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The number of empty seats on planes flown by U.S. airlines is rising this year despite aggressive fare sales and capacity cuts, darkening the outlook for industry earnings in the first quarter and beyond.

AMR Corp's American Airlines is in early talks to raise cash from its credit card partner, Citigroup , by selling it frequent flyer miles, the Financial Times reported citing people familiar with the matter.

American Airlines is expanding in-flight WiFi service to 150 aircraft this year, allowing passengers to surf the Web and check their e-mails while in the air.

More struggles lie ahead for the tattered U.S. travel industry as hotels, casinos, airlines and travel agencies fight the tide of economic recession and flagging travel demand.

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As Brazil becomes one of the world?s major players in investment opportunity, airlines are vying to offer new flights and routes. American Airlines launched service from Miami (MIA) to Recife (REC) and Salvador da Bahia (SSA) on Nov. 2 and to Belo Horizonte (CNF) on Nov. 4. Delta Air Lines inaugurated daily flights from Atlanta (ATL) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and Manaus (MAO) in late November, alo.....

Continental Airlines said Thursday it will cut 3,000 jobs, or 6.7 percent of its 45,000 employees; retire 67 mainline aircraft; and reduce mainline flights because of soaring fuel costs, making it the second major airline this week to announce cutbacks.

American Airlines said Wednesday it would end flights between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and London's Stansted Airport as part of in a bid to cut capacity costs as fuel prices continue to soar.

American Airlines parent AMR Corp. said Tuesday it will start with discontinuing some long-haul service, including Chicago flights to Honolulu and Buenos Aires in response to skyrocketing fuel prices and softening economy.

AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc. raised fares in the U.S. by up to $60 as the airline industry continues to struggle with soaring oil jet-fuel costs.

As the airline industry continues to lag, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services hit the industry's latest blow on Thursday by placing nine major domestic airlines on CreditWatch with negative implications as they face due to record high jet fuel costs.

American Airlines said on Wednesday that it is taking steps to reduce costs, effectively downsizing the company as fuel prices rise to record levels.

Customer satisfaction with U.S. airlines dropped to its lowest level since 2001, according to a survey report published on Tuesday.

Northwest Airlines Corp. said Friday it plans to raise round-trip ticket prices $20 to offset fuel prices, bringing the total surcharge on domestic fares to $65 each way.

British Airways PLC said on Wednesday that it is considering opportunities of cooperating with American Airlines Inc. and Continental Airlines Inc.

Northwest Airlines Corp. and Delta Airlines Inc., already in an agreement to merger since Monday, would need to pay the other $165 million to stop the process under certain conditions, according to a...

High fuel costs were cited as the main reason behind a sharp decline in first quarter results at two of the nation's healthiest carriers.Continental Airlines Inc. reported a loss in the quarte...

AMR Corp, parent of the No. 1 U.S. carrier American Airlines, reported a first-quarter loss of $328 million on Wednesday, led by record high fuel costs.

Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corporation officially confirmed it agreement to merge the two carriers, creating America's premier global airline, with a combined enterprise value of $17.7 billion.

AMR Corp., parent of delay-riddled American Airlines, joined other major U.S. carriers on Friday in a move to increase its ticket prices.

Credit Suisse upgraded Delta Air Lines Inc and Northwest Airlines Corp to outperform from neutral, and said the merger between the companies is near certainty.

U.S. passengers continued to experience travel disruptions after American Airlines scrapped another 570 on Friday and more are expected on Saturday.

Delta Air Lines gave the green light on a tentative agreement for a merger with Northwest Airlines, which will ultimately create the world's largest carrier, according to news reports.

American Airlines scrapped another 900 flights from take off on Thursday, pushing the total to 2,400 of canceled flights this week, as it continues to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets.

American Airlines continued to cancel flights on Wednesday, pushing the number to 1,000 flights, or nearly half of its schedule, leaving thousands of passenger schedules disrupted and putting pressure on the airlines finances. American and Delta canceled more than 700 flights March 26 and 27 for the earlier round of MD-80 inspections as the FAA tightened scrutiny of airline-industry maintenance.

American Airlines canceled 850 more flights on Wednesday as it re-inspects the wiring on its MD-80 jets, stranding thousands of passengers and putting pressure on the airlines finances. The cancellations at the world's largest airline began late Tuesday afternoon, when American canceled 500 flights.

American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, said it was canceling as many as 500 flights on Tuesday, and possibly Wednesday, as the airline struggles with further government inspections of its MD-80 aircrafts.

Continental Airlines, which is currently in talks to combine with the parent company of United Airlines, is also discussing options with the parent of American Airlines, according to a report.

Consolidation for the U.S. Airline Industry should happen before the end of the Bush administration, UAL Corp's CFO says.