Airline News

Where has the maverick gone? Hard to say in this very corporate ad from big-boy Southwest.

Despite JetBlue's protestations, small isn't necessarily beautiful in the airline business. Still, the contrarian airline has proven so far that it can compete effectively in the middle.

With free Wi-Fi, JetBlue has done an analysis showing that keeping passengers happy provides more revenue in the long-run than creating resentment by charging them for certain services that they consider "takeaways."

Despite AA’s many troubles over the past year, it has become an early adopter among airlines from SXSW hackathons to paperless cockpits. This is a trend that can truly differentiate the new American.

Staid aviation design varies very little between airlines, but is extremely different than the usual design project making this partnership one that both designer and client took a risk on.

Parker's argument that if the new American were required to divest slots at DCA, then it would divest slots serving small communities is nice spin, but that wouldn't fly with the DOJ.

Google is in no hurry to meet anyone else's timetables in the development of Google Flight Search, as today's European launch attests.

EasyJet is on a roll, and it's airfares will look a lot better to some business travelers than the larger British Airways' pricing. EasyJet's modest entry into Russia should shake things up a bit.

What appeals to one traveler might not turn on another. What’s your favorite video from this week’s roundup?

When it comes to smart fuel options for cars, buses, and planes, the U.S. needs to play catch up with Europe and parts of Asia in order to stay competitive and offer both citizens and visitors wold-class modes of transit.