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Air travelers seem to be constantly complaining about fees, the lack of service and cramped seats on flights, but surprisingly their level of satisfaction with airlines is on the rise, a new survey finds.

Carriers report higher traffic figures for May.

British budget airline easyJet unveiled a volcanic ash detector on Friday that it says will allow aircraft to safely navigate around potentially lethal ash clouds.

DOT has done something that only a few years ago would have been unthinkable by proposing new regulations covering everything from airfare disclosures to peanut allergies.

Nigeria's central bank is extending a 500bn naira ($3.3bn; £2.3bn) bail-out to its troubled airlines.

Summer vacation just got more expensive, as the five largest U.S. airlines introduced "peak air travel surcharges" virtually every day while school is out for much of the country.

The government says airlines collected $7.8 billion in revenue from so-called ancillary fees last year, up a staggering 42 percent from 2008....

United Airlines is buying Continental in a $3 billion-plus that would create the world's largest carrier with a commanding position in several top U.S. cities....

Continental Airlines and UAL are expected to announce Monday that they are merging to form the world's largest airline by traffic.

UAL Corp. (UAUA), parent to United Airlines, posted a narrower first quarter loss today of $82 million ...