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Iceland raises aviation alert to red as subglacial volcanic eruption begins...
By Jenna Gottlieb And Jill Lawless REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano burst forth with a small eruption Saturday under the ice of Europe’s largest glacier, scientists said, prompting...
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Malaysia Airlines to shed 6,000 staff as part of overhaul plan after disasters
By Eileen Ng And Kelvin Chan KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia Airlines will cut 6,000 workers as part of a $1.9 billion overhaul announced Friday to revive its damaged brand after being hit by double...
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Airline passengers on cramped jets are fighting one another for legroom
By Scott Mayerowitz NEW YORK — Squeezed into tighter and tighter spaces, airline passengers appear to be rebelling, taking their frustrations out on other fliers. Three U.S. flights made unscheduled...
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British Airways offering free upgrades to business-class customers
By Kari Lundgren British Airways will offer business- class passengers a free upgrade to first as it seeks to attract new customers to its most exclusive product. Club World flyers will be offered an...
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Air Transat introduces new economy class fares for all of its flights
Air Transat has revamped its economy-class fares, with new choices that offer travellers varying degrees of flexibility for flight changes and cancellations. The Montreal-based holiday airline said...
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Stressed in the skies? Etiquette experts emphasize importance of keeping cool
By Lauren La Rose TORONTO — From a booze-fuelled dustup to squabbles over reclining chairs, recent skirmishes onboard commercial flights have seen passengers grounded after tempers flare in the air. A...
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Dubai gives green light to $32 billion expansion of second airport aiming to...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Dubai’s ruler has endorsed a $32 billion expansion plan for the city’s second airport that officials envision will eventually become the world’s biggest, the Middle...
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Air France and Lufthansa flights disrupted by strikes
By Andrea Rothman and Richard Weiss Air France is facing its most disruptive pilot strike since 1998 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG is bracing for another walkout tomorrow as both carriers confront worker...
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Lufthansa strike averted at the last minute as contract talks resume
By Cornelius Rahn and Richard Weiss Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe’s second-biggest airline, averted a walkout by its pilots at the last minute after submitting a fresh set of proposals that seek to...
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Air France cancels flights as strike continues
By Andrea Rothman Air France cancelled more than half its flights on day two of what may become the airline’s most disruptive strike since 1998, as pilots protest measures aimed at cutting costs. The...
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Air France drops more flights as pilots’ strike continues
By Andrea Rothman Air France cancelled more than half its flights for a third consecutive day because of a strike by pilots that the airline says will be its most disruptive labor dispute since 1998....
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EU’s top court endorses airlines’ right to charge passengers extra for...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union’s highest court says airlines are allowed to charge passengers an extra fee for checking in luggage. The Court of Justice ruled Thursday that “checked-in baggage...
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Air Canada joins WestJet in charging $25 checked bag fee for domestic flights
Air Canada has joined rival WestJet Airlines in charging a $25 fee for first checked bags on domestic flights. The fee applies to passengers booking the lowest economy class Tango fares, as of Thursday...
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WestJet sends plane to rescue Canadians from storm-ravaged resort
CALGARY — A final group of about 45 Canadians who were stuck in the hurricane-ravaged Mexican resort area of Los Cabos are back home after Calgary-based WestJet airlines sent a plane down to get them....
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Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport reclaims title as world’s busiest
CHICAGO – Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport has reclaimed its title as the world’s busiest airport for the first time since 2004. Mayor Rahm Emanuel made the announcement Wednesday in Chicago...
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Air traffic returning to normal in the U.S.
By Mary Schlangenstein, Alan Levin and Jennifer Kaplan Air traffic in Chicago, one of the busiest U.S. travel markets, is starting to return to normal as controllers shift people and equipment to...
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Qantas puts the world’s largest passenger plane on the longest airline route
By David Koenig FORT WORTH, Texas — Qantas is putting the world’s biggest passenger plane on the world’s longest airline route. A Qantas Airbus A380 touched down Monday at Dallas-Fort Worth...
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Nigeria seeks investors to build a new national airline
By Chris Kay and Eleni Giokos Nigeria, a country of 170 million people that has no national airline, is in talks with private investors about setting up a new flag-carrier as it expands airport...
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American Ebola patient had contact with children
DALLAS — The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States told health care workers on his initial hospital visit that he had recently been in an area affected by the deadly disease, but that...
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Encore shaking up Canadian regional flying as it prepares east and U.S....
By Ross Marowits WestJet Encore is shaking up Canada’s regional airline market, pressuring rivals to cut fares and lower costs as it prepares to expand its presence in Eastern Canada and enter the...
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