“Airline” on The Daily Caller

United Airlines may have been the last major U.S. carrier to order new airplanes, but its passengers would be among the first to experience Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner if the United-Continental merger goes according to plan. (more)

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Whether it’s hard-to-find replacement parts, legal documents, merchandise or a child’s favorite toy, next-day delivery is a service we Americans have grown to depend on. Overnight or second-day delivery saves time, money and personal frustration, and strong competition in the express-delivery industry has created an amazingly reliable system. (more)

FORT WORTH — Has American Airlines, for decades the industry’s leader, been backed into a corner? (more)

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of travelers face the renewed threat of disruption in coming weeks after the union representing British Airways cabin crews won a landmark ruling against a legal block on its planned strikes. (more)

Losing luggage is one thing, but how could an airline misplace a dog? (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials decided not to call all airlines directly on Monday to tell them an important name had been added to the government’s “no-fly” list, even as investigators pursued the man they suspected was the Times Square bomber. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new round of inspections was ordered Monday for some Boeing 737s that can develop a dangerous vibration in the tail. (more)

To fly, or not? There’s no right answer about when it’s safe to fly through a cloud of volcanic ash. But it’ll be all too obvious if there’s a wrong answer, experts say. (more)

An airline's plan to charge up to $45 for passengers to store carry-on luggage in overhead bins has riled two Democratic senators enough for them to write legislation banning such a practice. (more)

The Midwest Airlines name will cease to exist through a plan to merge the brand with its affiliated carrier, Frontier Airlines of Denver. (more)

Pilots, airlines and airports are warning the government’s [intlink id="777474" type="post"]proposed environmental restrictions[/intlink] on deicing fluid used to keep planes from freezing up and crashing could pose serious safety risks. (more)

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines said Tuesday it would be the first carrier to charge for carry-on luggage, the latest step in de-bundling products and services traditionally included in the price of a ticket. (more)

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging British Airways cabin crew to call off a strike that is set to cause “unacceptable inconvenience to passengers”. (more)

As if the Obama administration hasn’t given union bosses enough “payback,” it is poised to give them even more – only this time the gift is as dangerous as Big Labor’s other agenda items such as the Employee “Forced” Choice Act, and will result in more job loss. (more)

Last week’s bipartisan health care summit was fascinating. It was the second time in as many months that the President ran a veritable session of parliament—in America. (more)

After more than a year of slumping demand and sinking revenue, the nation’s airline industry is beginning to show signs of a recovery, with modest increases in revenue and forecasts of growing demand this year. (more)

US airline Continental and five individuals have gone on trial in France over the crash of an Air France Concorde nearly 10 years ago. (more)

Sit. Stay. Fly first-class. (more)

Last week the White House listed 14 countries whose nationals were deemed dangerous enough to require extra scrutiny when they travel to and within the United States. Flying in America with a Nigerian or Yemeni passport has never been easy, and now thanks to Umar Abdulmutallab, Nigerians and Yemenis are supposed to put up with a crotch-intensive frisking as well. (more)