The government is opening some military airspace to ease airline congestion over Thanksgiving and Christmas, although the effort is likely to have only limited results, and if the weather's bad, all bets are off. ...more

November 19, 2008

Thanksgiving may be the most traditional of American holidays, cutting across religious and political backgrounds. Travel to see friends and relatives is a primary holiday activity. ...more

November 17, 2008

Thanksgiving may be the most traditional of American holidays, cutting across religious and political backgrounds. Travel to see friends and relatives is a primary holiday activity. ...more

November 14, 2008

Federal officials are pushing ahead with an experiment to reduce rampant flight delays across the nation by auctioning off takeoff and landing times at New York City area airports, where most delays begin. ...more

October 10, 2008

Federal officials are pushing ahead with an experiment to reduce rampant flight delays around the nation by auctioning off takeoff and landing times at New York City-area airports, where most delays begin. ...more

October 9, 2008

Attempting to stem a national furor, American Airlines said that it would stop charging extra-luggage fees for active military personnel. Now a Tampa Bay area congressman wants to ensure that other airlines put an end to the practice. ...more

August 15, 2008

A Tampa Bay area congressman is seeking assurances from the airline industry that service members won't continue to face extra-luggage fees while flying to the Iraq war or elsewhere for military duty. ...more

August 14, 2008

The aviation industry - in a rare challenge to a fellow private-sector enterprise - has begun to focus on oil speculators as a chief cause of what it calls its worst-ever economic crisis. ...more

June 26, 2008

The impact of skyrocketing aviation fuel prices could result in massive job losses, declining business activity and reduced tourism as early as the second half of 2008, the Business Travel Coalition, a Radnor, Pa.,-based business consumer group, warned Monday. ...more

June 24, 2008

Airline executives are continuing to cut jobs and consider new fees on passengers as they battle high fuel prices that could result in record losses for the nation's carriers. ...more

June 19, 2008