WESTJET BOASTS IT DOESN'T OVERBOOK FLIGHTS IN AD TARGETING AIRLINES THAT DO

'It's not always pretty' WestJet's campaign includes a Twitter hashtag OwnersCare and a blog that outlines why airlines overbook flights -- and WestJet doesn't... READ MORE›

WITH FLIGHTS BACK IN THE SKIES, BRITISH AIRWAYS MUST NOW REPAIR DAMAGED REPUTATION

Airlines' reservations and IT systems are often a combination of modern systems built on top of technology from the 1960s... READ MORE›

UNRULY MAN ON AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT PROMPTS FIGHTER JET ESCORT

More On American Airlines Flight 31 landed safely at 11 35 a.m... READ MORE›

UNITED AIRLINES COCKPIT DOOR CODES ACCIDENTALLY POSTED ONLINE

Security of cockpits was strengthened after the terror attacks in September 2001, during which hijackers took over control of United and American Airlines planes... READ MORE›

AIRLINES GET HIGH MARKS IN SURVEY TAKEN BEFORE RECENT OUTRAGES

Southwest Airlines got top honors among low-cost carriers, with 807 points, just ahead of JetBlue Airways Corp... READ MORE›

DELTA AIR LINES 'SORRY' AFTER COUPLE WITH TWO TODDLERS REMOVED FROM FLIGHT

Mr Schear then suggests that his wife could hold one of the toddlers during take-off and then put the youngster in the car seat... READ MORE›

US FAMILY: WE WERE KICKED OFF DELTA FLIGHT FOR REFUSING TO GIVE UP SON'S SEAT

It's a federal offense if you don't abide by an airline crew's order... READ MORE›

CHICAGO O'HARE SECURITY CHIEF FIRED WEEKS AFTER UNITED FLUB

The Department of Aviation said in a statement Thursday that Jeffrey Redding has been terminated from his duties at O'Hare and Midway airports... READ MORE›

YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO GET $10,000 FOR YOUR UNITED AIRLINES SEAT

The airlines decide which flights will be oversold and by how many seats, based on past data... READ MORE›

DRAGGED PASSENGER DAVID DAO REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH UNITED AIRLINES

The three airport police officers who dragged Dao from the plane were placed on leave from the Chicago Department of Aviation... READ MORE›

DOCTOR DRAGGED OFF UNITED FLIGHT SETTLES CASE WITH AIRLINE

Mr Munoz initially blamed Mr Dao, but later said he was horrified by the event and called it a failure on United's part... READ MORE›

MORE ANIMALS DIE ABOARD UNITED THAN ANY OTHER AIRLINE

By comparison, out of 17 US carriers in 2016, Delta Air Lines ranked second in animal deaths after United, with five fatalities and five injuries out of 81,070 transported... READ MORE›

PASSENGER WHO WAS DRAGGED OFF JETLINER SETTLES WITH UNITED

The three airport police officers who took Dao off the plane were placed on leave from the Chicago Department of Aviation... READ MORE›

LAWYER FOR DOCTOR DRAGGED OFF UNITED FLIGHT REPRESENTING WOMAN IN AMERICAN AIRLINES INCIDENT

Attorney Thomas Demetrio said, during an appearance on NBC's Today show, that the attendant took away the woman's stroller, nearly hitting her child in the process... READ MORE›

AMERICAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS EMPLOYEE AFTER CLASH OVER PRAM

American Airlines has removed an employee from duty after an ugly clash over a baby's pram in San Francisco... READ MORE›

UNITED AIRLINES TO INTRODUCE NEW EXECUTIVE PAY SCHEME BASED ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

United Airlines is to introduce a customer satisfaction-based pay scheme in the wake of the violent ejection of a doctor from one of its planes... READ MORE›

VIDEO: WOMAN THROWN OFF AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT IN ANOTHER INCIDENT OF BULLYING

Flight attendant violently took a stroller from a lady with a baby on my flight, hitting her and just missing the baby... READ MORE›

ARE CANADIANS READY FOR NO-FRILLS FLYING?

In other words, WestJet will be competing with itself with the new airline... READ MORE›

UNITED AIRLINES CHANGES POLICY AFTER 'HORRIFIC' PASSENGER ORDEAL

The ordeal led to demonstrations at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and turned into a public relations disaster for United Airlines... READ MORE›

COUPLE BOOTED FROM UNITED FLIGHT IN HOUSTON

Passenger Michael Hohl tells Houston television station KHOU (http://bit.ly/2pqIeIa) he and his fiance moved to empty seats because another passenger was asleep Saturday in their ticketed seats... READ MORE›

UNITED AIRLINES STAFF WILL NO LONGER TAKE SEATS OF PASSENGERS WHO HAVE BOARDED PLANE

Camera phone footage captured the heavy handed approach of security officers who dragged Dr Dao from his seat... READ MORE›

RALPH NADER: USE UNITED'S BLOODY O'HARE DEBACLE TO DEMAND CHANGE

United Airlines tried this approach with travel vouchers, expiring in one year, reaching 1,000... READ MORE›

UNITED AIRLINES PASSENGER DAVID DAO 'PLANNING LAWSUIT'

The passenger dragged off a United Airlines plane in Chicago will probably take legal action, according to his lawyer... READ MORE›

UNITED PASSENGER DRAGGED OFF PLANE LIKELY TO SUE AIRLINE, ATTORNEY SAYS

For a long time, airlines, United in particular, have bullied us, lawyer Thomas Demetrio told reporters at a press conference in Chicago... READ MORE›

DAVID DAO WILL NEED RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AFTER SUFFERING CONCUSSION, BROKEN NOSE AND LOST TEETH, SAYS HIS LAWYER

Dr Dao was forcibly removed from United Airlines flight 3411 on Monday, after refusing to relinquish his seat to United Airlines crew members... READ MORE›

'APPALLING' UNITED AIRLINES INCIDENT WON'T BE TOLERATED IN CANADA

'Appalling' United Airlines incident won't be tolerated in Canada Garneau... READ MORE›

UNITED AIRLINES PASSENGER ORDEAL 'WORSE THAN FALL OF SAIGON'

A man dragged screaming off a United Airlines flight described his ordeal as more horrifying than his experiences in the Vietnam War, his lawyer says... READ MORE›

UNITED AIRLINES DEBACLE: WAS A 'RANDOM' COMPUTER SEARCH REALLY TO BLAME?

Once a flight is set, an airline's customer service software kicks into action... READ MORE›

UNITED AIRLINES SPENT MILLIONS FIGHTING PROPOSALS TO PROTECT PASSENGER RIGHTS

In 2014, United argued against proposed rules to mandate better disclosure of fees charged to airline consumers... READ MORE›

'ASHAMED' UNITED AIRLINES CEO PROMISES NOT TO SET POLICE ON PASSENGERS AGAIN

United Airlines will stop using police to remove passengers from full flights, CEO Oscar Munoz says... READ MORE›

BRITISH WOMAN, 26, BECOMES ONE OF WORLD'S YOUNGEST AIRLINE CAPTAINS

An easyJet spokeswoman said the budget carrier believes McWilliams is the world's youngest commercial airline captain... READ MORE›

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW OFTEN MUSLIMS GET KICKED OFF PLANES, UNTIL IT HAPPENED TO ME

Southwest Airlines representative and the authorities that removed him from the plane berated him for having spoken Arabic aboard the aircraft... READ MORE›

AIRASIA PLANE MISSING WITH 162 ABOARD

On July 17, another Malaysia Airlines flight, also a Boeing 777, was shot down over rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine while on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur... READ MORE›

PASSENGERS, STUDENTS, OSCAR NOMINEES AMONG THOSE LEFT IN LIMBO BY TRUMP TRAVEL BAN

WestJet spokeswoman Lauren Stewart said the airline would give full refunds to anyone affected by the ban... READ MORE›

UNITED AIRLINES PROMISED FEDERAL REGULATORS THAT ALL TICKETED PASSENGERS ARE GUARANTEED SEATS

Later in the filing, United Airlines expanded on its promise to regulators that it guarantees every ticketed passenger a seat... READ MORE›

AIRASIA FLIGHT FROM INDONESIA TO SINGAPORE LOSES CONTACT

AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07 24hrs this morning, the airline said... READ MORE›

AIRASIA: OFFICIALS CONFIRM DEBRIS IS FROM MISSING JET

Mystery still surrounds Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared March 8 without a trace en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard... READ MORE›

AIRLINES TO TRUMP: BLOCK RIVALS AND PRIVATIZE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

Donald Trump, a hotelier and former airline executive, has said plenty about immigrants, borders, and free trade... READ MORE›

VIDEO OF PASSENGER GETTING DRAGGED OFF FLIGHT SPARKS UPROAR

The flight was operated for United by Republic Airline, which United hires to fly United Express flights... READ MORE›

However, a budget long-haul affiliate, Indonesia AirAsia X, is among the airlines listed... READ MORE›

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 7 BANNED FROM CANADIAN AND U.S. FLIGHTS

Taking a flight? No Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones allowed on Canadian, U.S. carriers... READ MORE›

TWO U.S.-TO-PARIS AIR FRANCE FLIGHTS DIVERTED DUE TO THREATS

And then the flight attendants told us we would be making an emergency landing, Ingley said by phone from the Salt Lake City International Airport... READ MORE›

'FREE'QUENT FLIER HAS WINGS CLIPPED AFTER AMERICAN AIRLINES TAKES AWAY HIS UNLIMITED PASS

Steve Rothstein bought a golden ticket from American Airlines in 1987 -- granting him a lifetime of unlimited travel... READ MORE›

VIDEO SHOWS SECURITY DRAGGING UNITED AIRLINES PASSENGER OFF 'OVERBOOKED' FLIGHT

Tyler Bridges recalled trouble starting almost as soon as he and his wife boarded... READ MORE›

FRANCE ANNOUNCES WORLDS TOUGHEST ANTI-SMOKING LAWS

The price of a packet of 20 cigarettes in France has doubled in 14 years to 7 5... READ MORE›

THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AIRASIA FLIGHT QZ8501 IS THE SECOND CASE OF ITS KIND THIS YEAR AFTER MH370 VANISHED IN MARCH

The disappearance of an AirAsia flight between Indonesia and Singapore has, perhaps inevitably, prompted comparisons with the unsolved case of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370... READ MORE›

TRUMP CRITICIZES BILLIONS IN SPENDING ON U.S. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

Trump also told the executives he recognized that U.S. airlines were facing pressure from foreign carriers... READ MORE›

TWO AIR FRANCE FLIGHTS FROM U.S. DIVERTED BY BOMB THREATS

Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere, Dan Whitcomb and Steve Gorman in Los Angeles, Amran Abocar in Toronto and Daniel Wallis in Denver Editing by Ken Wills... READ MORE›

AIRASIA FLIGHT QZ8501 MISSING: PLANE CARRYING 162 PASSENGERS FROM INDONESIA TO SINGAPORE DISAPPEARS OVER JAVA SEA

On March 8, Malaysia Airlines flight 370, a wide-bodied Boeing 777, went missing soon after taking off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing... READ MORE›

AIRASIA CRASH: FAULTY PART 'MAJOR FACTOR'

Since the crash, AirAsia had carried out 51 measures to improve safety standards, the report said... READ MORE›

AIRASIA PLANE REPORTED MISSING WITH 162 PASSENGERS ONBOARD

The aircraft was in the Indonesian Flight Information Region FIR when contact was lost, more than 200 nm southeast of the Singapore-Jakarta FIR boundary... READ MORE›

MISSING AIRASIA FLIGHT: BROTHER OF UK PASSENGER 'PREPARED FOR WORST' LIVE UPDATES

According to AirAsia, there were 155 Indonesians, three South Koreans, one French national, one Malaysian, one Singaporean and one British passenger on board the plane... READ MORE›

OBJECTS SPOTTED IN SEA AS SEARCH FOR JET CONTINUES

Jiang Hui, a relative of passengers on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing on March 8, watches news of the missing AirAsia flight on TV... READ MORE›

BUFFETT HISTORY SIGNALS TO MORGAN STANLEY HE MAY BUY AIRLINE

'Certain Romance' While survivors in the rail and airline industries both benefited from consolidation, Buffett has pointed to differences... READ MORE›

PORTER AIRLINES AND BILLY BISHOP AIRPORT NAMED AMONG WORLD'S BEST

Porter Airlines, and its home-base Billy Bishop Airport, have earned high praise in a reader survey by Conde Nast Traveler... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE: NEW BOEING 737 ECONOMY SEAT SUPPLIER BOOKS INITIAL SALES

Boeing's choice of LIFT as its sole seller-furnished seat supplier prompted drops in B E Aerospace and Zodiac shares when the deal became public in April... READ MORE›

UNITED AIRLINES GROUNDS ALL US FLIGHTS DUE TO COMPUTER GLITCH

United Airlines has grounded all US flights due to a computer glitch... READ MORE›

AIRASIA FLIGHT QZ8501 MISSING: Q&A - WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE FLIGHT AND WHAT POSSIBLE CAUSES WILL BE INVESTIGATED?

Many Indonesian airlines are banned from Europe because of safety concerns... READ MORE›

DELTA BLAMES POWER CUT FOR WORLDWIDE FLIGHT DELAYS

London's Heathrow airport said Delta flights from Heathrow are experiencing delays due to the worldwide technical issue with their computer systems... READ MORE›

FLIGHT GERMANIA ST6256 FROM DUSSELDORF TO TEL AVIV DECLARES EMERGENCY, LANDS IN MUNICH

A Germania airlines plane traveling from Dusseldorf to Tel Aviv landed in Munich after a medical emergency occurred on board, the airline has confirmed... READ MORE›