...gender, nationality, travel history and whether they're flying for business or leisure. The International Air Transport Association, whose 240 member airlines cover 84 percent of global airline traffic, adopted standards at a meeting earlier...

...improving, with profits expected to reach $4.1 billion this year and $7.5 billion in 2013, the International Air Transport Association said Monday. The industry group raised its forecast from $3 billion.? From staff and wire reports

...airlines expect 206 million passengers this summer, a 1.5 percent increase from last year, according to the Air Transport Association.That suggests airfares aren't likely to fall soon, despite a drop in oil prices this month. The airlines...

...that many of these instances are outside of an airline's control," said Steve Lott, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, which represents major carriers.Officials apparently felt American Eagle's case was particularly egregious...

...union elections that are expected to follow a rule change today. But the company said it will stand with the Air Transport Association if it decides to appeal the ruling that would make it easier for workers to unionize.

...union elections," said Patricia Friend, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA.The Air Transport Association, which represents most major airlines, is expected to file a lawsuit challenging the new rule."It is quite...

...can't get to the United States for a return trip the next day, even if the European airspace is open.The Air Transport Association says U.S. passenger airlines and cargo carriers cancelled 280 of the more than 330 trans-Atlantic flights...

...air traffic in November, but 12 percent of all the premium revenue, according to the latest International Air Transport Association data. Overall passenger volume between North America and the Asia/Pacific region is expected to rise 3...

...done to encourage young people to enter aviation fields, according to industry officials and the International Air Transport Association, a trade group for global airlines. They say U.S. colleges don't produce enough engineering and science...

...some time: It's going to get worse before it gets better," said David Castelveter, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, the airlines' trade group.