Airlines /tags/airlines Airlines en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:35:00 GMT Afraid of flying? These tips from an MSU Denver psychologist can help get you off the ground /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-02/afraid-of-flying-these-tips-from-an-msu-denver-psychologist-can-help-get-you-off-the-ground Commercial air travel might be the safest way to get around – yet millions of Americans have a fear of flying. With the summer travel season about to get underway, we sat down with an MSU Denver psychologist who specializes in helping people who are afraid to fly. She offered some strategies to help you or a loved one take that flight you’ve been fretting over. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-02/afraid-of-flying-these-tips-from-an-msu-denver-psychologist-can-help-get-you-off-the-ground In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery Airline complaints hit record high, but a new report has tips to avoid travel headaches /news/2025-05-16/airline-complaints-hit-record-high-but-a-new-report-has-tips-to-avoid-travel-headaches A consumer-focused report from Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG) highlights which airlines end up with the most complaints from passengers. It includes everything from lost baggage to canceled flights. Fri, 16 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-16/airline-complaints-hit-record-high-but-a-new-report-has-tips-to-avoid-travel-headaches Alex Murphy Air traffic controllers in Denver scramble to use backups after losing communications Monday /news/2025-05-15/air-traffic-controllers-in-denver-scramble-to-use-backups-after-losing-communications-monday Air traffic controllers in Denver had to scramble to use backup frequencies after their main communications lines went down for 90 seconds earlier this week in the latest Federal Aviation Administration equipment failure. The FAA's head of air traffic control, Frank McIntosh, said during a House hearing Thursday that the outage in Denver happened Monday afternoon but its radar remained online. Thu, 15 May 2025 20:13:32 GMT /news/2025-05-15/air-traffic-controllers-in-denver-scramble-to-use-backups-after-losing-communications-monday Josh Funk, AP Business Writer Frontier makes another takeover bid for Spirit Airlines and it is rejected, again /news/2025-02-12/frontier-makes-another-takeover-bid-for-spirit-airlines-and-it-is-rejected-again Spirit Airlines is rebuffing the latest takeover offer from Frontier Group, with the discount airline saying that it prefers focusing on its current reorganization plan. Spirit said that it believes that its restructuring will provide more value to stakeholders. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:44:10 GMT /news/2025-02-12/frontier-makes-another-takeover-bid-for-spirit-airlines-and-it-is-rejected-again Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Winter weather is snarling air travel. Here's what to do if your flight is canceled /news/2024-01-20/winter-weather-is-snarling-air-travel-heres-what-to-do-if-your-flight-is-canceled Winter weather is causing flight delays and cancellations. Experts have tips on what to do when your itinerary gets scrambled by a storm. Airlines are required to provide refunds for customers whose flights are canceled for any reason. Airlines will try to put you on a later flight, but that depends on there being open seats. Sat, 20 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-01-20/winter-weather-is-snarling-air-travel-heres-what-to-do-if-your-flight-is-canceled Associated Press Southwest cancels over 300 flights from Denver International Airport /news/2022-12-27/southwest-cancels-over-300-flights-from-denver-international-airport Southwest Airlines canceled over 300 flights Tuesday at Denver International Airport. This is just one of the thousands of cancellations nationwide over the past few days. Wed, 28 Dec 2022 01:16:45 GMT /news/2022-12-27/southwest-cancels-over-300-flights-from-denver-international-airport Beau Baker Thanksgiving travel expected to reach pre-pandemic levels nationwide /regional-news/2022-11-17/thanksgiving-travel-expected-to-reach-pre-pandemic-levels-nationwide The American Automobile Association predicts national travel will be back up to pre-pandemic levels, with 54.6 million people traveling more than 50 miles for the holiday. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:45:01 GMT /regional-news/2022-11-17/thanksgiving-travel-expected-to-reach-pre-pandemic-levels-nationwide Emma VandenEinde Researchers pilot new process to achieve 100% bio-based jet fuel /regional-news/2022-10-20/researchers-pilot-new-process-to-achieve-100-bio-based-jet-fuel As the airline industry works to cut its carbon dioxide emissions, a team of researchers believe they've found a "runway" to 100% sustainable aviation fuel. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 22:37:26 GMT /regional-news/2022-10-20/researchers-pilot-new-process-to-achieve-100-bio-based-jet-fuel Emma VandenEinde JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion after bidding war /news/2022-07-28/jetblue-agrees-to-buy-spirit-for-3-8-billion-after-bidding-war JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines in a $3.8 billion deal, a day after Spirit and Frontier Airlines dropped their merger proposal. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:14:58 GMT /news/2022-07-28/jetblue-agrees-to-buy-spirit-for-3-8-billion-after-bidding-war Associated Press Spirit Airlines again postpones vote on Frontier merger /news/2022-07-08/spirit-airlines-again-postpones-vote-on-frontier-merger Spirit Airlines said Thursday it was again postponing a shareholder vote on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines to continue talks with Frontier and rival bidder JetBlue Airways. The vote was delayed from Friday until at least July 15. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 20:31:00 GMT /news/2022-07-08/spirit-airlines-again-postpones-vote-on-frontier-merger Associated Press