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Finding a seat on most flights leaving Colorado Springs - at any fare - has become increasingly difficult during the past four years, and is likely to get worse as jet fuel prices continue to soar. Colorado Springs has been hit hard by flight reductions and other capacity cuts as the nation's airlines cut costs to cope with soaring fuel prices and, later, a deep recession followed by a tepid recovery. Though the Colorado Springs Airport has not been hit as hard as many other small and midsize airports around the nation, airport officials say the cuts have meant that inexpensive fares sell out earlier and sometimes force passengers to drive to Denver International Airport to catch a flight to the same destination.
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NAPA, Calif., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. government fined regional carrier American Eagle $900,000 Monday in the first enforcement of a regulation aimed at curbing airport ground delays that strand passengers on planes for hours, often without food, water or working toilets. The fines against American Eagle, a unit of American parent AMR Corp, for extended tarmac delays affecting more than 600 people on 15 flights last May in Chicago is also one of the largest consumer protection fines ever levied by the U.S. Transportation Department. As part of a settlement with regulators, American Eagle was mandated by DOT to refrain from future violations of the rule limiting ground delays to three hours, and was instructed to use more than a quarter of the fine to c...
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Planes are being built out of the same lightweight materials used for Formula 1 race cars. Their engines are being redesigned to squeeze more thrust out of every gallon of fuel. And governments are developing air-traffic systems that will allow airlines to fly shorter routes. Those and other advances have positioned airlines for the biggest gains in fuel efficiency since the dawn of the jet age in 1958. For airlines, more efficient jets will reduce their biggest expense. For passengers, it means fares won't jump around as much with the price of oil.
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American Airlines and its parent company, AMR Corp., trying to cut costs and unload debt built up by years of high jet fuel prices and labor struggles, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. The filing will not affect travelers for now, AMR said in a statement.
