Delta Airlines: 'We failed' double-amputee Marine on recent flight, will 'make ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2012/12/15/delta-airlines-admits-we-failed-double-amputee-marine-on-recent-flight-vows-to-make-it-right/?hpid=z5
A Delta Airlines official conceded Friday that ?we failed? Marine Cpl. Christian Brown, the double amputee prevented by a flight crew from taking a first-class seat offered by strangers after he was clumsily wheeled down the length of the plane to the ...
American, US Airways may merge to form giant airline
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-american-usairways-merger-20121215,0,7202193.story
A global recession and a surge in fuel prices sparked a frenzy of airline mergers and acquisitions over the last decade, as carriers joined forces to stay airborne amid economic turbulence. Merger mania is not over. The biggest yet may now be in the ...
Southwest Airlines to add a no-show fee in 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2012/12/14/southwest-airlines-to-add-a-no-show-fee-in-2013/1770127/
Southwest and AirTran aircraft at gates at San Francisco International Airport on Nov. 8, 2010. On May 2, 2011, the airlines closed on their planned merger. (Photo: By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY) ...
Rudest U.S. airlines - SFGate
http://www.sfgate.com/business/boeing/slideshow/Rudest-U-S-airlines-53914.php
Most people view flying these days as a hassle, which airline employees after often seen as exacerbating. But which U.S. airline has the rudest staffers? The travel site Airfarewatchdog recently asked. Here's what their unscientific poll found ...
American Airlines fare revamp includes options to waive fees
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2012/12/12/american-airlines-fare-revamp-includes-options-for-waived-fees/1764197/
American Airlines has rolled out a revamp of its fare structure, offering fliers a choice of three coach-class fare types that come with varying degree of perks and benefits. Travelers opting for the cheapest coach fares will still be subject to change ...
Airlines expect fuller planes for Christmas
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2012/12/13/airline-christmas-forecast/1766495/
An American Airlines plane flies over the Interstate 405 freeway upon approach to Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 25, 2009. (Photo: David McNew, Getty Images). Airlines expect 42 million passengers to fly during the 21-day Christmas holiday ...
American Airlines is first in USA to get new Boeing 777
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2012/12/12/american-airlines-is-first-in-usa-to-get-new-boeing-777/1764461/
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- American Airlines took delivery of a new Boeing long-range jet and plans to give it a new paint job that will differ from the familiar polished-aluminum look of the carrier's other planes. The airline said Tuesday that the ...
Airline mergers haven't raised fares, report says
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2012/12/13/airlines-merger-fares/1767647/
The mergers that have swept the U.S. airline industry in the last decade may not have been as bad for passengers as some travel watchers predicted. So says a new report by professional services firm PwC US, which analyzed the effect that consolidation ...
