American, US Airways One Step Closer To Merger
Posted: 11:29 AM The companies said Friday they signed legal documents allowing them to confidentially exchange information. But a deal is still far from reality.
Posted: 11:29 AM The companies said Friday they signed legal documents allowing them to confidentially exchange information. But a deal is still far from reality.
Posted: 1:17 PM More than 200 former Trans World Airlines flight attendants are getting their jobs back nearly 11 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that stymied the airline industry.
Posted: 4:21 AM Aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft has requested more time to file a plan to emerge from bankruptcy.
Posted: 2:33 PM United Airlines says 580 flights were delayed Tuesday because a piece of computer equipment failed to communicate correctly, and its backup system didn't work as expected.
Posted: 2:33 PM A flight attendant is landing in the Guinness Book of World Records after his 63 years of moving about the cabin ended in his home state of Hawaii.
Posted: 3:24 PM It's going to be a while before airline passengers can use iPads and other electronic devices during the whole flight.
Posted: 11:57 AM A federal appeals court panel has sided with The Boeing Co. and Spirit AeroSystems in an age discrimination lawsuit.
Updated: 10:01 AM A highly modified vintage aircraft was pushed beyond its structural limits before it crashed into spectators at last year's National Championship Air Races in Reno.
Updated: 8:18 AM Emergency crews were called out to Mid-Contient Airport around midnight Saturday morning, after receiving reports that a plane was on fire.
Posted: 4:38 PM Cessna's Citation Ten regains prominence as the fastest civil aircraft in the world with an increase of its maximum speed to Mach .935.
Updated: 1:19 PM A bankruptcy judge has nixed a proposal to give eight top Hawker Beechcraft executives up to $5.3 million in bonuses.
Updated: 8:31 AM Mid-Continent airport made changes to security in an effort to reduce congestion.
Updated: 7:58 PM The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced that the vote is scheduled for Friday.
Posted: 9:25 AM Airline pilots who fly certain Airbus jets that first came into service more than two decades ago have reported over 50 episodes of multiple electrical failures in the cockpit.
Updated: 4:25 AM A retired air refueling plane that first flew during the Eisenhower administration is heading for permanent display at the Museum of the Kansas National Guard in Topeka.
Posted: 11:51 AM A group trying to solve the mystery surrounding famed aviator Amelia Earhart is reporting encouraging results from its latest expedition to the central Pacific.
Posted: 11:10 AM The Wichita-based plane maker asked the bankruptcy court on Thursday to extend until at least Dec 29 the exclusivity period to file a Chapter 11 plan.
Posted: 10:15 AM The city's airport authority unanimously approved the name change on Wednesday. It will become effective in 30 days.
Posted: 1:31 PM The Air Force says an unmanned experimental aircraft suffered a control failure during an attempt to fly at six times the speed of sound.
Posted: 8:49 AM The Air Force plans a key test of an experimental aircraft designed to fly at six times the speed of sound, or about 3,600 mph.
Updated: 8:31 AM A general aviation industry group says airplane shipments and billings rose in the first half of 2012 amid signs of stability and growth.
Updated: 7:51 PM Aircraft maker Airbus is reaching out to Kansas aviation suppliers with a Wichita event called the Air Capital Supplier Summit.
Updated: 11:10 AM In a letter sent to employees Thursday, executives said 170 workers will receive Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications.
Posted: 9:50 AM The Wichita-based manufacturer said net income rose to $34.9 million, or 24 cents per share.
Updated: 2:12 PM Four checkpoints will be installed in each gate corridor, instead of a center checkpoint.