airline industry

JetBlue says it plans to increase the number of seats it will fill on planes starting in December.

More than seven months into a pandemic, some small cities are grappling with airline service cuts because of the slump in air travel.

The latest effort by House Democrats to give more aid to the nation’s troubled airlines has failed

Upwards of 40,000 airline employees are facing an uncertain future now that airlines are furloughing employees. This all had to do with federal money that has dried up in the wake of the pandemic. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss shows how you could be affected by these cuts as well.

U.S. airlines began furloughing more than 32,000 employees on Thursday after a federal prohibition on job cuts expired. American Airlines and United Airlines said that they could reverse the furloughs if Congress and the White House quickly agree to provide billions more in taxpayer help to the embattled airline industry. The White House included $20 billion for airlines in a…

Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline is seeking protection from creditors as it tries to survive the pandemic that is slamming air travel

Airlines and retailers are pleading for aid as Congress and the White House continue to negotiate a rescue package

The coronavirus pandemic that’s caused many Americans to avoid airports has others booking spur-of-the moment trips at dirt-cheap ticket prices

Federal regulators are temporarily waiving a rule that has been causing airlines to fly nearly empty planes to avoid losing precious takeoff and landing rights at major airports

Passengers with disabilities have filed approximately 900 formal complaints against U.S. airlines in the past year, according to a News4 I-Team review of federal transportation records.

The days of passengers bringing their pets on airplanes as emotional-support animals could be ending.

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday proposed that only specially trained dogs qualify as service animals, which must be allowed in the cabin at no charge.

Flying during the holidays is hectic for all of us. But for some passengers, the strain, struggle and stress can be more severe. A News-4 I-team investigation found a growing number of complaints against U.S. airlines by passengers with disabilities.

Boeing’s CEO says the company will consider temporarily shutting down production of the 737 Max if the plane’s return is significantly delayed beyond the company’s October forecast.

A brief ground stop was ordered Friday at LaGuardia Airport, which experienced a “ripple effect” because of a spike in staff sick calls at other hubs as tensions boiled over the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.

The partial government shutdown has brought an unprecedented, incalculable risk to the airline industry, according to a statement released Wednesday by unions representing air traffic controllers, flight attendants and pilots. NBC News reported that the groups reported a growing concern for all those involved in air travel, including passengers: “In our risk averse industry, we cannot even calculate the level...

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against a pilot’s union Tuesday to prevent boycotts or slowdowns after irate passengers started a near-riot over canceled Spirit Airlines flights at Fort Lauderdale’s airport.

Warren Buffett said Monday that United Airlines bungled the case of the passenger dragged off a plane last month, and he criticized the CEO’s handling of the incident. Buffett also said airplanes “may become like cattle cars,” but that’s because a significant number of passengers will put up with crowding in exchange for cheaper fares. Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway Inc....

Seth Meyers takes a look at the state of the airline industry and what people are doing, or not doing, to improve it.

With the federal government and a Senate committee looking into the dragging of a man off a United Express flight, the airline industry is beginning to speak up against any effort to bar them from overselling flights. The CEO of Delta Air Lines called overbooking “a valid business process.” “I don’t think we need to have additional legislation to try...