Budget carrier ATA making no small plans for growth
Maybe it's because it is the smallest of the nation's 10 largest carriers--and has plenty of room to rise--or perhaps it is because its ticket prices are significantly lower than...
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Chicago, N.Y. routes key to Heathrow pact
The battle over access to London's Heathrow International Airport could be decided in early January. And the decision may hinge on what American Airlines and British Airways are willing to...
O’Hare checkpoint speedup is getting off the ground
While the nation's airlines negotiate the details of a recently mandated search of checked bags, they also are focusing on how to get the passengers through security checkpoints. American Airlines,...
Airlines’ pricing makes rush hour a costly ride home
The nation's major airlines must think business travelers don't have access to their ticketing offers. A case in point: American Airlines, Northwest Airlines and United Airlines all offer non-stop flights...
Service center to ease ride of limo drivers
A year from now, limousine drivers waiting for their clients to arrive on a flight at O'Hare International Airport will be sitting a lot easier. Unlike their cab driver cousins,...
Ryan flies his own O’Hare plan
Gov. George Ryan, hoping to swiftly resurrect an agreement with Mayor Richard Daley to expand O'Hare International Airport, made the first move Monday by proposing to give Daley all the...
United reduces flights again
United Airlines, which only a year ago was the world's largest carrier, on Friday said it will cut the number of flights it offers even more amid soft demand, setting...
Experts say tougher breed of marshal needed on planes
Putting more federal air marshals on planes, as President Bush has vowed to do, may help calm jittery American travelers, but security experts say an expanded program must be adapted...
U.S. to distribute 50% of relief funds
The U.S. Department of Transportation is expected as early as Tuesday to begin disbursing half of the $5 billion in aid approved for the nation's passenger airlines. Under provisions of...
Experts say tougher breed of marshal needed on planes
Putting more federal air marshals on planes, as President Bush has vowed to do, may help calm jittery American travelers, but security experts say an expanded program must be adapted...