
Airlines collected record baggage fees in 2012
U.S. airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from passengers last year — the highest amount since the fees ...

Delta will pay dividend, buy back shares
Delta Air Lines will start paying a quarterly dividend and buy back some of its shares — investor-friendly moves common in other industries but rare ...

Higher fares help Southwest Airlines' profit
Higher fares helped Southwest Airlines Co. make more money than Wall Street expected in the first quarter, but the company said Thursday that ...

After 1Q loss, United sees operations improving
United Airlines says it's on the way to fixing the reliability problems that have driven away travelers. Now it needs to reliably make money.

Futures move higher on strong earnings
Stock futures rose Thursday with U.S. corporate earnings continuing to impress. Dow Jones industrial futures rose 58 points to 14,673. The broader S&P ...

Stocks open little changed on mixed earnings news
Stock indexes are little changed in early trading on Wall Street following mixed earnings results from Apple, Ford, Boeing and other major U.S.

Futures mixed as earnings season rolls on
U.S. stock futures were mixed Wednesday as a slackening pace for orders of long-lasting goods dampened strong corporate earnings. After a big beat by ...

Flight delays pile up amid FAA budget cuts
Flight delays piled up across the country Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers began taking unpaid days off because of federal budget cuts, ...

Boston travel: Trains, buses halted, planes flying
Mass transportation to and from the Boston area was virtually shut down Friday while police engaged in massive manhunt before capturing a suspect in ...

Persistent Parker nears top job at American
Doug Parker has no problem donning rapper Psy's light blue tuxedo for Halloween and performing his own version of Gangnam Style before hundreds of ...

What an American-US Airways merger means for you
While American Airlines and US Airways announced plans to merge Thursday, it will be several months — if not years — before passengers see any ...

US Airways hopes to gain legitimacy with merger
US Airways is poised to finally become the industry giant it has long aspired to be. The company has often been ridiculed within the aviation industry ...

Ticketmaster makes online 'CAPTCHA' puzzles easier
Ticketmaster, often the target of fan anger when tickets to popular concerts get sold out in seconds, is removing an annoyance that can slow down the ...

Southwest's 4Q profit slips on higher costs
Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings fell by nearly half as costs rose for fuel, labor and maintenance. The airline's ...

US futures mixed as earnings roll out
Stock futures are mixed for the third straight day as U.S. companies, particularly in the tech sector, are being either trounced or adored by ...