WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s largest airlines reported only one flight in January with a tarmac delay of more than three hours

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NEW YORK – The aviation industry has long used the thrill of flirtation to sell flights, beginning with strict ‘glamour’ criteria for cabin crew on the first commercial flights and continuing through to recent sexy advertising campaigns from airlines such as Virgin.

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CALGARY – WestJet has announced its intention to operate a leased Boeing 757-200 to provide non-stop service between Calgary and Honolulu and Maui, and between Edmonton and Maui, subject to Canadian government approval.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives of the United States and Brazil have agreed to implement an Open-Skies aviation regime, which will significantly liberalize U.S.-Brazil air services for airlines of both countries over a transition period.

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Aerolineas Argentinas, the flag carrier of Argentina, has signed an agreement to join SkyTeam in 2012.

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CHICAGO – The pilots of United and Continental, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l will be conducting informational picketing in Newark and Houston, the site of major Continental Airlines hubs, on Nov. 22 and 23 and in Chicago, home of United Airlines, on Dec. 1 to reaffirm their stance against management’s plans to [...]

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WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing for a busy Thanksgiving holiday travel week by working with the Department of Defense to clear the way for commercial aircraft to fly in airspace normally reserved for the military.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s largest airlines reported four flights in September with tarmac delays of more than three hours, down from six flights in September 2009, with only a slight increase in the rate of canceled flights, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today assessed a civil penalty against the ticket agent Unique Vacations for violating the Department’s rules for advertising the price of air travel.

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ATLANTA – Delta Air Lines and Google will offer free in-flight Wi-Fi to customers on Delta flights equipped with Gogo Inflight Internet service between Nov. 20, 2010 and Jan. 2, 2011.

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