Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at Tampa International Airport, reported its first quarterly loss in more than 17 years after taking a $247 million special accounting charge on its fuel hedging program for the period ending Sept. 30. The Dallas-based airline said it achieved an operating profit for the 70th consecutive quarter, but the special charge resulted in a $120 million loss, or 22 cents a share, for the third quarter. ...more

October 16, 2008

Travelers taking a nonstop flight during summer vacation better pony up a lot more money or start unpacking. ...more

June 5, 2008

The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority began playing the incentives game yesterday, offering money to airlines to provide nonstop flights to cities currently not served from the Greensboro airport. ...more

October 18, 2007