Airline Industry

ATLANTA - Airline shares fell Tuesday as the broader stock market slid and oil prices rose. Full Story »

ATLANTA - A case could be made for further consolidation in the U.S. airline industry, but it's unclear whether the Obama administration would allow it, the CEO of Delta Air Lines Inc. told investors at a conference Tuesday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Fifteen airlines and air cargo carriers said Tuesday they've signed memorandums of understandings that could lead to the purchase of hundreds of millions of gallons of fuel made from either coal or camelina, a weed that's a cousin to canola. Full Story »

GENEVA (Reuters) - The world's airlines are set to lose $5.6 billion next year, far more than previously estimated, with a rebound in passenger and air cargo demand only partly compensating for rising fuel costs, industry group IATA said. Full Story »

GENEVA - The global airline industry will face another harrowing year in 2010, with losses expected to reach $5.6 billion despite some recovery in passenger and cargo traffic, an industry group said Tuesday. Full Story »

SEATTLE - Alaska Airlines, a unit of Alaska Air Group Inc., said Monday discounted fares will be offered to Alaska residents traveling to the state capital during next year's legislative session. Full Story »

An aviation agreement between the U.S. and Japan could usher in a new period of closer alliances among the major carriers in both countries. Full Story »

PHILADELPHIA - US Airways Inc. said Friday it will launch a new daily nonstop flight between Philadelphia and Anchorage, Alaska next summer. Full Story »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Emirates airline said Thursday it plans to receive its sixth Airbus A380 "superjumbo" next week and another before year's end after lining up more than $1 billion in financing. Full Story »

FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines said Wednesday it will be able to sell seats on Brazil's GOL Airlines as if they were American flights. Full Story »

LONDON - A Muslim man was convicted Wednesday of conspiracy to murder for his role in a plan to blow up trans-Atlantic passenger jets using liquid explosives, a plot that sparked sweeping restrictions for passengers carrying on liquids and gels. Full Story »

DALLAS - A top American Airlines executive says the carrier is seeing a pickup in both leisure and premium travel, at least on international routes. Full Story »

United Airlines is ordering 50 new airplanes the way some people ease into a cold lake. Toes first, and very slowly. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Airline stocks were mixed Tuesday as the broader market stumbled, a ratings agency said airlines may experience a weak cyclical recovery next year, and United announced a big order of new planes. Full Story »

ATLANTA - U.S. airlines did a poorer job getting passengers to their destinations on-time in October compared to the same month a year ago. Full Story »

A look at 19 U.S. airlines' on-time arrival rate in October, according to the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Full Story »

Airbus A350-900XWB Full Story »

PARIS (Reuters) - United Airlines looked set on Tuesday to place a $10 billion-plus order for mid-sized wide-bodied jets that includes 25 A350 planes from European planemaker Airbus , industry sources said. Full Story »