Travel

Airlines slow down flights to save on fuel
By John Wilen - Associated Press Writer
May 2, 2008
Drivers have long known that slowing down on the highway means getting more miles to the gallon. Now airlines are trying it, too — adding a few minutes to flights to save millions on fuel.
Carriers drop cheap airline fares
Ticket prices, new charges headed sky-high
By Julie Johnsson - Chicago Tribune
April 28, 2008
Kiss good-bye the era of $34 airfares to the East Coast from Chicago, and $200 fares to Europe.
Travel where dollar is strong
By Marshall Loeb - MarketWatch
April 27, 2008
If you don’t want to cut vacation time despite an economic slowdown, Money magazine suggests these travel spots where the greenback is worth a lot more than the paper it’s printed on.
Nomadic notes: Record your vacation
Newsday
April 27, 2008
With summer just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about vacation.
Airlines tout gourmet menus to lure travelers
By VictoriaI Brett - For the Associated Press
April 26, 2008
First-class airline passengers can say goodbye to mystery meat.
Summer travel headaches loom as airlines’ woes deepen
By Dave Carpenter - Associated Press Writer
April 23, 2008
The airline industry was battered Tuesday by worse-than-expected losses and skyrocketing fuel prices, portending a worst-of-times vacation season of jammed planes, delayed flights and higher fares.
Books tout state’s great outdoor adventures
By Terry Rombeck
April 20, 2008
If the long-overdue arrival of spring has you itching to get outdoors, two new books can help give you an excuse to explore the Kansas that isn’t your couch and living room.
Regulators, executives switch roles
By Rita Beamish and Sharon Theimer - Associated Press Writers
April 18, 2008
What the airline industry wants from Washington it often gets, and no wonder. The people who regulate airlines on one day can become company executives the next — and the other way around.
Full-body scanners roll out at LA, NY airports
April 18, 2008
Some travelers at Los Angeles International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York will be searched for weapons and explosives using a new scanner that peers through their clothes and creates an image of the person’s body, federal officials announced Thursday.
FAA chief: No plans to lift in-flight phone ban
April 18, 2008
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration told senators Thursday that he has no immediate plans to lift an FAA ban on in-flight cell-phone calls, delighting at least one lawmaker, who dreaded the prospect of hours of chatter on her coast-to-coast flights.
Mergers could boost fares
Fewer flights, more crowding also may occur
By Chris Kahn - Associated Press Writer
April 16, 2008
Getting hitched may be the right move for Delta and Northwest. But for beleaguered air travelers, it could usher in an era of higher fares, fewer flights, more confusion at the airport and even more crowded planes.
Mexico violence prompts travel alert
April 15, 2008
The State Department on Monday issued a new travel alert warning of rising violence in northern Mexico, but stopped short of suggesting that Americans avoid traveling in the border region.
Delta, Northwest agree to combine
April 15, 2008
Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp., squeezed by record high fuel prices and a slowing economy, are combining in a stock-swap deal that would create the world’s biggest carrier.
American grounds 570 flights today; disruptions to continue
By David Koenig - Associated Press Writer
April 11, 2008
The cancellation of thousands of flights this week will cost American Airlines tens of millions of dollars, the company’s chief executive said Thursday, but he said the nation’s largest carrier can withstand the losses.
Fliers facing third day of cancellations today
Associated Press
April 10, 2008
American Airlines canceled more than 900 flights today to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings as company executives offered profuse apologies and travel vouchers to calm angry customers.

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