Expert discusses EPA crackdown on air quality rules Much of the U.S. Northeast was smothered last summer by dense smoke from Canadian wildfires, leading to New York City’s worst air quality since the 1960s. Such episodes, once mostly isolated incidents, are increasingly common due to the impact of climate change, new research shows. About 83 million … Read more
FILE: A Southwest Airlines passenger plane prepares to take off from Denver International Airport. Robert Alexander/Getty Images In this week’s air travel news, both Delta and Southwest unveiled changes to their loyalty programs that make it easier to achieve top tier status; United says it will revamp its passenger boarding next week; United also gives … Read more
A Delta Airlines flight attendant sells food on board an SFO-bound fight in April 2014. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Delta frequent flyers are facing some major changes to the airline’s SkyMiles loyalty program and its Sky Club airport lounge program in the months ahead, and not all of them are positive. Starting Jan. 1 of next … Read more