Legal experts say a federal court’s resounding rebuke of American and JetBlue’s alliance in Boston and the New York area is likely to complicate matters for JetBlue and Spirit as they fight the Justice Department’s effort to block their proposed […]

A federal court has ordered the dissolution of the partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines in New York and Boston, commonly called the Northeast Alliance.  Judge Leo Sorkin of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts sided with the Department of […]

Canada’s WestJet Group, which includes WestJet and Swoop, has begun canceling flights and parking aircraft in anticipation of a pilot strike that could begin as soon as early Friday. The company said that it is parking the majority of its […]

Hawaiian Airlines unveiled images of the interiors on new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier has 12 Dreamliners on order through 2027, with service on the first of the aircraft slated to launch early next year. The initial Dreamliner routes […]

Avianca has abandoned a yearlong effort to purchase Colombian low-cost carrier Viva Air.  In a statement, Avianca CEO Adrian Neuauser said that the merger conditions laid out by regulator Colombia Aerocivil in a late April resolution were overly onerous. “Unfortunately, […]

Discount long-haul carrier Norse Atlantic Airways will expand into the Caribbean and Asia this fall.  Beginning in the final week of October, the carrier will fly daily from London Gatwick to Barbados. Norse Atlantic will also fly to Jamaica’s Montego […]

United Airlines is pushing forward with aggressive hiring, a move the carrier says is necessary now and in the years ahead.  So far this year, United has hired more than 7,000 people, human resources director Kate Gebo said on a […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The president of long-haul carrier Emirates suggested on Tuesday that it could reach deals with more firms to share routes after the start of a similar arrangement with U.S.-based United Airlines. Tim Clark, who […]

The early days of American Airlines’ NDC full-content strategy have gone well, company executives asserted on Thursday morning.  “The results have been extremely encouraging,” said chief commercial officer Vasu Raja during the carrier’s Q1 earnings call on Thursday.  American began […]

After Silicon Valley Bank failed last month and raised fears about a wider banking crisis, bookings for last-minute business trips on United Airlines quickly dropped and remained depressed for about two weeks, underscoring how economic turmoil could choke off a […]