Airline News

Virgin America is showing its first hints of profitability, and has much to prove about its identity and growth path before an IPO can truly be on the table.

This highlights the gulf that separates regional budget carriers like Flybe and the budget heavyweights like Ryanair and easyJet.

Any adoption of the proposal that the FCC will consider is by no means assured since the Satellite Industry Association has powerful backers with much clout in Washington.

"Finally," isn't the right word, but it's pretty close.

These sorts of biometrics will soon become standard at modern airports. The airport of the future, in some respects, has already arrived.

British Airways' leadership doesn't seem to know exactly where it wants to go or how it intends to get there, but it's certainly happy to forge ahead in the hopes it'll figure it out along the way.

Haiti has a long way to go before it can make a significant splash in tourism, but JetBlue is still a great place to start.

The FCC is pushing the FAA to act faster regarding use of in-flight electronics, and this is yet the latest shove to get the aviation administration moving.

A shakeout has been looming among sites that track rewards miles and offers mileage-related flight services. MileWise's demise is the first among several other companies that will likely fade away.

Changi's announcement follows a similar one from Heathrow in December of last year that designates its new T2 as a Star Alliance hub.