Southwest Airlines, two other carriers seek slots at Washington National

US Air makes merger offer, AMR pilots OK labor deal Economic Times NEW YORK: US Airways Group Inc has made a formal merger proposal to American Airlines parent AMR Corp and its creditors that could value the combined airline at around $8.5 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Details of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Airlines asked to submit data on CAT-III trained pilots Times of India DGCA chief Arun Mishra said that airlines had been asked to ensure that CAT-III pilots, trained to fly in visibility as low as 50m, should be rostered on all flights operating to and from fog affected cities during low visibility days. Met had ... See all stories on this topic »

Argentine soccer star Messi is Turkish Airlines' global brand ambassador Indiantelevision.com MUMBAI: International soccer star Leo Messi was named Global Brand Ambassador for TurkishAirlines after signing the agreement in September 2012. The FC Barcelona forward joins the ranks of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and professional ... See all stories on this topic »

Mihin Lanka lands in Madurai The Hindu Rohana Perera, Head of Commercial, Mihin Lanka, said that its code-sharing services with SriLankan Airlines would help passengers of Madurai to get connecting flights to various global destinations with very less waiting time at the Colombo airport. He ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Southwest Airlines, two other carriers seek slots at Washington National Dallas Morning News Southwest Airlines Co. will battle two other airlines for the rights to two operating slots at Reagan Washington National Airport that will allow the winner to fly a nonstop round trip out of the airport. Dallas-based Southwest has applied for the ... See all stories on this topic »

LATAM Airlines Group reports preliminary monthly statistics for November 2012 Reuters Santiago, Chile, December 7, 2012- LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, ("LATAMAirlines Group" or "the Company") (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN / Bovespa: LATM11), the leadingairline group in Latin America, today reported its preliminary monthly ... See all stories on this topic »

Hightower: Airline's fee-for-all is another bid to squeeze more money from you LubbockOnline.com American Airlines has a new family deal for you. If you and the kids are headed off to grandma's house, Disney World or wherever, American will make an effort to seat you next to each other. Well, that's not exactly new or special, since most airlines ... See all stories on this topic »

MAS urged to try new ticketing system The Star Online TONY Tyler hopes players like Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will come forward to volunteer to be party for a trial for the new distribution capability (NDC) that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is creating to revolutionise the way people ... See all stories on this topic »