Virgin America News

San Francisco is going from zero non-stop flights to Washington National Airport to two non-stops this summer.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has assessed a $100,000 civil penalty against Virgin America for filing incomplete reports with the Department about complaints registered by passengers with disabilities and for not responding adequately to these complaints.

With the big carriers cutting routes and raising fares, this would seem an ideal time for a new airline to take them on with cut-rate prices and service to smaller airports eager for more flights.

Since airlines began charging passengers in 2008 to check their luggage, carry-on bags have multiplied in size and number.

Online? On the go? An exact replica of The Dispatch, the E-Edition is available 24/7 on your PC or iPAD.

High oil prices. Goliath-like competitors. Tight credit. Who wants to start an airline? The tarmac is littered with those who have tried and failed.

Saturday A tiring day indeed. I flew in from Jacksonville, Florida, last night, took a car to Santa Clara, California, and checked into a spartan but perfectly fine Hilton.

For all the miseries of flying with small children, families could always count on one perk from the airlines: early boarding.

On Saturday, June 9, a cadre of deadmau5 fans, a group of Milwaukee EDM scene regulars and lots of other folks who love a big show are going to be at Moct, 240 E. Pittsburgh Ave., for "tehmau5." The show is based on the stage persona of Joel Zimmerman or deadmau5 , a Canadian EMD star and Grammy-nominated artist.

The latest big move for local airline Virgin America is actually taking place on the ground.

Just in time for summer vacation, families with small children traveling on United Airlines will no longer be able to board early.

Recently covered Boingo is working hard to get a footing in the air travel Wi-Fi space.

The dominance of a single airline brings some benefits, including the convenience of frequent service and lots of destinations, but price-conscious travelers and experts say it also means higher fares.

A passenger jet lands at Palm Springs International Airport on Friday. Reports show air travel was up at the airport during the first quarter of the year compared to last year.

The US Department of Transportation issued its Air Travel Consumer Report for the month of March 2012 and much-beleaguered United Airlines fell to the bottom of the list of major carriers for on-time arrivals at airports reporting data to the DOT.

Virgin America offers some of the best in-flight meals, Delta has a great baggage-handling record, andAir New Zealand wins points for its comfy fold-out seats.

The Las Vegas-based carrier announced that service from Bellingham to Maui will begin Nov.

While air travel has much of its roots in America, it has been other countries around the world that have been innovating the flying experience.

United Airlines racked up the highest number of consumer complaints of any U.S. airline -- and ranked among the bottom in on-time performance -- in March, the month it switched to Continental Airlines' reservation system, as well as a single frequent-flier program and website.

Get ready for the summertime airline routes! This is the best time of the year-new destinations are on sale and airplanes are getting ready to head either south to the sun or north to the cooler temps.