The National Mediation Board, which governs airline labor relations, on Wednesday rejected a Delta Air Lines request to review the certification of two of the unions it inherited in its buyout of Northwest Airlines.

A Kentucky man who claimed to have a bomb aboard a Los Angeles-bound jetliner and was then tackled and bound by other passengers will not face federal charges, the FBI said Wednesday.

Delta Air Lines reported Wednesday that traffic in December rose slightly thanks to strong international service, and capacity cuts meant planes were more full than ever.

The commission that runs the Twin Cities airport voiced support Tuesday for a deal that would lock Delta Air Lines into keeping 10,000 jobs here in exchange for letting it out of a Northwest Airlines commitment to keep its headquarters in Minnesota.

Goldman Sachs upgraded shares of Continental Airlines Inc. on Monday and raised price targets on several other airline stocks, but lowered its target for Southwest Airlines Co.

Several of the nation's largest airlines have joined in a lawsuit to block stronger federal rules on crew rest during the longest international flights.

Delta Air Lines says a man aboard a flight from Moscow to Atlanta was so unruly that the plane had to make an unscheduled stop in Canada.

The meteoric rise and fall of the price of oil was the story for the airline industry for much of 2008, but as the year that brought big losses and hefty stock declines for many carriers drew to a close the erosion of demand for seats due to the recession was the main headline.

Economic cycles are Darwinian, picking off weak companies and leaving survivors stronger.

Northwest Airlines, due to poor market conditions in light of the weakened global economy, is the latest carrier seeking to delay or cut back long-coveted U.S.-China service.

San Francisco International Airport is planning to give guilt-ridden travelers a chance to offset the air pollution emitted from their plane rides.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed open for a shortened Wall Street session as hopes for a Christmas rally were dashed Tuesday when the Dow posted the 5th drop in a row.

Many U.S. and international airlines have trimmed fuel surcharges they tack on flights between the United States and Europe, according to people who track air fares.

U.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in October, and the carriers overall posted a lower rate of domestic cancellations compared to the same month a year ago, the Transportation Department said Wednesday.

Detroit auto makers should be rescued, but through a planned bankruptcy overseen by the federal government, according to real estate magnate Donald Trump.