The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it was altering a procedure for using perpendicular runways simultaneously.

The end of daily Amsterdam trips from Bradley International Airport that began with such fanfare last July are the latest blow to the regional airport.

Northwest Airlines, which plans to cut flights through the end of the year, could shrink more and keep raising fares if fuel prices do not come down, its chief executive said.

Hit by the high cost of fuel and a weakening economy, both American and Delta reported losses of more than a $1 billion for the quarter.

The ratification of a collective bargaining agreement has been an element of Delta?s efforts to achieve a smooth integration when it acquires Northwest later this year.

Delta Air Lines introduced a three-tier system that will require as many as 60,000 miles for a last-minute domestic coach ticket.

Delta Air Lines said it was doubling, to $50, the fee for checking a second bag, three months after airlines initially began imposing the charge.

Five questions you should ask yourself as airlines alter their frequent-flier programs, add fees and raise the number of miles you need to get some tickets.

What?s up with all those specially dedicated lanes that funnel people into various categories up to the checkpoints?

Delta said 99 percent of shares backed the carrier?s proposed acquisition of Northwest. The deal still needs regulatory approval, which is likely to come this year.