A United-American tie-up would be the most significant airline merger in a decade and further tighten the grip of legacy carriers. But approval by regulators seems like a long shot.
Delta's language shift, from "goal" to "aspiration," may sound like semantics, but it signals a broader retreat from hard climate commitments at a moment when the airline industry's 2050 net-zero pledge is already under strain.
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.
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.