Climate change threatening airports
Climate change is starting to threaten major airports around the world. In San Francisco, it's leading to a billion-dollar project that will affect ticket prices.
Air Travel
Brit report: Ban airline loyalty programs
Frequent fliers are among the targets of a British academic's proposals to help clear the air.
Oct. 12, 2019: Roadside Surprise, Speyer, Germany
A quick glance through a tour bus window looked like a near crash of a 747; it took a bit of searching afterwards for the rest of the story.
LAX cancels taxi, Uber curbside pickups
A new pickup area for taxis and ride-share services at the airport will make pickups more complicated, but possibly faster.
Alitalia rescue plan: like a bowl of spaghetti
Alitalia is still hanging on, even making money, but its future ownership and plans are still, well, up in the air.
Spain to help Cook-hit resort areas
Spain's government offers loans, publicity and other aid to areas hard-hit by the collapse of Thomas Cook last week
Sun Country adds Bus-to-the-Plane
An innovative trial uses express buses as a substitute for regional aircraft to bring outlying passengers to the airline's hub.
Delta/LATAM deal shakes up alliances
Delta is buying a stake in South America's biggest airline, LATAM, which is dropping out of the OneWorld alliance.
Norwegian flying nearly Pole-to-Pole
With a combo of four routes, Norwegian connects the airports nearest the North and South Poles.
KLM tries 'plane-to-rail' to Brussels
KLM is cancelling one of its five daily AMS-BRU flights. Despite the big fanfare, it's actually an experiment, but one with big possibilities.
Atlanta still world's busiest airport
The world's busiest airports mostly keep their rankings, but change may be in the future.
Beijing's new airport opens today
Beijing's new second main airport opens today, and expects to handle 72 million passengers a year soon.
No, this is not an air travel story
A stunning attempt at flight by a fleet of balloons, with an unfortunate vendor attached.
Moxy may fly sooner than planned
The arrival of new planes at an airline in Brazil may speed up the arrival of America's next airline.
United's new youth fare; Delta cuts recline
Discounts for young adults on United and an extension of Delta's limited recline on short-haul flights.