Airline

Viral Video: WestJet Introduces Child-Free Cabins

WestJet introduces Kargo Kids, an exciting new program allowing guests to travel on select child-free flights, while the children ride below.

KRLD–2013/04/02

File photo of Southwest Airlines planes. (credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Southwest Airlines Reports 40th Consecutive Year Of Profitability

For the 40th consecutive year, Southwest Airlines posted an annual profit, reporting a net income of $417 million in 2012.

2013/01/24

American Airlines parent company AMR Corporation's headquarters. (credit: Chuck Schechner/NewsRadio 1080 KRLD)

AMR Asks Judge For More Time Emerging From Bankruptcy

AMR, the parent company of American Airlines, asked a judge Friday for more time to file a plan to emerge from bankruptcy.

2013/01/11

Southwest Airlines takes delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 at Dallas Love Field on March 19, 2012. (credit: Southwest Airlines)

FAA Orders Increased Inspections On Older 737′s For Cracks

The FAA has ordered new inspections on older model Boeing 737′s in order to detect tiny cracks that could lead to tears in the fuselage.

CBS 11–2013/01/02

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American, Pilots Reach ‘Agreement In Principle’

American Airlines’ parent company and the union representing pilots inside the airline have reached an ‘agreement in principle’ Friday afternoon, ending a months-long fight over how the Fort Worth-based airline should go forward.

2012/11/09

The seat lock plunger from an American Airlines airplane. (Jason Allen)

AA Explains Seat Locking Mechanism Problems

There are new developments with American Airlines and the problems with loose seats on three flights, including one headed to DFW Airport. CBS 11 News has learned a second round of voluntarily inspections will be conducted.

CBS 11–2012/10/04

Spirit Airlines Inc. planes sit on the tarmac of an airport. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Spirit Continues Expansion At DFW Airport

Spirit Airlines, which combines cheap fares with more fees than competitors charge, plans to expand again at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport — the hometown airport of American Airlines.

2012/07/03

Emergency workers stand around the pilot of a JetBlue plane who was removed from his flight due to a medical issue. (Photo credit Steve Miller/The Reporter's Edge)

JetBlue Pilot Who Left Cockpit Pleads Not Guilty

A JetBlue Airways pilot who left the cockpit during a flight and screamed about religion and terrorists has pleaded not guilty to interfering with a flight crew.

2012/06/28

Southwest Passenger Revenue Up 7- To 8-Percent

Southwest Airlines Co. said a key measure of passenger revenue rose as much as 8 percent last month as it benefited from fare increases even as its planes carried fewer people.

2012/05/07