Southwest Airlines proved that flying didn't have to be a luxury. By treating employees and customers like family, the ...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby earlier this week took a shot at what he called the "crappy" budget airline model. Speaking at The Wall Street Journal's "Future of Everything" event on Thursday, Kirby ...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told The Wall Street Journal in an interview on Thursday the budget airline model is dead, adding that these “crappy” models “screw the customer.” Kirby’s interview was ...

Southwest Airlines is shaking up its famously simple no-frills model with a new aircraft design that promises a more "elevated" flying experience, with similar upgrades planned for its existing fleet.

How bleak is the future for low-cost airlines? For decades, budget carriers successfully offered travelers no-frills, cheap flights. But that scrappy business model is now eroding as costs soar and ...

DENVER, COLORADO — Providing passengers in-flight connectivity (IFC), with live TV and on-demand entertainment streaming services from take-off to landing, is gaining serious momentum in the airline ...

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has announced the end of its open seating model, one of the airline’s most high-profile policies. For over 50 years, Southwest has been known for open seats on its ...

One airline CEO is defending his carrier’s business model following months of economic uncertainty that has shook the industry. Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle said Wednesday the ultra-low-cost ...

THIS is with reference to the letter ‘Time to make PIA a budget airline’ (Jan 17), which proposed reforming Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from a full-service airline to a budget carrier, a ...

These aircraft fundamentally shifted pricing structures.