Aviation

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Airlines cancel flights as major U.S. storm system takes shapeBy Friday afternoon, more than 2,300 U.S. flights had been canceled for Saturday, FlightAware date...

American Airlines has been increasing its Chicago O'Hare service over the past year.

American challenges United with new routes from Chicago and Los AngelesAmerican will launch Chicago service to Maui next winter and Allentown, Pa., and Columbia, S.C., this...

The new Polaris Studio seat configuration planned for United's upcoming 787-9 jets. Chief commercial officer Andrew Nocella said in making program changes to MileagePlus, members want "a first class seat or a Polaris seat ... as a reward."

United says changes are coming to its MileagePlus programChief commercial officer Andrew Nocella said the moves would orient the program more toward rewarding...

Charter carrier JSX operates a hop-on jet service.

JetBlue-JSX loyalty partnership is endingThe last day members of the TruBlue loyalty program can earn points from a JSX booking is Feb. 28.

United's CEO said American Airlines is losing a lot of money trying to catch up to United at Chicago O'Hare.

United escalates turf war with American at Chicago O'HareUnited will respond to American's flight surge at O'Hare with a surge of its own, and CEO Scott Kirby...

Carnival Cruise Line’s Ken Tate, Janet Wygert, Christine Duffy and Kirk Neal.

2025 Readers Choice Awards winners: A night of celebrationThe industry gathered at the American Museum of Natural History to celebrate the best of the best in...

Weight-loss pills could fuel airline savings

Photo Credit: Ozgur Coskun/Shutterstock Weight-loss pills could fuel airline savingsFor airlines, fewer overweight flyers means lighter aircraft, and therefore improved fuel efficiency.

Spirit was a smaller airline in 2025, but it also placed more emphasis on timeliness.

Spirit a surprise finisher in 2025 on-time performanceThe budget airline finished third among large U.S, carriers, just behind Alaska Airlines, with an on-time performance of 78.8%.

Southwest Airlines' new cabin features power at every seat and seatback holders for personal electronic devices.

Preview 2026: The year ahead for aviationSouthwest, JetBlue and Frontier will introduce premium cabin products as they continue chasing the successes of Delta and United.

A Lufthansa Allegris business-class cabin.

Airlines' arms race hits a snag: There just aren't enough seatsAirlines are facing delays in seat certifications due to supply-chain backlogs and stricter regulatory requirements, impacting upgrades in premium cabins.

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