One-quarter of travel managers have made emergency spending cutbacks because of the financial crisis, according to a new survey released on Monday.

Even as U.S. companies report some good news about the third quarter, investors and executives are peering ahead anxiously.

Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading:

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at noon:

Airline shares rose Thursday as a drop in oil prices appeared to ease worries about how travel demand will hold up in a recession.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.:

More than two-thirds of business travelers questioned in a recent survey valued airline loyalty programs but complained that it was difficult to redeem the miles they earn.

It was called an "aeroplane," but the contraption Orville Wright piloted on Sept. 17, 1908 was hardly more than a big box kite with a motor. And unlike his famous first flight in 1903, this one was doomed.

Although oil prices have dropped over the past few weeks, U.S. airlines have no immediate plans to reduce fuel surcharges that they tack on to the price of a ticket.

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.

An airline trade group is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to delay its planned Sept. 3 auction of slots at the Newark airport.

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.

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.

Continental Airlines Inc. on Monday showed off new fully reclining seats that it will put in business class of some jets beginning next year.