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Delta pilots pose in front of the Fly Delta Jets sign at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.

Pilot pay raises could keep upward pressure on airfaresRaises coupled with a favorable environment for union negotiations are dimming the prospect of future fare declines.

Spirit's growth prompted major airlines to introduce basic fares.

The case against Spirit-JetBlue: The loss of a low-cost 'maverick'Antitrust experts say that by eliminating the nation's largest ultralow-cost airline, the JetBlue-Spirit merger would reduce...

The slow evolution of economy seats

The slow evolution of economy seatsSpirit's new seats earn industry praise for greater comfort and less weight, but their small design changes illustrate the...

An American Airlines plane in Beijing in 2019. Scheduled seats in the U.S.-China market are down 93% compared to March 2019.

Pandemic flight rules slow U.S.-China travel restartThe flight restrictions are a holdover from a diplomatic dispute between the countries over air travel early in the pandemic.

Syracuse Hancock International Airport is using Boomerang's AI-driven solution to make its lost and found more effective.

Discovering tech solutions for airport lost and foundsWith so much volume, a primary challenge for airports is how to reunite items with flyers. Travelers, meanwhile, often face...

A large crowd at Denver International Airport.

Airports were crowded last year. It could be a terminal problemAircraft used by large U.S. airlines are getting bigger. As plane sizes increase, so do the surges of people during peak flying...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said, "The industry's capacity aspirations for 2023 and beyond are simply unachievable."

United Airlines CEO speaks out on capacity, but is it substance or spin?While analysts say that Scott Kirby's warning about the perils of overscheduling has merit, it also must be viewed with a...

Southwest reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $220 million.

Did an unrealistic schedule precede Southwest's meltdown?The DOT is investigating whether Southwest Airlines executives engaged in unrealistic scheduling, which the DOT would regard as...

Consolidators say that airlines continue to work with them.

Air ticket consolidators turn profit in shifting landscapeAirlines have made steady efforts in recent years to drive more ticket sales into direct channels. Still, longtime...

In a letter to managed travel clients, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan gave an overview of steps the carrier is taking to reduce the risk of future operational disruptions.

Southwest Airlines is doing damage control with corporate clientsCEO Bob Jordan will address corporate clients on Jan. 30 at a virtual town hall, aiming to assuage concerns about the carrier's...

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