Last week’s winter weather forced the airlines to cancel massive amounts of flights. Was it really the weather?

They passed a rule requiring airlines to supply food after two hours, and allow passengers off an aircraft after three, for any delay.

The Southwest LCC business model has reached its limit. They are transforming into a network carrier; first by entering high cost markets (like Denver), next by trying to buy the competition (not done yet). Finally, and the most transforming to their model; by entering not only the International market, but the long haul [...]

Global industry players are predicting a recovery for the world’s airlines in 2010. They came to this consensus at the Global Strategy Summit that met yesterday (14 SEP 09) in Beijing.

Over the weekend word leaked that both American Airlines (AA) and Delta (DAL) are competing to buy an interest in troubled Japan Airlines (JAL).

Midwest Airline now exists in name only. Republic has announced the last Boeing-717 aircraft will be parked next month. They will be replaced with E-190 aircraft, which have the same seat count, but will be being flown by less experienced crews for half the pay. I suspect they wish they had not [...]

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Division President and CEO Scott Carson suddenly announced his retirement at the end of the year. Most people call it getting fired. It appears Boeing Corporation has their scape goat.

Westjet Airline, a Canadian LCC, deferred orders for 16 Boeing 737 aircraft shortly after the CEO of Southwest Airline (SWA) announced that they were “seriously considering” flying to Canada, Mexico and Caribbean markets by 2011.

SWAPA released details of their negotiations with Frontiers pilot union FAPA; they are listed below: