Filed under: Airlines, News We'd forgive you if you accused us of being pro/anti Ryanair (depending on what you read). In the past week we broke the news that the Ryanair CEO was considering introducing coin operated bathrooms on his flights. Then we reported on remarks of a Ryanair spokesperson who...

Filed under: South Africa, Airlines An upstart airline in South Africa is working hard to find somewhere to rent their planes and clear regulatory hurdles for their planned routes. Of course, upstart airlines are nothing new, they appear (and disappear) every month. Airtime Airlines is different tho...

Several readers have asked me the best way to get $10 seats on Skybus, so here is a quick primer about getting the best deal on Skybus. The first thing travelers typically think of when they hear the name Skybus are the $10 seats that the carrier sells on each flight. But, the supply of those fares ...

First of all, let's start out with a reality check. This merger is not very likely. It's possible, but less likely than other merger scenarios, such as a potential United/Continental merger. However, this may be the most likely merger scenario involving a legacy carrier and a low-cost carrier. A Uni...

From a fleet and route perspective, a merger between Northwest and US Airways could be a big winner. But from other perspectives, and more specifically, a labor perspective, it could be a major problem. However, if the merger were successful, it would create a company that would offer forceful compe...