Media overload? A cabin view of the first production Airbus A380 to Singapore Airlines. (AP Photo/Remy Gabalda)

Airline travelers hardly can be blamed if they are reflexively hostile to the idea of in-flight, wireless Internet service becoming a feature of life in…

Everything that’s wrong with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) can be summed up in this story from the Chicago affiliate of CBS News:

In Chicago, people like Robert Perry are subjected to exhaustive security checks. He was patted down, his wheel…

In 63 years of selling cars, Johnny Londoff never has seen anything like it. Big SUVs — Chevy Suburbans and Tahoes — hot sellers just two years ago, now seem glued to the lot at his Florissant Chevrolet dealership.

Customers turn up…

United Airlines announced today that it would start charging passengers $15 for the first checked bag on all flights. This follows American Airlines’ decision three weeks ago, which made it the first U.S. carrier to implement the unprecedented fee.

Most U.S. carriers already have instituted…

Airliners will resemble flying sardine cans, with passengers jammed elbow-to-elbow. Legs will crunch against bulging carry-ons — under the seat in front of you, please — because overhead bins will be stuffed.
Fares will be higher and schedules less convenient, so…

To err is human. But just how can major airlines manage to flub safety inspections on hundreds of aircraft?

American Airlines is the latest to pull off such a blunder. It somehow forgot or otherwise fouled up inspections due on more…