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Michael O’Leary: Flying’s anti-Richard Branson

When Michael O’Leary talks, people listen. O’Leary, if you’re unfamiliar, is the head honcho of Ryanair, Europe’s wildly successful, low-cost version of Southwest.

MARYLAND: Southwest Airlines drives all-time record at BWI

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has set an all-time monthly passenger record when more than 2.17 million travelers passed through in July.

MARYLAND: Southwest Airlines drives all-time record at BWI

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has set an all-time monthly passenger record when more than 2.17 million travelers passed through in July.

MARYLAND: Southwest Airlines drives all-time record at BWI

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has set an all-time monthly passenger record when more than 2.17 million travelers passed through in July.

Japan’s Airline Battle Escalates To War Today

All Nippon Airways is holding what it is calling an “extraordinary board meeting.” This meeting will officially approve the creation of a subsidiary low cost carrier to be based at Osaka’s Kansai International Airport (KIX)

DOT plans rejection of Delta-Virgin Blue alliance

The U.S. Transportation Department says it is leaning toward rejecting a proposed joint venture between Delta Air Lines Inc.

Airport `Naked Image’ Scanners May Get Privacy Upgrades

Full-body airport scanners made by OSI Systems Inc.’s Rapiscan Systems, will show this cartoon-type figure every time a person steps into one of its machines, as seen in this rendering.

Ex-JetBlue Flight Attendant May Get Plea Deal

NEW YORK Steven Slater, the former JetBlue flight attendant who threw one of the most infamous hissy fits ever when he allegedly cursed out a passenger before sliding down the plane’s emergency exit chute with a beer, is exploring a possible plea deal …

Ex-JetBlue Flight Attendant May Get Plea Deal

NEW YORK Steven Slater, the former JetBlue flight attendant who threw one of the most infamous hissy fits ever when he allegedly cursed out a passenger before sliding down the plane’s emergency exit chute with a beer, is exploring a possible plea deal …

Ex-JetBlue Flight Attendant May Get Plea Deal

NEW YORK Steven Slater, the former JetBlue flight attendant who threw one of the most infamous hissy fits ever when he allegedly cursed out a passenger before sliding down the plane’s emergency exit chute with a beer, is exploring a possible plea deal …