Negotiators for union mechanics and bag handlers at American Airlines have rejected a contract proposal from American Airlines that called for lump-sum payments instead of wage increases.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -San Francisco International Airport too routinely pulls turbaned Sikhs out of line for a second screening, an act of profiling that does little to combat terrorism, a national civil rights organization says.
I stayed a night in a prison cell, had Krispy Kremes in a castle, sang in a medieval church, and, while carrying takeout tandoori chicken back to my room, passed the spot where three bishops were burned at the stake in the 16th century.
A flight attendant angry about his work route set a fire in an airplane bathroom, forcing an emergency landing, authorities said.
United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. are talking about forming an alliance to gain some benefits of working together without going through a merger, which Continental rejected last month, a person close to the talks said Wednesday.
Higher airfares are "inevitable" this summer to help airlines absorb soaring fuel costs, the head of the trade association that represents the nation's leading air carriers predicted Tuesday.
Airbus on Tuesday announced new delays on deliveries of the superjumbo A380, already almost two years late, saying the company is behind schedule switching to automated production.
NAMCHE BAZAAR, Nepal - Trust me, it's not easy sharing a suspended cable bridge over a Himalayan gorge with a yak caravan. The bridge undulates and bucks, and one tends to freeze up and grasp the cable handrail.
NEW ORLEANS - On a sunny spring afternoon, as the humidity rises and the temperature creeps toward 80, New Orleanians are enjoying a Sunday in their City Park.
It never ceases to amaze when I see Americans lined up at McDonald's from Toronto to Tokyo, Marseilles to Melbourne. All I can figure is that McFood doesn't intimidate people who lack language skills or a sense of adventure.
Jacked-up gas prices could help boost attendance at the Henry Ford and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Mich., this summer.
When Miami banker David Schwartz takes his family to Europe this summer, they'll pick up a Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ship in Barcelona, Spain.
What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.
Travelers who've caught the genealogy bug may want to make plans for a trip to Independence, Mo. The new $8 million Midwest Genealogy Center opens May 11 and houses microfilm and microfiche with Civil War histories, American Indian records, black family history records, passenger lists, plantation records and more.
When Americans hit the road it's usually for "sun and fun" or "bright lights, big city." But in the years after 9/11, Americans have also hungered for a slice of security and normalcy. A chance to get off the beaten path, away from it all to someplace quieter, older, less hectic.
St. John is one of the best places in the world to go snorkeling, but snorkeling gets little respect.
We've been stuffed with fresh blueberry pancakes and perfectly-crisped bacon, tempted with salads and pork in barbecue sauce and home-baked focaccia, sated with all the steamed lobster and corn-on-the-cob we can manage in a single sitting.
The three biggest U.S. carriers said Thursday they have again raised ticket prices, this time by $20 roundtrip, to recoup rapidly rising fuel costs.
Major legislation to make the flying skies safer and more passenger-friendly faltered in the Senate Tuesday, a victim of squabbles between the parties.
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