Airline News

A tie-up between United and American would create the largest carrier in the U.S. and have major ramifications for competition in the airline industry.

Despite rising fuel costs, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said the carrier's business model keeps its costs well below the competition.

Heathrow is one of the Iran war's accidental winners – but an airport running at full capacity can only absorb so much of the world's rerouted traffic.

Delta is investing more than $1 billion in refreshing its business class cabins as airlines race to upgrade their premium seats to cater to high demand.

The regional connectivity scheme is not bringing in large numbers…yet. Precedence suggests that it can as long as airlines are deploying capacity on this route.

Etihad's China expansion is a strategic hedge, as it doubles down on the fastest-recovering aviation market just as the Iran war forces a rethink of where long-haul growth comes from.

Last year: revenue uncertainty. This year: fuel cost uncertainty. Whatever the challenge, Delta keeps finding a way through. But with a potential $2 billion fuel hit looming, the pressure is building. Can Delta stay ahead of the latest shock — or is this one different? We break it down in this week’s feature story.

Despite high fuel prices adding billions of dollars in additional expenses for airlines, Delta is still cautiously optimistic about 2026.

The war on Iran has nearly doubled jet-fuel costs, and carriers wasted no time passing those along to us.

Nearly 20 airline leadership changes in recent months. So we wrote them a fictional group chat. Because at this point, why not.