Airline News

Efficiency innovations like this one are ever more important as fuel costs continue to rise, so it's wise of United to make this sizable investment.

With just 6.2% of travelers on Gogo-equipped flights using Wi-Fi you can see that the industry is headed toward free Wi-Fi on flights, assuming the systems can handle the bandwidth.

Airlines are returning to exploitation of their female crew members in order to stir up interest in their services.

In a different era 4,000 passengers would have been given cigars, but Heathrow is a smoke-free airport.

Uniform design received extra attention this week when Asiana flight attendants were heralded as heroes for evacuating flight 214 in pencil skirts and heels, giving the public a rare view into the degree of detail that goes into airlines' operations.

Delta is trying to woo business travelers on lucrative long-haul flights from JFK Terminal 4, but the airline likely won't be publicizing the fact that arriving passengers face the longest peak-wait times of any airport in the country in trying to get through Customs.

The launch will be well-received by flyers looking to cut a few more minutes off the increasingly expedited airport check-in, and shows there are still ways to shave time without launching yet another mobile app.

Loyalty points are increasingly becoming a new and broader currency with businesses rewarding them to employees, and even some travel startups awarding consumers airline points for hotel stays.

At some juncture, there will be a tipping point when passengers rebel against bag fees. There is no sign that this is imminent, however.

Suppliers, namely airlines, hotels, a cruise line and a car rental company, clearly dominate the top 15. Priceline and Amadeus are the only middlemen represented.