Winter holiday air travel expected to rise slightly
Some 45 million passengers are expected to fly during the winter holidays, up 2 percent from last year, with Dec. 19 (a Friday), expected to be the heaviest travel day...
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American’s Dreamliner delivery delayed
Stop us if you've heard this one before: The Boeing Dreamliner is late again. This time, American Airlines will have to wait longer to get its first highly touted Boeing...
Holiday tipping: Who gets paid and how much
Tipping a service person is illogical if you stop to think about it. Why would rational people voluntarily pay more for a service than they must? Tipping is not as...
Boeing conducts first flight using green diesel
Chicago-based Boeing said Wednesday it completed the first test flight using green diesel, a fuel blend of oils and fats already used in trucks and other ground transportation. Boeing officials...
United CEO Smisek to chair Airlines for America trade group
United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek has been elected chairman of the industry trade group Airlines for America, the group said Tuesday. Smisek, chairman, president and CEO of Chicago-based United Continental...
Mythbuster: Thanksgiving Eve not busiest for air travel
Wednesday was not the busiest air travel day of the year, no matter how many times it's repeated on TV news. In fact, the busiest travel day for flying this...
Rude air passengers fuel holiday frustrations
As millions of travelers take to the sky this week during the year's busiest travel period, hassles and frustration stem not only from airport crowds and inefficient airlines but from...
United adds Chicago-Dublin summer flight
Chicago-based United Airlines will add a nonstop flight from Chicago to Dublin for next summer. The Chicago-Dublin service will operate seasonally from June 4 through Aug. 17. Flight 152 will...
United Airlines extends onboard streaming to Android devices
United Airlines customers can now use Android devices to wirelessly stream movies and TV shows from the airline's free on-demand video entertainment service, the Chicago-based carrier said Friday. The service...
Choose your payment methods wisely for holiday shopping
With holiday shopping gearing up, a plethora of stressful decisions includes not only what you buy and how much you spend but how you pay. Cash, credit card, debit card,...