American Airlines, based in ort Worth, Texas, the United States, will charge the non-premium-class passengers a fee of $50 for flying standby on the day of their scheduled flights for tickets purchased on or after February 22, 2010.

The major airlines based in the United States achieved in 2009 their best on-time performance rate since 2003.

Frontier Airlines and Allegiant Air have announced that they will launch flights from Long Beach Airport (LGB) in Long Beach, California, the United States, during the summer travel season.

Airlines based in the United States set a record in November 2009 vis-à-vis arriving at their destinations on time – in at least about a decade.

On-time performance of airlines based in the United State declined in October 2009.

United Airlines, based in Chicago, the United States, has announced that it will start new services from the carrier’s hub at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to 4 cities in the US Midwest – Eau Claire (Wisconsin), Hancock/Houghton (Michigan), Muskegon (Michigan), and Paducah (Kentucky) from early 2010.

On-time arrival of airlines based in the United States improved in September 2009, the highest in 6 years, even as the number of scheduled flights dropped to the lowest for a September since 2002.

Southwest Airlines, the budget airline based in Dallas, Texas, the United States, is adding over 100 one-way flights to its schedule across the United States and also dropping about 20 flights system-wide in the spring of 2010.

Airlines based in the United States improved their on-time performance, once again, in August 2009, compared to both July 2009 and August 2008.

AirTran Airways, the budget airline based in Orlando, Florida, the United States, is launching non-stop flights between Orlando International Airport in Florida and Branson Airport in Missouri from December 19, 2009.

Midwest Airlines, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the United States, has announced that it will add direct, seasonal service between Kansas City International Airport and Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida; and between Milwaukee in Wisconsin and Fort Lauderdale in Florida from December 17, 2009, through April 19, 2010.

Duluth, the port city in Minnesota, the United States is going to get non-stop flights from Chicago and Orlando – between Chicago and Duluth by United Airlines, and between Orlando and Duluth by Allegiant Air.

JetBlue Airways, the low-cost airline based in New York, the United States, is expanding its services from San Francisco International Airport by adding daily, direct flights.