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Slog tipper Nicole Ramirez says she and about 100 protesters are inside the Alaska Airlines' annual shareholder meeting, happening now at Pier 66 in downtown Seattle.

Peter Hartman, President and CEO of KLM and James Hogan, President and CEO of Etihad Airways celebrate the launch of Etihad Airways' flights between Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, have entered the second phase of their strategic partnership following the launch ... (more)

On Sunday, May 19, Mr. McCaughey, 75, of Grenloch, United Airlines' station manager of cargo at Philadelphia International Airport at his retirement in 1994, died of complications of heart disease at Cooper University Hospital.

A Hawaiian Airlines plane headed for Australia, carrying 246 people, turned around an hour into its flight and returned to Honolulu Airport today after a cockpit light went on indicating an engine system problem.

United Airlines put its 787 Dreamliner back in the air on Monday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to put the plane's four-month grounding behind them.

Spirit Airlines remains keen on growth as airline mergers and rising airfares continue to create opportunities for the Miramar-based low-cost carrier to expand its network, executives said Monday during the airline's 2013 Analyst Conference.

United Continental Holdings Inc. has six 787s. Battery problems on planes owned by other airlines prompted the grounding.

Well, good morning, and welcome to Spirit Airlines 2013 Analyst Conference. Thank you for joining us today.

Singapore Airlines, which has too many pilot s amid a business downturn, does not expect the surplus to ease any time soon.

Boeing's Dreamliner 787 has made its first U.S. flight since being grounded back in January after problems with its batteries.

A US Airways flight made a belly landing at Newark International Airport in the early morning hours on Saturday after the plane reported a problem with its landing gear, a spokesman for the airline said.

The control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport as seen from a Metro train stop March 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.

The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says he plans to add jobs at the carrier's reservation center in the northeastern Minnesota city of Chisholm.

Ryanair Ltd.'s chief executive Michael O'Leary speaks to the media in Vitrolles, southern France, Jan.

In fact, 2012 was a record year for extra-fee revenues: U.S. airlines raked in a staggering $6.03 billion in baggage and reservation-change fees, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Profits after tax rose 13% to 569m euros on revenues of 4.88bn euros for the year to 31 March.

In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 file photo, a United Airlines Boeing 787 is parked at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo.

An employee of China Eastern Airlines attempts to throw a steel chair at a group of passengers angry about delayed flight from Beijing in March.

Q: I lost my receipt after paying my annual Koru Club membership and asked Air New Zealand for another copy.

Singapore Airlines said net profit in the year ending March was up 12.8 percent, boosted by surplus from the sale of aircraft, spares and spare engines, but warned the outlook remained bleak.