Southwest Airlines pilot union says fatigue is 'number-one' safety threat
In a letter to Southwest CEO Bob Jordan, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) says that the number of fatigue reports "have been climbing exponentially" since last summer.
Delta sees return to profit as consumer travel demand hits 'historic' levels
Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss, but forecast a return to profit in the current quarter as airline travel demand reaches record heights.
Boeing says 141 jet orders in limbo amid war in Ukraine
Boeing Co. on Tuesday moved orders for 141 of its airplanes into accounting limbo due to the war in Ukraine and international sanctions against Russia, meaning it no longer expects the jets to be delivered.
JetBlue, Alaska trim schedules as airlines attempt smoother summer
Major airlines have announced they will be cutting down on flight numbers as labor shortages continue.
FAA announces record unruly passenger fines
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that it has proposed the largest-ever fines against two passengers for alleged unruly behavior.
Former Southwest CEO Gary Kelly's compensation fell to $5.8M in 2021
Former Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly's total compensation dropped by $3.4 million from 2020 to 2021.
Alaska Airlines cutting flights through June due to lack of pilots
The reductions, made in an effort to match the carrier's current pilot capacity, will be reflected in its posted schedule in mid-April.
Spirit Airlines to start talks with JetBlue on its $3.6 billion bid
Spirit Airlines would start talks with JetBlue Airways Corp on its $3.6-billion offer, the budget carrier said late on Thursday as it could likely lead to a "superior proposal" to the one from Frontier Group Holdings.
Lawmakers introduce no-fly list legislation to protect airline crews from abusive passengers
Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation that would put violent passengers on a lifetime commercial no-fly list.
JetBlue offers to buy Spirit Airlines for about $3.6 billion cash
JetBlue Airways offered to buy Spirit Airlines for roughly $3.6 billion in cash, the budget airline announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Delta pilots land safely after cockpit windshield cracks
Delta Air Lines pilots decided to land their jet on Thursday after its cockpit windshield shattered above 30,000 feet. Passengers said the pilots announced the diversion about an hour and a half into the flight.
Boeing 737-800 crashes in China -- is the airplane safe?
A Boeing 737-800 operated by China Eastern suddenly plunged from an altitude of about 30,000 feet on Monday in China's Guangxi region, likely killing all 132 people on board.
Air New Zealand offers 17-hour flights from New York to Auckland
The new flights would be about 8,800 miles each way and tickets start from about 2,000 New Zealand dollars ($1,400) roundtrip.
China Eastern Boeing 737 crashes with 132 aboard: Chinese aviation officials
A Boeing 737 with 132 people on board operated by China Eastern crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday, officials said.
Mask violations: TSA issued hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued more than $640,000 in proposed fines to passengers who did not comply with mask mandates.
As spring break gets underway, airport traffic surges
On Friday, close to 2.3 million people were screened at airport security checkpoints across the nation, according to TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein.
UK tightens airspace restrictions to keep oligarchs out
Under the new rules, air-traffic controllers have the ability to direct pilots or operators of Russian aircraft–or jets they believe are being used by Russians–not to enter U.K airspace. The new rules also allow officials to detain aircraft they suspect are linked to Russia.
Russian airlines lose another US partner
Alaska Airlines follows American Airlines in cutting ties with Russian airlines S7 and Aeroflot in retaliation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Teen tracking Elon Musk's jet now goes after Russian oligarchs with new Twitter bots
Sweeney, 19, uses legal websites that track aircraft transponders and his own IT and coding skills to make the bots.
Russian airline Aeroflot violated Canadian airspace, officials say
The Canadian government has accused Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot of violating a ban that restricts its flights from traveling through the country's airspace.
















