making it Onboard Emirates lashes out against Obama and U.S. government "We're not a security agency." That is what Emirates Airlines' president Tim Clark told Zawya Down Jones Thursday, according to a...
Virgin America Delays Orlando Routes, Adds In-Flight Wine Service Virgin America adds in-flight wine service Virgin America will announce today its decision to postpone its start of service to Orlando International Airport as a result of delays in the...
JetBlue Begins Service to Punta Cana JetBlue starts service to Punta Cana! JetBlue Begins Service to Fourth Destination in the Dominican Republic: Punta Cana. JetBlue Airways continues to spread in the Caribbean, as it...
