United Airlines hikes airport lounge fees in bid to curb overcrowding
United Airlines Holdings Inc. will begin charging customers more to access its airport lounges to help combat a rise in overcrowding since the pandemic.
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United plane veers off runway in third Boeing incident this week
A United Airlines Holdings Inc. aircraft ran off the taxiway into a grassy area after landing at Houston Friday, the third incident this week involving the airline’s Boeing Co. planes.
Southwest crisis reveals clubby world of airline leaders
The operational chaos that engulfed Southwest Airlines Co. over the busy holiday period was a crisis decades in the making. In the aftermath of a meltdown that led to 16,700...
American Airlines cancels nearly 1,000 July flights as travel surge stretches staff
American Airlines has dropped about 1% of its scheduled daily flights in July after a faster-than-expected surge in summer travel has led to crew shortages. The airline will cancel 950...
Airfare bargains vanishing as airlines seize on surging summer demand
The days of bargain basement airfares are ending as the U.S. vaccine supply unleashes a wave of pent-up travel demand. A rebound in trips to visit friends and family coupled...
Airline stocks may be ready for takeoff on hopes of post-pandemic travel rebound
New money is flowing to low-cost airlines in the U.S. as they take on giant carriers racing to recover from the unprecedented collapse in travel during the pandemic. Two established...
United warns 14,000 employees their jobs are at risk in April, as airline unions push for third stimulus
Chicago-based United Airlines notified 14,000 employees that their jobs will be at risk in April after the second round of federal payroll support expires, saying the coronavirus pandemic still weighs...
Southwest Airlines sees $150 million revenue hit from grounding of Boeing 737 Max
Southwest Airlines, the largest operator of Boeing's 737 Max, said the model's grounding amid safety concerns will combine with soft demand from leisure travelers to shave $150 million off first-quarter...
Facing charter shortage, college football reconsiders taking the bus
East Carolina University joined the upstart American Athletic Conference three years ago, part of a frenzied league realignment across college sports. The Greenville, North Carolina, school was prepared for road...
United’s new flights stoke fears of industrywide seat glut
United Continental Holdings boosted the number of seats the airline plans to add this year, stoking investor concern that the industry may hurt its ability to raise prices. U.S. carriers...