The Bush administration paid a $5 million reward to a former Minnesota flight instructor who provided authorities with information that led to the arrest and conviction of Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. ...more

January 25, 2008

Airline consolidation may not be the panacea for the industry amid persistently high fuel prices, but observers say it would help by removing domestic capacity from the system. ...more

January 24, 2008

Four of the five largest U.S. carriers, including AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, cut their round-trip fuel surcharge to $20, dropping an increase that briefly doubled the fee. ...more

January 23, 2008

UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines have doubled their round-trip fuel surcharges in most U.S. markets to $40, matching an increase by AMR Corp.'s American Airlines. ...more

January 19, 2008

NATION Delta Mum On Mergers Delta Air Lines officials were mum Friday on the outcome of a board meeting at which executives could get the green light to enter formal talks with two competitors about a combination. Asked whether the meeting in New York had been completed, board member Walter Massey responded, "I can't talk about that." He then hung up the phone. Atlanta-based Delta declined to comment. Two people familiar with the situation said Delta's board may be asked to allow formal talks between Delta and Northwest Airlines and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, with the idea that Delta would choose to combine with one of the two. ...more

January 12, 2008

Susan Cole wanted to fly her 12-year-old son Danny from their Maryland home to Houston so he could catch a football game with his dad, who was there on a business trip. ...more

November 21, 2007

Northwest Airlines Flight 661 from Newark, N.J., to Detroit on Sept. 27 arrived at 12:20 a.m. the next day - four hours late. But Northwest's 'flight status notification' service offered on its Web site painted a different picture: It sent one notice showing the flight arriving 12 minutes early, at 8:05 p.m. ...more

October 21, 2007

Facing a hostile takeover by rival AirTran Holdings, Midwest Air Group contacted several companies to persuade them to buy the airline instead, according to new regulatory filings. ...more

September 28, 2007