Alaska Airlines teams with Boeing to test new technology
Alaska Airlines is partnering with Boeing to test new technologies on Alaska flights to improve fuel efficiency and boost sustainability…. Read More »
United suspends alcohol service on shorter flights
United Airlines will be limiting inflight alcohol purchases. Wine, beer and hard seltzer will be available only on flights longer… Read More »
Air Canada to offer COVID-tested flights to Rome
Air Canada will operate “COVID-tested” flights to Rome from Toronto and Montreal starting July 2. Passengers who test negative for… Read More »
Delta CEO anticipates return of business travel
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the company expects “to be solidly profitable” in June and predicted that business… Read More »
American generated cash for the first time in 15 months
American Airlines reported positive cash flow in May, taking in more than it spent for the first time since the… Read More »
A look back at Southwest Airlines’ roots
As Southwest marks its 50th anniversary, former employees and company associates reflected on the company’s heritage and growth while looking… Read More »
A4A’s Spicer shares tips for summer travel
As air travel continues to recover and domestic leisure destinations receive increased demand, Airlines for America’s Senior Vice President Rebecca… Read More »
Delta expands destinations with Cape Air partnership
As Delta Air Lines increases its partnership with regional airline Cape Air, passengers can now book flights through Delta from… Read More »
FedEx boosts e-commerce services in Europe
FedEx is expanding European customers’ access to e-commerce services and options for day-definite delivery. “As part of our European growth… Read More »
The new and old at LaGuardia Airport
Photographer Craig Ruttle roves the nearly 700 acres of LaGuardia Airport to document the ongoing $8 billion makeover, highlighting the… Read More »
Jet fuel demand finally bouncing back
US refiners are gradually ramping jet fuel production back to normal levels as a surge in air travel is starting… Read More »
American raises nearly $1.5M for global COVID-19 fight
American Airlines has raised almost $1.5 million in less than a month, with the help of AAdvantage frequent flyers, to… Read More »
Airlines urge G7 nations to reopen travel
As vaccination rates continue to increase, US and UK airlines have been urging the easing of travel restrictions between the… Read More »
How the pandemic has changed airline scheduling
The pandemic has prompted significant changes in airline scheduling: boosting point-to-point flights over routing passengers through hubs, more flights to… Read More »
United plans to offer supersonic travel by decade’s end
United Airlines has signed a deal with Boom Supersonic to buy more than a dozen supersonic planes, bringing back supersonic… Read More »
TSA screens more than 8M passengers during Memorial Day travel period
The Transportation Security Administration screened an average of 1.78 million people per day for the five-day Memorial Day weekend period,… Read More »
A4A exec: Sustainable fuel can make an impact quickly
Increased production and consumption of sustainable aviation fuel has the greatest potential to have the most immediate impact on carbon… Read More »
UPS joins with partners to ship vaccines to Mongolia
More than 100,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine have been shipped from the US to Mongolia by UPS with… Read More »
Southwest celebrates 50th anniversary with points giveaway
Southwest Airlines has dubbed June 18 the 50th anniversary of the airline’s first flight as “Wanna Get Away Day,” and… Read More »
Some airline execs hold out hope for a Europe travel surge
As summer takes off, Patrick Quayle, chief of network planning at United Airlines, says bookings are rising and a surge… Read More »
US airlines celebrate Pride Month
As airlines begin celebrating Pride Month, Southwest Airlines highlighted one of its LGBTQ-owned suppliers, King Nut, which provides onboard snacks…. Read More »
Airlines retrain pilots returning to work
Airlines are working to retrain and recertify pilots who have been grounded during the pandemic as air travel continues to… Read More »