US Airways offers standby travel to ATA customers
Apr. 4, 2008 - US Airways Group Inc. is accepting tickets for standby travel from passengers who were scheduled to fly on ATA Airlines flights to and from the Hawaiian Islands and Mexico.

ATA Airlines Bankruptcy: Should Travelers Save Money?
According to Associated Press, ATA Airlines has filed bankruptcy today, leaving thousands of travelers stranded. ATA Airlines is the tenth largest airline in the United States. Regardless of the underlying reasons, leaving traveler's stranded is a sign of poor management. Their future looks very bleak because the trust traveler's put in their airline is an important part of staying in business.

'Open skies' not likely to mean lower fares
The "open skies" pact reached between the United States and European Union should bring many benefits to travelers. Airlines will be free to serve any point-to-point trans-Atlantic route. More competition will bring more choice and hopefully better service. But with soaring fuel prices and economic gloom, and with airlines already offering the cheapest price options for years, don't hold your breath for lower fares.

FAA on hot seat over airline safety
Apr. 3, 2008 - We all have wondered, at one time or another, if the plane we're flying on is safe. Those fears will not be put to rest Thursday on Capitol Hill, when current and former FAA inspectors are expected to tell lawmakers the agency is too close with the airlines it regulates, that inspectors are often pressured to downplay problems.

Cash-Strapped Airlines: Who’s Next to Fall?
Apr. 3, 2008 - All the major airlines are putting increasingly larger amounts of cash on their balance sheets in order to weather the economic downturn.

Counting the cost of crisis at Terminal 5
Apr. 3, 2008 - Since the opening of Terminal 5, BA's new home at Heathrow on March 27, around 430 flights have been cancelled and more than 20,000 bags separated from passengers.

Travel insurance 'does not always include' baggage cover
Apr. 4, 2008 - Following the news that supermodel Naomi Campbell has been arrested for assaulting a police officer after she was told her baggage had gone missing, independent financial research company Defaqto has warned travellers to ensure their luggage is insured before they head abroad.

Slumping economy won't affect Americans' travel plans
Apr. 4, 2008 - Travel agents shouldn't take a longer lunch break just yet. The national forecast is sunny for the travel industry despite the slumping economy. Travel spending is expected to increase a little more than 5% compared to last year.