Susan Young

Top travel agents from CruiseOne, Cruises Inc. and Cruise Planners weigh in on the plan.

Sometimes by design or geographic necessity, airlines rely on maintenance services of outside repair stations. A recent report by U.S. aviation regulators provides a troubling look at the FAA's oversight of those stations and their practices.

When adding in extra fees for baggage or priority seating, the true jump in the average airline ticket price is closer to 29 percent, says Boyd Group International, a CO aviation consulting and analysis group.

From Hollywood input to industry trends, social networking and supplier training, here's a look at the conference highlights.

In its March 2013 global traffic report, IATA says air traffic results were 5.9 percent higher compared with the same month a year ago. Emerging markets led the way, but IATA also said all regions showed gains.

Just how have Delta Air Lines' cut-backs over the past few years at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport impacted the region economically? A new analysis shows a loss of almost $1 billion in economic activity as well as 33,000 jobs.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it's investigating, but no one was injured. The United Express flight was operated by ExpressJet.

Taking a page from the Spirit Airlines playbook, Frontier Airlines will start charging domestic airline passengers for carry on bags. While Spirit's fee applies to all passengers, Frontier - at least for now - will only charge those people booking on a third-party website, not the airline's own...more >>

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), representing flight attendants at Piedmont Airlines, a US Airways Express carrier, said the reality of a flight attendant strike at the regional airline "appears to be drawing closer." The airline, however, said no strike is imminent.

Travelport Limited appointed Douglas M. Steenland as chairman of the board. TravelPort also said Webject, the largest online travel agency in Australia and New Zealand, had appointed it as the global distribution partner for Zuji, a major Asian online travel agency.