US Department of Transportation

Business Travel Coalition denounces Spirit Airlines

BTC: Spirit Airlines lying to its customers and flying public

RADNOR, PA - Business Travel Coalition (BTC) today denounced Spirit Airlines for lying to its ... read more

Association for Airline Passenger Rights

AAPR welcomes new regulations to prevent pilot fatigue

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Association for Airline Passenger Rights, (AAPR) welcomed the new federal ... read more

Southwest and AirTran Receive Mexico Route Approval

Southwest Airlines announces new Mexico flights operated by AirTran Airways

DALLAS, Texas - Southwest Airlines and its wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways announced ... read more

Flight Delays

FlightRights: Airline scare tactics follow tarmac delay fines

By Nelson Alcantara, eTN editor-in-chief

The largest non-profit consumer organization in the United States representing airline ... read more

US DOT To Fine American Eagle For Violating Tarmac Delay Rule

AAPR applauds American Eagle's $900,000 fine

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Association for Airline Passenger Rights, (AAPR) applauded the U.S.

Delta and US Airways Slot Transaction Approved

Delta and US Airways welcome DOT approval of slot transaction

ATLANTA and TEMPE, Ariz. - Delta Air Lines and US Airways welcome the decision by the Department ... read more

Agreement to Transfer Flying Rights in New York and Washington, D.C.

Delta, US Air welcome DOT approval of proposed slot transaction in New York and Washington

ATLANTA and TEMPE, Ariz. - Delta Air Lines and US Airways today issued the following ... read more

Hawaii to Tokyo

Hawaiian Airlines gets OK from DOT for Tokyo service

By Nelson Alcantara

(eTN) - The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has given its final approval to ... read more

American Airlines Global Alliance

American Airlines global alliance soon to be OK'd?

By dallasnews.com

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation looks poised to approve antitrust immunity ... read more

China-US Aviation

Hawaii’s invisible Chinese airline

By Nelson Alcantara

In mid-year 2008, local Hawaii newspapers, including Hawaii Tourism Authority’s (HTA) own ... read more

US Aviation

The beleaguered plight of US airlines

By Hazel Heyer, Special to eTN

Year 2008 will be another year reported to see year-on-year decline in traffic. The last five or ... read more