John Schmeltzer

There must be something in the high-altitude air that airline executives are breathing. Despite what aviation industry officials say is the worst pricing environment in history due to a dramatic...

Vanguard Airlines, the Kansas City-based carrier that filed for bankruptcy protection in July, appears to be heading toward its final days. An attorney representing the carrier, which provided low-cost service...

Donald Carty, chairman and chief executive of American Airlines, the world's largest airline, says ticket prices remain a large issue for the industry. "It's going to take some time" before...

American Airlines finally is admitting what passengers have known for more than a decade--flying is no treat. The Ft. Worth-based airline, which operates its second-largest hub at Chicago's O'Hare International...

Fresh on the heels of receiving preliminary approval for a $149 million government loan guarantee, Indianapolis-based American Trans Air this week turned up the pressure on its larger competitors. The...

The nation's largest airlines appear to be capitalizing on the financial problems of Las Vegas-based National Airlines. Six carriers, including the nation's three largest, have filed for permission to use...

United Airlines, which shares the monopoly at Heathrow International Airport in London with American Airlines, is lamenting another failure to secure a liberalized aviation agreement with the United Kingdom. Open...

United Express is finally flying jets, exclusively, at O'Hare International Airport. United Airlines, in a message to customers in the August issue of its on-board magazine Hemispheres, said its United...

The proposed flight-sharing alliances between United Airlines and US Airways and Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines are receiving flak from the nation's regional airlines. In a filing...