House advances federal aviation bill that calls for minimum seat sizes
Lawmakers abandoned a plan backed by airlines to privatize the nation's air-traffic-control system.
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Delta joins United, JetBlue in raising checked-bag fees
Thirteen U.S. carriers collected $4.6 billion in bag fees alone last year, according to U.S. Transportation Department statistics.
Airport chief hopeful rising fuel costs won’t slow momentum
Indianapolis International Airport has been on a roll in recent years, seeing strong increases in passenger traffic and direct flights. But now jet-fuel prices are on the way up, threatening to slow the airport’s progress.
Republic attracts 600 applications for first aviation training school class
The first group of future pilots at the Leadership in Flight Training, or LIFT, Academy will begin training Tuesday at the school at Indianapolis International Airport.
Regional business airline OneJet suspends flight schedule
OneJet, a struggling regional business airline that got its start in 2015 by offering weekday nonstop flights from Indianapolis to Milwaukee, has suspended operations until at least October after a series of setbacks.
Republicans set caucus date to decide Jeff Miller replacement
Marion County GOP Chairman Jim Merritt announced that a Republican caucus has been set to replace Jeff Miller, who resigned earlier this month after pleading guilty to felony battery charges.
Airlines, consumer groups ready for fight over proposed bill
Congress is considering a sweeping tally of proposals that could affect travelers, from dictating seat size and legroom to rolling back rules that require airlines to advertise the full price of a ticket.
Southwest Airlines trims routes from Indy to New York area, Boston
The airline cites low customer demand for the decision to eliminate nonstop flights to Newark, New Jersey, and Boston.
Alaska Airlines cutting nonstop Indianapolis-to-San-Francisco flights
The Seattle-based airline said demand was not as high as it had expected for the route, which it started less than a year ago.
Republic Airways to acquire 100 passenger jets in estimated $9B deal
The Indianapolis-based parent company of Republic Airline also secured purchase rights for an additional 100 aircraft.
Airport sets monthly records for passenger traffic
Indianapolis International Airport experienced record-breaking passenger traffic in January and March, airport officials announced Friday.
Frontier adding year-round nonstop flights from Indy to San Diego
The twice-weekly flights will depart Indianapolis International Airport on Mondays and Fridays starting Aug. 13.
Republic Airways plans to churn out hundreds of pilots at new local flight school
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. plans to open an aviation school at Indianapolis International Airport that it hopes will help it address an ongoing pilot-shortage problem.
Air carriers have done great job boosting safety
Before a recent death on a Southwest Airlines flight, the last time someone died as a result of an accident on a U.S. carrier was nine years ago, when a commuter plane, Colgan Air Flight 3407, crashed into a house while trying to land in Buffalo, New York, killing 50 people.
Death on Southwest plane shatters record U.S. safety string
Almost 100 million U.S.-operated airline flights, carrying several billion people, had taken off and landed safely in this country over a nine-year span since the last time a passenger died in an accident.
Allegiant Air under fire after ’60 Minutes’ safety report
Allegiant, which opened a $40 million aircraft base at Indianapolis International Airport in February, experienced more than 100 serious mechanical incidents from January 2017 to October 2017, the TV news show reported.
Report: Airlines improve in key areas except delays
U.S. airlines are getting better at many things except getting you to your destination on time.
Pilots agree to contract extension with Republic Airline
The extension includes immediate pay increases and improvements to retirement contributions from the company, according to the pilots’ union.
Airline ‘bumping’ of passengers falls to lowest rate ever
The rate of forcing passengers off oversold flights was the lowest since the Transportation Department started keeping records in 1995, beating the previous record set in 2016.
Delta adding nonstop flights from Indy to Seattle
The flights, which begin in June, will make Delta the second airline to offer nonstop service from Indianapolis to Seattle.