Mexicana to Suspend All Operations At Midnight Friday
Ailing Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico's largest air carrier, will suspend all operations at midnight this Friday due to lack of funds.
Southwest to Launch Newark Service with Continental Slot Lease Deal
Southwest Airlines and Continental Airlines announced Friday that they had entered a lease agreement for 36 slot pairs at Newark-Liberty International Airport (EWR), allowing Southwest to operate as many as 18 daily flights beg...
Department of Justice Greenlights United-Continental Merger
United Airlines and Continental Airlines on Friday announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has approved the merger of the two airline companies and is closing its review pending the merge of the airlines.
On This Day in Aviation History: August 29th
The US Air Force Academy opens in Colorado, Count von Zeppelin flies from Lake Constance to Berlin, the Canberra B 2 sets an altitude record, a charter flight crashes into a mountain in Norway, and more...
Man Shoots and Kills Himself at Las Vegas McCarran Airport
An unidentified man shot and killed himself in front of a terminal at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, airport officials said on late Sunday afternoon.