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Alaska Airlines Donates to Coral Reef Conservation While Greening its Business
Alaska Airlines is teaming up with The Nature Conservancy to help restore coral reefs in Hawaii. Touting the paper-reducing benefits of its mobile app,...
Delta Airlines Digs Deep for Grieving Boy
Ever since his father died two years ago Cole Holzer, 7, has clung to his father's shirt for comfort. He cuddles it, sprays it...
United Airlines Holds Plane So Passenger Can Say Goodbye To Dying Mother
Kerry Drake needed to get to Lubbock, Texas, and fast. His mother was dying, so he booked the next flight from San Francisco. “I...
AirTran Leads 15 US Airlines in Performance Last Year
Low-cost carrier AirTran had best performance last year among 15 airlines that carry at least 1 percent of domestic passenger volume, according to an...
Biofuel Powers Two European Airlines
Biodiesel has been around since the early 1900′s when pioneers tinkered with a variety of biofuels to power vehicles.
The preferred source of biofuel for...
7 Leading US Airlines to Use BioMass Fuel Made From Waste in California
Seven of the leading U.S. airlines announced this week they've signed up to purchase jet fuel made from recycled urban and agricultural waste to...
Startup Airlines Seek to Offer ‘A Better Way’
Everybody talks about the deplorable state of air travel, but some airline startups are hoping do something about it.
At 90 years old, Ted Vallas...
Major Airlines Pledge Not To Charge For Carry-Ons
Five major carriers on Sunday agreed not to follow the lead of a small Florida airline that plans to charge for carry-on bags. ...
US Airlines Post Best On-time Rate Since 2003, United Tops Among Large Carriers
In a rare bit of good news for a beleaguered industry, U.S. airlines posted in 2009 their best on-time performance since 2003. ...
Airlines Slow Down Flights to Save on Fuel
Airlines are slowing their planes down to save on fuel. Southwest Air began a few months ago to add 2 minutes to each of...
United Pilot Orders 30 Pizzas to Feed Passengers After Emergency Landing for Medical Care
A United Airlines pilot has become a social media sensation after personally overseeing the order and distribution of 30 pizzas to 155 passengers on...
New ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Ruling Makes It Easier to End Recurring Subscriptions for American Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission this week announced a final ‘Click-to-Cancel’ rule that will require sellers to make cancelling their enrollment "at least as easy...
Pilot of Rescue Flight for Pets Impacted by Hurricanes Adopts Kitten, Finding ‘Love at 30,000 Feet’
On October 12th, a Southwest Airlines pilot fell in love with a little kitten named Avery while transporting him and 150 other shelter animals...
Good News in History, October 4
200 years ago today, a new federalist constitution was signed inaugurating the First Mexican Republic. A drafting committee consisting of several representative figures led...
Spain’s Olive Oil Producers Turn Tons of Their Pits into Fuel–For Homes, Planes and Industry
In a rather unique story from Reuters, the Spanish olive oil market is profiled for what it can do to power Spain's homes, not...
Empty Nesters Travel to All 63 US National Parks: ‘Life’s Too Short’ But What is the Perfect Age for Adventures?
It’s American Adventures Month—and in a new survey of 2,000 Americans, over one-third reported that they’ve become more adventurous as they age.
Even though 42...
Good News in History, July 18
103 years ago today, John Glenn, the American aviator, politician, and astronaut who became the third American in space, was born. The Ohio-born pilot...
Nurse Credited for Saving Man’s Life with CPR and Defibrillator After Heart Attack in Charlotte Airport
Like so many victims, the first sign that Ken Jeffries was vulnerable to heart disease was a heart attack—suffered when the 57-year-old was at...
New Tech Revives ‘Unusable’ Organs–10 Successful Transplants Used Kidneys That Are Normally Discarded
New technologies are often referred to as life-changing, but that phrase quite literally describes the work that 34 Lives is doing for those awaiting...
When Five-year-old Missed His Graduation, Plane Passengers Give Special Midair Ceremony – (WATCH)
Frontier Airlines recently had a special guest on their flight from Florida to Puerto Rico—5-year-old Xavier Rivas who was preparing to 'graduate' from Kindergarten.
But...