The carriers offered fewer flights this summer than last, and they slashed prices to fill even that reduced supply of seats, according to August traffic reports released over the past week.

Airline passengers got to their destination on time a little more often in July. The Transportation Department said on Tuesday that 77.6 percent of airline flights arrived on time, up from 75.7 percent during the same month last year.

An airline spokesman says an indicator light that warned of possible smoke aboard a Southwest Airlines flight forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in Tampa, Fla.

Federal officials are investigating whether Southwest Airlines Co. used unauthorized parts for repairs on some of its older jets.

Concur Technologies Inc., which makes corporate expense-management software, said Monday that it signed a deal with Southwest Airlines Co. that will give its business customers direct access to the airline's fares and schedules.

Southwest Airlines is on its way to providing in-flight Wi-Fi access on all of its aircraft.

Southwest Airlines Co. announced a fare sale to fill seats during the slow fall and winter seasons, but it blacked out many days around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

An industry trade group for U.S. Airlines forecast Monday that travel over the typically busy Labor Day holiday period will fall 3.5 percent this year compared with the same period in 2008.

The cool kids of the airline industry are giving big-city travelers more opportunities to show who they like more.

Stocks skidded Friday after a disappointing report on consumer prices and as consumers' mood took a turn for the worse. The Dow finished down about 50 points on the week, snapping a four-week winning streak.That snapped the markets four-week winning streak:

Futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street Friday after a report showed consumer prices posted their biggest year-over-year decline since 1950.

Republic Airways won the bankruptcy court auction for Frontier Airlines, buying the Denver-based carrier for almost $108.8 million after rival Southwest's bid was rejected.

If you dreaded sitting down at your computer the last time you made travel arrangements or felt frustrated by all the time and effort it took to sort through pages of results for flights and hotels, join the crowd.

Airline passengers will see fewer nonstop flights, less convenient travel options and possibly higher ticket prices and fees in the coming months as major carriers make big capacity cuts this fall season for the second year in a row.

A late rally pushed stocks higher Tuesday following better-than-expected earnings from several Dow components. The Dow logged its seventh-straight gain, the Nasdaq, it's tenth.