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Delta Air Lines plans to add 88 Boeing 717s to its fleet, picking up planes that Southwest Airlines didn’t want anymore. Delta said it will start leasing the 717s next year as long as its pilots approve a new labor contract, which isn’t certain. Also, Southwest said some of the deal’s details still need to be worked out.
Southwest is being careful to upset as few customers as possible as it integrates Air Tran flights into its operations.
Southwest Airlines aircraft. / Tim Dunn/RGJ Southwest Airlines, which flies more domestic passengers than any other U.S. airline, is going international.
No more 'staycations' Eileen Ambrose: Money may be tight, but not enough for most of us to forgo a summer vacation. A recent survey by travel site Orbitz.com found that nearly eight of 10 respondents will be taking a vacation this summer. Some plan to spend more than last year, but nearly half of the 750 people polled vow to keep their travel budget under $1,500.
United Airlines started selling tickets for its first 787 flights last week, saying it plans to start service between Denver and Tokyo on March 31.
Tom and Lynn Smith of Florence will celebrate their Golden Anniversary on June 2.
Southwest Airlines agrees to pay for Hobby expansion Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:51 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Southwest Airlines will pay the $100 million cost to add five international gates and a customs facility to Hobby Airport, under an agreement announced ...
Fleet Shift Is A Win For Both Carriers When you merge airlines, and one of the carrier's planes don't fit with your existing fleet ... what do you do? Southwest Airlines announced on Wednesday that it hopes to ink a deal to to sublease its 88 Boeing 717s inherited from its merger with AirTran to competitor Delta Airlines.
It's 2004 all over again, as MSNBC reminds us. Southwest Airlines went the reality TV route back then with the series "Airline," and now they're back with the premiere of "On the Fly" (Thu., 9 p.m. ET on TLC). But this new series takes a much deeper look into the company, with unprecedented access.
TLC says its program On the Fly , which promises to "showcases customers as they prepare to travel for milestone moments," will feature Dallas-based Southwest Airlines.
Shares of some top airlines companies were up at the close of trading:Delta Air rose $.10 or .9 percent, to $11.37.JetBlue Airways Corp. rose $.15 or 3.3 percent, to $4.75.Southwest Airlines Co. rose $.02 ...
