Airlines

October 24, 2018 - 7:28 am

Poland's Lot Airline Cancels Flights Amid Employee Strike

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's national airline LOT is cancelling some flights as some crew members are striking to protest layoffs and demand better working conditions. A spokesman for LOT, Konrad Majszyk, said Wednesday that over a dozen international flights from Warsaw, including to Germany and...
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Airport departure board showing the Cobalt flights cancelled at Larnaca international airport, Cyprus, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Cyprus-based airline Cobalt Air says it has indefinitely suspended all of its operations Thursday, amid a struggle to find investors. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
October 18, 2018 - 12:01 pm

Cyprus Airline Cobalt Halts Flights Amid Lack Of Investment

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus-based airline Cobalt Air suspended its operations indefinitely after failing to find new investors to keep it in flight, officials said Thursday. As stranded passengers scrambled to find alternate flights, Cyprus' government said it would compensate Cobalt Air...
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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2010, file photo, a security officer stands guard at the new Terminal 2 building under construction at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai. It's now possible to check in automatically at Shanghai's Hongqiao airport using facial recognition technology, part of an ambitious rollout of facial recognition systems in China that has raised privacy concerns as Beijing pushes to become a global leader in the field. The airport unveiled self-service kiosks for flight and baggage check-in, security clearance and boarding powered by facial recognition technology, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
October 16, 2018 - 6:26 pm

Shanghai Airport Automates Check-In With Facial Recognition

SHANGHAI (AP) — It's now possible to check in automatically at Shanghai's Hongqiao airport using facial recognition technology, part of an ambitious rollout of facial recognition systems in China that has raised privacy concerns as Beijing pushes to become a global leader in the field. Shanghai...
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FILE- In this May 24, 2018, file photo a Delta Air Lines passenger jet plane, a Boeing 717-200 model, approaches Logan Airport in Boston. Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, reported third-quarter earnings of $1.31 billion. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
October 11, 2018 - 11:07 am

Delta Profits Soar As Demand Drives Ticket Prices Higher

Airlines have been pouring money into amenities that making flying nicer for high-paying customers while economy-class passengers endure cramped quarters and higher fees for extra services. That strategy might anger budget travelers, but it makes sense for the airlines, judging from Delta's latest...
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October 08, 2018 - 7:09 am

AA Aims To Avoid Putting Delayed Travelers On Other Airlines

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is telling employees to think twice before rebooking stranded customers on rival airlines, and regular economy-class passengers are the most likely to suffer when there are long delays or canceled flights. A new policy at American directs airport agents not to rebook...
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A Ryanair passenger plane rests idle during a Ryanair employees strike at the Charleroi airport, outside Brussels, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. Ryanair pilots and cabin crew went on strike forcing the cancellation of some 250 flights across Europe, including Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Germany.(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
October 01, 2018 - 3:51 am

Ryanair Warns Earnings Hurt By Strikes, Rising Fuel Cost

LONDON (AP) — Ryanair, Europe's biggest airline by passengers, has issued a profit warning for the year amid strikes and rising fuel prices. The low-cost carrier says Monday it has lowered its guidance by 12 percent to between 1.1 billion euros ($1.28 billion) and 1.2 billion euros for the full...
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Spanish passengers wait for their flight to Malaga, Spain, in front of Ryanair airline check-in desks during a Ryanair employees strike at the Charleroi airport, outside Brussels, Belgium, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. Ryanair pilots and cabin crew went on strike forcing the cancellation of some 250 flights across Europe, including Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Germany.(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
September 28, 2018 - 3:58 am

Thousands Of Travelers Affected In Europe By Ryanair Strike

MADRID (AP) — Thousands of travelers in Europe saw their plans disrupted Friday after airline Ryanair cancelled more than 200 flights because of strikes by cabin crew in Spain, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Italy and Germany. The budget airline says it had informed passengers of possible disruptions...
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This photo provided by Blue Flag Construction shows an Air Niugini plane floating in Pacific lagoon after its crash-landing in Pacific lagoon near Chuuk Airport in Weno, Federated States of Micronesia, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. All of the passengers and crew survived the crash landing. The Air Niugini plane hit the water short of the runway while trying to land at Chuuk Island, according to the airline. (Blue Flag Construction via AP)
September 28, 2018 - 1:52 am

Everybody On Plane Survives Crash Landing In Pacific Lagoon

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All 47 passengers and crew survived a plane's crash landing in a Pacific lagoon Friday morning, wading through waist-deep water to the emergency exits and escaping on local boats that came to the rescue in the Micronesia archipelago. Seven people were taken to a...
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FILE - This Thursday, March 16, 2017, file photo shows the interior of a commercial airliner at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. On Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, the House voted to direct the federal government to set a minimum size for airline seats, bar passengers from being kicked off overbooked planes, and consider whether to restrict animals on planes. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
September 26, 2018 - 4:26 pm

Included In House Faa Bill: Minimum Size For Airline Seats

The House voted Wednesday to direct the federal government to set a minimum size for airline seats, bar passengers from being kicked off overbooked planes, and consider whether to restrict animals on planes. Those and other passenger-related provisions were included in a bill to authorize Federal...
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Brian Morris looks at the debris from his home in the Stoney Creek Plantation neighborhood Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in Leland, N.C. Many of the homes here were flooded through their bottom floors due to rains from Hurricane Florence. (Ken Blevins /The Star-News via AP)
September 26, 2018 - 3:55 pm

Us House Approves $1.7 Billion In Disaster Aid For Carolinas

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation that would provide $1.7 billion to help residents of the Carolinas and elsewhere recover from recent natural disasters. The aid was added to legislation to keep Federal Aviation Administration programs running beyond Sept...
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