
American will favor passengers without roller bags
In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly. The airline said Thursday ...

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 ...
American Airlines settles safety claims for $24.9M
American Airlines has agreed to pay $24.9 million to settle $162 million in potential fines that were proposed by U.S. safety regulators.

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 ...

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.

Full planes help boost US Airways 1Q results
Full planes were good to US Airways in the first quarter. The nation's fifth-largest airline on Tuesday posted a bigger adjusted profit as it carried ...

Airline service improves but delays still possible
A day after flight delays plagued much of the nation, air travel was smoother Tuesday, but the government warned passengers that the situation could ...
Gov't warns of more flight delays as blame flies
A day after flight delays plagued much of the U.S., air travel is smoother Tuesday. But the government is warning passengers that the situation can ...

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, ...

AMR trims 1Q loss as labor costs fall
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. reported a smaller loss for the first quarter than a year ago on slightly higher revenue and much lower labor costs

American Airlines tries to catch up on flights
American Airlines played catch-up Wednesday, resuming most flights and even adding a handful that were not on the schedule to help passengers stranded ...

American cancels all US flights for several hours
A computer system used to run many daily operations at American Airlines failed Tuesday, forcing the nation's third-largest carrier to ground all ...
American Airlines set to file reorganization plan
US Airways began studying a potential merger with American Airlines several months before American filed for bankruptcy protection in late 2011, ...

Judge denies $20M severance deal for AMR CEO
A federal bankruptcy judge has at least temporarily blocked a proposed $20 million severance payment for the CEO of American Airlines as part of the ...
Airlines lagging in on-time performance
Airlines are struggling this year to get planes to the gate on time. The government said Thursday that 80.3 percent of flights by U.S.

Report: Virgin America best US airline in 2012
Virgin America did the best job for its customers among leading U.S. airlines last year, a report said Monday, as carriers overall had their second ...

Health insurers lead stocks higher on Wall Street
U.S. stocks closed at a record highs Tuesday after reports on auto sales and factory orders provided the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is ...

Judge approves American-US Airways merger
American Airlines won bankruptcy court approval Wednesday to combine with US Airways and form the world's biggest airline. "The merger is an excellent ...

TSA stands by plan to allow small knives on planes
The head of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Thursday he stands by his plan to allow passengers to carry small knives onto ...

New report questions FAA's airline safety promise
Since a deadly airline crash in 2009, the government hasn't kept its promise to ensure that major airlines are holding their smaller partners to the ...

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 ...

US Airways lands $11 billion merger with American
US Airways CEO Doug Parker has landed the big merger he sought for years. Now the soon-to-be CEO of the new American Airlines has to make it work.

Buffett puts money in ketchup, buys Heinz for $23B
Billionaire Warren Buffett, the most closely watched investor in America, is putting his money in ketchup, agreeing Thursday to buy H.J. Heinz Co.
Merger activity stirs on Wall Street
Companies are buying each other again. This year was shaping up to be one of the biggest for mergers and acquisitions since 2007. Then, on Thursday, ...