Southwest wins Hobby fight as United pouts, threatens its own employees
United Airlines is throwing what amounts to a corporate temper fit after the Houston City Council voted to allow international flights from Hobby Airport.
View ArticleWhy the public expects cheap air fares
Decades of these fare battles conditioned customers to expect cheap flights.
View ArticleUnited’s growing labor strife heralds a long summer of discontent
Labor negotiations continue to drag on two years after the merger of United and Continental Airlines.
View ArticleWhat will airlines charge fees for next?
Despite the government's efforts to make airlines disclose full travel costs more clearly, fees are here to stay. Given the economics of the airline business, most carriers would rather collect fees...
View ArticleCan’t make`The Hobbit’ premiere? Blame it on LUV
Sure, we'll get cheap flights to Mexico out of Hobby Airport, but you can forget flying to Middle Earth.
View ArticleValet creep extends to air travel
It's a parking fee in disguised as convenience. And the creeping occurrences of overwrought valetism seem to be growing.
View ArticleBoeing shares fall on more Dreamliner woes
Investors clearly are worried that if the problem persist, the Dreamliner could become a nightmare for Boeing.
View ArticleDid Southwest just add first class seating?
What next? Hot towels and a fancy China bowl full of peanuts before takeoff?
View ArticleOffshore drillers could learn from aviation
Rather than using commercial aviation as an excuse, the offshore energy industry should use it as a model for improving safety.
View ArticleBrace for higher fares as American, US Airways merge
Overall, this is a me-too deal. It may be one that both carriers had to do, but it has far greater risks than the Delta-Northwest and United-Continental deals.
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