Complexity makes airline computer systems vulnerable
Mergers create a technological hodgepodge
DATE: Aug 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
David Koenig
Bereavement fares disappear on most airlines
DALLAS – Airlines used to give discounts to passengers who were traveling to a relative’s funeral, but those days are just about gone.
Now buying a ticket to attend a funeral or v...
DATE: Jul 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel
How to prepare kids to fly alone
Two recent incidents put focus on safety
DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel
Find fare, check fees: Tips for saving on flights
DALLAS – As families and individuals start to book summer travel, a debate is rising about whether airlines make it too hard to choose the most affordable options.
Airlines say t...
DATE: Apr 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel
Slashed spending by drillers could lead to price spike
HOUSTON – Oil prices will more than double by 2020 as current low prices lead drillers to cut investment in new production and gradually reduce the glut of crude, the head of a group of oil-...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business
How to avoid fees for changing flights
DALLAS – Airlines now get one-fourth of their revenue from sources other than fares – mostly fees – and one of the biggest is a charge of up to $200 to change or cancel a ticket.
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DATE: Feb 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel
How Low Can It Go?
Forecasts call for still lower oil prices
DATE: Jan 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business
Airlines hope to weather holiday storm
Companies add flights, but rain and snow could delay travelers
DATE: Dec 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Holiday travelers, book your flight now
Fares priced lower than recent years
DATE: Oct 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Travel
Travelers love to hate new discount airlines
Flight delays, tight legroom, fees anger fliers
DATE: Oct 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Travel
United Airlines CEO faces a long list of challenges
The new CEO of United Airlines faces a daunting list of problems he must fix, including late flights and technology that too often suffers embarrassing outages.
But if Oscar Munoz...
DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Travel
No easy formula for booking plane tickets
Travelers dream of the perfect trick to find the cheapest airfare every time, every trip.
There are theories, some of them backed up by real number-crunching – shop on a Tuesday,...
DATE: Aug 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Travel
