Alex Wilcox did. After earning a BA in political science and English from the University of Vermont, he spent two years ...

CHICAGO, March 30 (Reuters) - When United Airlines (UAL.O), opens new tab CEO Scott Kirby wrote to employees about the oil price surge earlier this month, the most telling line was not about fuel ...

Air travel has officially been grounded. American Airlines passengers continue to be disappointed after paying for what they believed was a flight, only to be boarded onto a bus. One woman, traveling ...

The airline announced that “United Relax Row” will have new custom-designed seats with adjustable leg rests that can be raised or lowered to create a lie-flat space similar to a couch. “The entire row ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. Over the past decade, legacy airlines have adopted the successful low-cost ...

With aviation remaining one of the world's most expensive industries to both get into and stay in business, smaller airlines periodically end up filing for bankruptcy protection or shutting down ...

Five years after it began flying out of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Southwest Airlines said Friday it will discontinue service from the airport later this year. “Operating at Chicago ...

Higher oil prices are set to pressure airline earnings globally, but the impact will be highly differentiated across U.S., European, and Asian carriers given their disparate fuel hedging profiles and ...

American Airlines is set to resume nonstop flights to Venezuela after the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approved the carrier’s request Wednesday, making it the first U.S. airline to restore ...

U.S. airlines are gearing up for one of the busiest spring travel seasons on record — with millions of passengers expected to fly over the next two months. Airlines for America (A4A), an industry ...

Spirit Airlines, which had been in danger of going out of business due to ongoing losses and two bankruptcy filings, has reached a deal that will allow it to survive, albeit as a smaller company. The ...

Spirit Airlines has canceled over 250 flights since Feb. 13 due to staffing shortages. South Florida airports, particularly Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International, have been heavily affected. The ...