Tampa International Airport in September experienced its worst decline of passenger traffic since November 2001, two months after the 9/11 attacks, an airport report issued Friday said. ...more

October 10, 2008

Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines Corp. shareholders gave the go-ahead Thursday to a combination that would create the world's biggest carrier, deciding that in their volatile industry, their chances are better together than on their own. ...more

September 26, 2008

On a recent rainy day at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, a suitcase bound for Colorado Springs, Colo., lay on the ground outside a terminal under a maze of American Airlines conveyor belts that ferry bags to and from nearby planes. ...more

September 20, 2008

Several major airlines said Thursday they are aggressively shoring up their cash positions amid their slow travel season. Falling oil prices will help in the long run, though bad fuel hedge bets could damper the enthusiasm in the near term, executives said. ...more

September 19, 2008

As airlines boost ticket prices, cut service and add fees, what will the future hold for travel to the top destinations? ...more

September 17, 2008

Continental Airlines said Friday it is charging some coach customers $15 for a first checked bag, matching a similar fee imposed by most other major U.S. carriers. ...more

September 5, 2008

Despite five chronically late flights serving Tampa International Airport in July, on-time arrival and departure performance improved compared with a year ago, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation report issued Wednesday. ...more

September 4, 2008

The rehearsals are over and last-minute tweaks have been made. American Airlines' new in-flight broadband service went live Wednesday. ...more

August 24, 2008

Matt Dykeman had worked 10 years as an avionics inspector at the US Airways maintenance hangar at Tampa International Airport when the airline eliminated all 300 jobs at the facility two days before Thanksgiving 2002. ...more

August 2, 2008

The red ink is mounting for airlines amid soaring fuel costs, leaving them little choice but to further increase ticket prices. As Delta Air Lines and American Airlines reported big second-quarter losses last week, they signaled customers should expect more hits to their checkbooks. ...more

July 22, 2008