Aaron Karp has covered aviation since 1999. Based in Washington, D.C. he is a senior editor for Air Transport World, focusing on airline network development, airports, air cargo and sustainability. His writing has appeared in a wide range of aviation publications covering topics including airlines, aviation public policy, vertical flight, business aviation and future technology. Karp previously served as managing editor of Air Cargo World magazine and editor-in-chief of Aviation Daily. He began his journalism career in the mid-1990s working for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson.
American Airlines will cut four more routes from Austin-Bergstrom (AUS), and Southwest Airlines is in a dispute with San Antonio (SAT) over gate assignments.
ACI-NA CEO Kevin Burke contends travelers would not be deterred from booking flights by a $4 hike in the per-segment passenger facility charge (PFC) cap.
A Delta Air Lines A350 and CRJ-900 collided on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sept. 10; the FAA and NTSB are investigating.