Southwest Airlines Reports January Traffic

DALLAS, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV - News) today reported January 2012 combined traffic results for Southwest Airlines and AirTran.  AirTran became a wholly-owned subsidiary ...

China bars its airlines from paying EU carbon tax

China announced Monday it will prohibit its airlines from paying European Union charges on carbon emissions, ratcheting up a global dispute over the cost of combatting climate change.

American Airlines Reports January Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines reported a January load factor of 78.5 percent, an increase of 2.7 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased 1.4 percent, ...

China bans airlines from paying EU carbon charges

China said Monday it has banned its airlines from complying with an EU scheme to impose charges on carbon emissions opposed by more than two dozen countries including India, Russia and the United States.

Canada airlines operate fuller January flights

(Reuters) - Canadian airlines flew closer to full capacity in January than a year earlier as robust demand for air travel extended into what is traditionally a slow month for business travel. Air Canada , Canada's biggest airline, reported a systemwide load factor of 79.1 percent last month, up from 78 percent in January 2011 as a 1.9 percent increase in capacity was easily absorbed by a 3.3 ...

Alaska Airlines Launching Daily Service from Seattle to Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

SEATTLE, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines announced today it will launch new daily nonstop service between Seattle and Philadelphia, starting June 11, and between Seattle and Fort Lauderdale, ...