The airlines continue to struggle to fill planes and keep fares high enough to make money.  October saw low-cost airlines continue to post traffic and capacity increases with AirTran, Allegiant, and JetBlue the only carriers that grew in size and traffic. 

Allegiant continues to grow at very strong rates.  Allegiant Air is a low-cost model airline [...]

Southwest Airlines has announced yet another expansion of flights in Denver in their continued assault against Frontier.  Southwest bid to take-over and eliminate Frontier as a competitor earlier this summer, but failed in the attempt.  This expansion is evidence of Southwest’s being upset at the result of that failed attempt. 

Southwest will add 13 new flights [...]

As a young kid of an often traveling parent, I found my love for aviation and the commercial airline industry early on. I can remember my bedroom walls and part of the ceiling covered for most of my childhood with posters and photos of commercial airplanes in various 1970’s and ’80’s liveries.

When I was 12, [...]