Analysts view established carriers such as JetBlue Airways and Continental Airlines as winners - and smaller startups or any carrier looking to grow as losers - under the federal government's plan to limit the number of hourly flights at New York area airports. ...more

December 20, 2007

Tampa International Airport ranked No. 1 nationwide in the 2007 Zagat Survey regardingquality of service factors in a poll of 7,498 frequent fliers. The Denver and Minneapolis-St. Paul airports tied for second, Orlando was fourth and Detroit was fifth. New York's LaGuardia Airport finished last, with Miami next to last. Midwest Airlines ranked first in quality among U.S. economy airlines, and Virgin America ranked first among U.S. airlines offering premium service. ...more

November 20, 2007

It's called hunting the $100 hamburger - '$100' referring to the cost of fuel - sort of the aeronautical equivalent of lazy Sunday drives in which the destination isn't as important as the pleasure of getting away. The thrill level, though, is just a bit higher than that of tooling through the New England countryside in fall foliage season. ...more

October 29, 2007

Passengers bound from Tampa International Airport to New York on American Airlines Flight 1282 Sunday night were still waiting to leave the terminal in Tampa hours after they were scheduled to land at LaGuardia Airport in New York. ...more

September 15, 2007