Alaska Airlines

Airlines are tossing consumers aside and grabbing the benefit of lower federal taxes on travel tickets. By Saturday night, nearly all the major U.S. airlines had raised fares to offset taxes that expired the night before.

The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today: In its latest forecast of worldwide hiring, Manpower (MAN) said Tuesday survey results show "employer optimism in the global labor market is gradually improving." Employers in 30 of 36 countries indicated stronger hiring...

After three years of steady declines, consumers are feeling more upbeat about airlines despite paying more for items such as checked bags and extra legroom, the latest survey from J.D. Power and Associates shows. Overall customer satisfaction with airlines in North America has increased notably,...

If you're fat enough to need a seat belt extender, you're too fat to sit an airplane exit row -- at least according to Southwest, Alaska Airlines or AirTran.

As I drank in the stunning views of a snow-capped Mt. Rainier on a recent Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Los Angeles, the flight attendants were on the loudspeaker upselling hard. It wasn't whiskey, or perfume, or headphones that they were hawking, but rather the airlines' co-branded Visa...

It's not often these days that we have cause to praise an airline, but today, the news is good. Alaska Air announced that it will guarantee timely delivery of your luggage to the baggage claim. If your bag takes longer than 25 minutes after your plane is parked at the gate, then you'll...

So you buy an airfare at a ridiculous price -- or even a good one. And a week later, the airline decides it hasn't sold enough seats. Rather than fly an empty plane, which would cost it money, it slashes the prices on seats. Come the day of the flight, you turn to the person sitting next to you...