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Airlines canceled and delayed fewer flights in March and consumer complaints were down.

Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways still rank highest in the annual J.D. Power survey of passengers on the nine largest North American airlines, and the firm says overall traveler satisfaction with the industry is at a 10-year high.

No one should blame consumers for being perplexed by airfares -- even the airlines themselves can seem confused at times.

Back in the 1970s, before the airline industry was deregulated, the average distance between rows of seats was 35 inches. Today it’s shrunk to 31 inches.

More U.S. flights are arriving on time and airlines are losing fewer bags, yet more consumers are complaining about air travel.

A Senate panel approved an aviation policy bill Wednesday after a partisan fight over whether airlines gouge consumers with fees for basic services like checked bags, seat assignments and ticket changes.

Airlines canceled around 6,600 flights to, from or within the U.S. for Friday and Saturday, as a blizzard began covering much of the Eastern U.S.

Federal officials say a record number of airline passengers were caught last year trying to take guns on planes, and most of the weapons were loaded.

The Transportation Security Administration is increasing random checks of airport and airline employees who hold badges that enable them to bypass security checkpoints.

The nation's leading airlines posted one of their best-ever monthly on-time performances in October, the third straight month where more than 80 percent of flights arrived punctually.