The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating violations of safety directives by Southwest Airlines, the third such probe of the Dallas-based carrier's maintenance record in two years.

Coca-Cola products will again be served onboard flights operated by Alaska Air Group Inc.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has directed Mesaba Airlines to continue air service in Tupelo through at least March 15, or until replacement service begins.

Budget airline Ryanair will establish a major hub in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, its first in Central and Eastern Europe, the company's chief executive announced Tuesday.

Japan Airlines Corp. , Asiaa s largest carrier by sales, intends to increase cooperation with American Airlines on routes across the Pacific after rebuffing an alliance offer from Delta Air Lines Inc.

CHINA Eastern Airlines is taking steps to improve its performance, such as seeking strategic investors and widening its flight network, to help build Shanghai into an international air hub after finalizing its takeover of Shanghai Airlines.

Southwest Airlines on Monday launched its third aggressive sales promotion of the year at Denver International Airport , offering free upgrades to "business select" status for any customer who buys a standard-fare ticket.

Japan Airlines Corp. planned to announced Tuesday afternoon in Tokyo that it would maintain its alliance with AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, according to a person familiar with the matter, dealing a massive blow to rival Delta Air Lines Inc .

Yesterday, I wrote about the demise of www.nwa.com , Northwest's old Web site. It was replaced by www.delta.com on Jan.

Frontier Airlines said Thursday it is adding nonstop flights to seven destinations from Denver International Airport .

Southwest Airlines President and CEO Gary Kelly talks to employees during an appreciation lunch at McCarran International Airport Monday, February 1, 2010.

The manslaughter trial of Continental Airlines Inc. and five aviation officials whom prosecutors blame for the fatal 2000 crash of an Air France S.A. Concorde presents "ominous" possibilities for aviation insurers and policyholders, experts say.

Japan Airlines Corp. has decided to stick to its partnership with American Airlines, spurning an offer from Delta Air Lines, according to media reports Sunday.

Southwest Airlines has announced the cancellation of all service at BWI for Sunday.

WestJet Airlines Ltd. said new routes to sunny destinations helped boost passenger traffic in January, when the airline had a record load factor of 78.8%. The Calgary-based airline also said its revenue passenger miles - the number of paying passengers multiplied by miles flown - rose 9.7% in the month.

Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy says that his company was open to all options for the settlement of the dispute over payment default by Jet Airways in the Air Sahara buyout deal.

US Airways Group Inc. said Wednesday that January traffic fell 1.3 percent across its system, although it collected more money from the passengers it flew.

A A Let the Games begin Vancouver is all set to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, and visitors to the city will have a wealth of options to keep them busy.

Air France's decision to require obese passengers unable to squeeze into a single seat to book a second one superficially might not seem like such a dramatic event but widespread publicity shows that it may have a lot of future implications.

Frontier Airlines will offer nonstop seasonal service between Green Bay and Denver beginning in April.