Federal aviation officials said Friday they are investigating 17 cases in which 11 air carriers did not comply with government safety directives.

Continental Airlines Inc. said Friday it is charging some coach customers $15 for a first checked bag, matching a similar fee imposed by other carriers.

The IATA predicts airlines will lose $5.2 billion this year as oil prices remain high and demand weakens, and suggests this weak financial performance will continue in 2009.

British Airways PLC, American Airlines and Spain’s Iberia SA said Thursday they have signed a revenue-sharing deal.

From his office overlooking the runways of one of the nation's busiest airports, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport chief Jeffrey Fegan sees the slowdown coming this fall.

The government will auction off a prized takeoff and landing slot at Newark Liberty airport next month, as the first step in an experiment to ease nationwide travel delays through changes in New York City airspace.

All Nippon Airways, Japan's second-largest airline, said on Wednesday it may cut services and its bigger rival Japan Airlines was reported to be following suit, due to soaring costs for aviation fuel.

British Airways PLC, which is already in talks with Spain’s Iberia SA over a combination, said Monday it hopes to seal an alliance with its U.S. partner American Airlines within weeks.

Cell phone calls on airplanes in flight are not only unsafe, they're obnoxious and they should be permanently banned, according to some members of Congress.

British Airways PLC and Spain’s Iberia SA said Tuesday they are in talks over a potential all-share combination.

A New York City lawyer is suing Delta Air Lines Inc. for $5 million, claiming the carrier's incompetence and indifference left him stranded in Paris for four days last October during an airport workers' strike.

American Airlines will cut 1,500 jobs in its maintenance division as it reduces its fleet of aircraft.

Continental Airlines on Thursday reported a quarterly loss, citing high fuel prices, a weakening economy and a weak U.S. dollar.

An American Airlines flight has returned safely to the Dallas airport after a pilot discovered a problem with the equipment that keeps the plane stable.

Stocks enjoyed an upbeat session after a not-horrible jobs report but both the Dow and Nasdaq ended the holiday-shortened week in bear-market territory.