Continental Airlines

ATLANTA (AP) - Delta Air Lines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc. are swapping takeoff and landing slots at airports in New York and Washington, amid similar moves by AirTran Airways and Continental Airlines. A Delta executive said in a memo to employees...

HOUSTON (AP) - Fewer people are flying and Continental Airlines says that's contributed to a $213 million drop in second-quarter earnings. Houston-based Continental today announced it's laying off 1,700 more workers.

The U.S. Department of Transportation denied Thursday a request by five airlines to temporarily exempt them from new penalties for stranding passengers on delayed flights. JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines and US...

Here's your thinking-of-you Thursday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- California's "cash for appliances" program begins today. That means $35.2 million in mail-in rebates will be handed out to encourage purchases of energy-efficient...

CapitolView: "Moderator John Patterson and the panel discuss what's left on the General Assembly's 'to do' list before session ends, including why you need to buy your monkey now. Panel: Charlie Wheeler, Public Affairs Reporting Program, University of...

Here's your merge-'em-up Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: --As expected, United Airlines and Continental Airlines say they're climbing into bed together in a $3-billion corporate marriage. The deal, if approved, would create the world'...

Posted by John Byrne at 10:01 a.m. Mayor Richard Daley today once again defended the need for terminal expansion in addition to new runways at O'Hare International Airport, even as the heads of the newly merged United and Continental Airlines......

Yes, when you think of fine dining, you don't automatically thin k of airport food. So this list of the best airport dining spots, compiled by travel site CheapOair, offers some insights on a niche category: good airport eats. Here's what they have to say...

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration took aim Monday at tarmac horror stories, ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes get off the plane after three hours. With its new regulations, the Transportation Department sent an...

ATLANTA -- Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which lasted about...

NEWARK, N.J. -- A man believed to have breached security to bid his girlfriend goodbye, triggering the shutdown of a busy Newark Airport terminal that led to snarled flights worldwide, was arrested in New Jersey and faces a trespassing charge and a fine...

NEWARK, N.J. -- A man walked through a screening checkpoint exit into the secure side of a terminal at one of the nation's busiest airports on Sunday night, and flights were grounded for hours and passengers had to be re-screened while air safety...