Airline Industry

Back in the 1980s, American Airlines decided to boost its corporate coffers by offering unlimited lifetime airpasses for $350,000. Only 66 people purchased them, but now that American has yanked the passes from some of those travelers, they’re suing.

During a time when airlines in the United States have struggled, many very publicly in the eye of the media, Southwest Airlines has not seemed to go through nearly the number of issues that have plagued others in the industry. When other airlines have gone one way, Southwest has seemed to do just the opposite, as when they launched their wildly successful "Bags Fly Free" campaign amidst

It’s an innocent traveler’s worst nightmare: being yanked off a plane because your name has somehow wound up on a watch list through no fault of your own. But what if it was your toddler who was deemed a flight risk?

Spirit Airlines has relented and refunded an unhappy customer’s airfare, despite claiming that it would not bow to the media pressure and return the $197.

Anyone who thought airline baggage fees couldn’t get any higher should think again. Florida-based carrier Spirit Airlines is preparing to charge passengers a whopping $100 fee for carry-on bags.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal investigators say a twin-engine plane broke up in flight before crashing in southwest Wyoming last month, killing the only person aboard. A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report dated April 20 does not say why the plane broke up...

After surveying more than 1,000 people, flight-comparison website Skyscanner has discovered what travelers deem the very best seat on a plane. So, what is it?

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rising fares haven’t kept passengers away, judging by financial results at Delta Air Lines and US Airways.