Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly told investors Thursday the airline is “fully committed” to launching international service from Houston’s Hobby Airport by 2015 and that the airline envisions the Bayou City as the focal point of international operations in Texas. “We see a significant… Read more
Category Archive: Airline News
Another mega-merger, US Airways To Keep American’s Name – Aviation Week
US Airways will assume American Airlines’ name and relocate to the Fort Worth-based carrier’s headquarters, Aviation Week has confirmed.Most of the details of US Airways’ proposal to buy AMR are still unknown, and in its announcement earlier today the Tempe, Ariz.-based airline was… Read more
Pinnacle Airlines files for bankruptcy in U.S. – Yahoo! Finance
Pinnacle Airlines Corp (NSQ:PNCL – News), parent of Pinnacle Airlines and Colgan Air, filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest victim of high fuel prices and dampened travel demand. Memphis, Tennessee-based Pinnacle operates as various regional airlines – most notably Delta Connection -… Read more
Allegiant joins Spirit in carry-on fees for overhead bins – USATODAY
Starting Wednesday, Allegiant Air is charging passengers up to $35 to stow carry-on bags in its overhead storage bins. Allegiant’s new policy, which doesn’t apply to tickets booked before Wednesday, means passengers cannot avoid paying the airline a fee for their bags unless all their… Read more




