U.S. airlines tips

The death of an airline employee in December and another serious injury prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a safety alert on Friday to airlines in an effort to prevent more incidents.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on U.S. airlines to follow American Airlines in committing to eliminating family seating fees as part of their customer service plans.

It’s like that bunny in the old Energizer battery commercials: Still going.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said his administration is writing new rules that will require airlines to compensate passengers with cash for significant flight delays or cancellations when the carriers are responsible.

Shifting travel patterns by consumers in a post-pandemic world are forcing airlines to guess at what is the “new normal” as they seek to adjust by cutting flights, revamping networks, and packing even more passengers into planes.

After two successive summers of travel chaos, U.S. airlines are going all out to prevent large-scale flight disruptions in the face of rising demand.

Major U.S. airlines on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to extend cuts to minimum flight requirements at congested New York City-area airports and a Washington airport, citing a lack of adequate air traffic control staffing.

Who will be the next president of the United States, if the airlines had their way?

If you’re among the privileged few whose pocketbook or corporate travel policy allows you to fly business class, you’re in for an upgrade.

For the first time in more than 50 years, U.S. airlines have received federal approval to operate scheduled flight services to Cuba.

Love ’em or hate ’em, most travelers would agree that kids on a plane can make for a stressful flight experience.

As reported yesterday, the U.S. has grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft until further notice. The move came after most major international regulatory bodies took similar action, notably in the Europe, the U.K., and Canada.

According to a new Upgraded Points study on U.S. airlines’ baggage fees, American Airlines took in the most baggage fees overall last year, at $1.24 billion. Other lines also took in big bucks for baggage fees, though not over a billion dollars: United was second with $933 million in baggage fees, Delta took in $817 million, and Spirit hit $670 million. All took in more than a half-billion in just baggage fees. At the bottom of the baggage fees ranking is Southwest, which still offers two free checked bags, and took in $50 million in bag fees.

Six days of bad weather, especially at hub airports, has kept myriad travelers from reaching their destination this week. According to FlightAware, a website that tracks delays and cancellations, more than 8,000 U.S. flights have been axed since Saturday, June 24, and an additional 30,000-plus were delayed.

Passengers who depend on low-cost carriers to travel may soon have fewer options, due to scaled back service from popular carriers.  Allegiant Airlines and Frontier Airlines will be scaling back select flights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. “We have the ability to ramp capacity up and down seasonally according to demand.