NEW YORK (AP) - Hurricane Sandy grounded thousands of flights in the U.S. northeast Monday and upended travel plans across the globe, stranding passengers from Hong Kong to Europe. The massive storm threatens to bring a near halt to air travel for at least two days in a key region... more »
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Delta Air Lines will offer 10 flights daily from Shreveport Regional Airport to Memphis and Atlanta hubs beginning in July. The Times reports seven of the flights will serve the Atlanta hub, and three will serve the Memphis hub. This is the first time since 2004... more »
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Spirit Airlines is adding direct flights from Myrtle Beach to Washington and more flights to upstate New York and Florida. The move will help offset some of the flights the Grand Strand lost when Direct Airlines suspended service last month and filed for bankruptcy. The... more »
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Spirit Airlines resumed seasonal service Thursday between Atlantic City International Airport and Boston. Begun in 2009, the route used to be year-round. But the airline said last year it would discontinue flights during the fall and winter. Later in the year, Spirit will resume... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Heads up: Drones are going mainstream. Civilian cousins of the unmanned military aircraft that have tracked and killed terrorists in the Middle East and Asia are in demand by police departments, border patrols, power companies, news organizations and others wanting a bird's-eye view that's too impractical or... more »
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) - JetBlue Airways is launching nonstop service between Bradley International Airport and San Juan, Puerto Rico. JetBlue says the daily service is beginning Thursday. The airline says service to West Palm Beach, Fla., is set to start next week. The airline flies from Bradley to Fort... more »
MIAMI (AP) - Delta Air Lines is adding flights to and from Indianapolis and New Orleans to help carry the crush of fans heading to Florida for the Feb. 7 Super Bowl. The world's biggest airline will add another flight on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5 from Indianapolis to Atlanta,... more »
U.S. officials say they've stopped all civilian flights from the United States to Haiti at the request of the Haitian government, because there is no room on the ground for more planes and not enough jet fuel for planes to go back.
A U.S. official said the Federal Aviation... more »