American Air pilots want U.S. to buy plane seats for pandemic protection
The proposal would enable social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic while supporting carriers through the worst collapse in industry history.
American Air to book jets to capacity, shelve social distancing
Customers will be notified when they're booked on crowded flights and can move their reservations at no cost, the airline said.
America’s ‘Big Three’ airlines prepare for a very painful fall
U.S. airlines face a bleak future of depressed traffic and volatile revenue well into 2021, as the global economy transitions from the acute damage of...
Lufthansa to Cut 95% of Flights in Survival Mode
(Bloomberg) -- Four of the world's leading airlines laid bare the devastation the coronavirus is inflicting on travel, with three major carriers parking nearly 2,000...
New software flaw could further delay Boeing’s 737 MAX
Boeing has identified a new flaw on the 737 MAX. It reportedly involves how software on the plane checks itself to ensure it’s receiving valid...
JetBlue takes steps to become first carbon-neutral U.S. airline
JetBlue will earn carbon credits by investing in projects that protect forests from destruction; develop solar and wind farms instead of coal, diesel or furnace...
Citigroup, American Airlines cancel trips, seize points in crackdown on rewards abuse
Some complaints online involve consumers who say they never created bogus accounts, and had their accounts locked in recent weeks after simply responding to multiple...
Southwest joins American crossing one-year mark without Boeing 737 MAX
Southwest Airlines Co. will become the second U.S. carrier planning to go more than a year without flying the grounded Boeing Co. 737 Max, as...
Airline seatback screens may be an endangered species
Three of the largest U.S. airlines — American Airlines Group, United Airlines Holdings and Alaska Air Group — are removing screens from their domestic workhorses,...
Cracks found on 5% of older Boeing 737 planes in inspections
(Bloomberg) -- More than 5% of older Boeing Co. 737 jets that underwent urgent inspections worldwide in the past week have cracks in a structure...