AirTran, Southwest seek Midway gates
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AirTran and Southwest emerged Thursday as the leading airline bidders for valuable gates at Chicago&#39;s Midway Airport, where troubled discounter ATA is selling assets for cash.
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The bidding war for bankrupt ATA Airlines&#39; assets heated up on Friday when Southwest Airlines offered at least $100 million in cash and loans for gates at Chicago&#39;s Midway Airport and an alliance with ATA, its main rival there.
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America West Airlines backed away Thursday from a potential bidding war for bankrupt ATA Airlines, paving the way for AirTran to take over ATA operations.
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Asian countries are clamoring for planes to meet surging air travel demands, giving Boeing an edge in the region.
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CHICAGO -- United Airlines and American Airlines are offering to support temporary flight caps at O&#39;Hare International Airport, but they want other carriers also to make schedule cuts to ease delays.
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I was traveling on Southwest Airlines a couple of days ago.  It  was kind of weird.  Seemingly, they have implemented a new corporate  policy.
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The FAA is pushing for a new air-traffic control system to relieve congestion. But experts say it's no silver bullet
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Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Inc. reported Thursday that it won a $117 million bid for rights to six of ATA Airlines Inc.&#39;s gates at Chicago&#39;s Midway Airport.
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Taking advantage of the troubles at rival ATA Airlines, Southwest Airlines Co. announced Monday it would add 16 nonstop flights from Midway Airport.
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Two major airlines and four start-ups scramble for pieces of the all business-class market.
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DALLAS The chief executive of Southwest Airlines says the carrier will expand service at Chicago Midway Airport -- where it competes with ATA Airlines.
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Federal aviation officials expect on Monday to begin introducing a proposal to finance a new air-traffic control system that they say will be needed to keep pace with increasing air travel over the next two decades.
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AirTran Airways plans to assume the Chicago Midway Airport gate leases and acquire other related assets including takeoff and landing slots at New York&#39;s LaGuardia and Washington&#39;s Ronald Reagan National airports from ATA Airlines for approximately $87.
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INDIANAPOLIS - ATA Airlines has accepted a $117 million offer from Southwest Airlines that would forge close ties between two of the largest US discount carriers.
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With a big new boost promised from the nation's busiest airline, Southwest Airlines Co. , a long-brewing revolution in US air traffic control is finally poised for takeoff.
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The bidding war between AirTran Airways and Southwest Airlines over bankrupt ATA&#39;s Midway business continued Tuesday, revealing a new, competitive world for low-cost carriers.
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The move by Southwest was a sign of the competition that is emerging in the low-fare segment of the industry.