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Airlines should create and enforce policies to ensure that pilots focus on flying their planes safely instead of being distracted by laptop computers and other devices, the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration said Monday.

US Airways Group Inc said on Thursday it had dropped out of merger discussions with United Airlines parent UAL Corp, immediately raising the stakes for similar talks involving United and Continental Airlines Inc.

The air carrier posts a slimmer loss this quarter and projects a profitable April through June period.

New eruptions send volcanic ash cloud toward Britain and threaten plans to resume flights.

In a remarkable gesture to fee-weary air travelers, five major U.S. airlines are committing to actually not charge a fee for ...

A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano spreading out across Europe is causing air travel chaos on a scale unseen since the September 11 attacks and costing airlines hundreds of millions of dollars.

Fewer passengers boarded planes last year, but those who did were generally treated better than in the past....

Every U.S. airline is thinking of ways to get more money from their passengers. Few have provoked the outrage that Spirit Airlines has with its new carry-on luggage fee.

United Airlines and US Airways are in talks about combining into what would be the nation's second-biggest airline, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday....

Fresh on the heels of one budget airline announcing that it will ask passengers to pay extra to bring carry-on bags on board, another is considering charging them for using the lavatory.