JetBlue was doing damage control Wednesday after one of its pilots suffered an apparent mental breakdown that resulted in an emergency landing.
Australian airline Qantas is shedding another 500 jobs as it seeks to cut costs after a massive fall in net profit in the first half of the financial year.
Qantas is resuming flights after an Australian labor board ordered it to end a dispute with unions.
American Airlines' bankruptcy has many in the industry questioning if a merger is in its future.
Speculation about the future of American Airlines has been swirling for months. Still, many travelers were stunned Tuesday to learn that the carrier and its parent company have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
American Airlines' parent company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. CNN's Richard Quest reports.
As the holiday travel season kicks into high gear, American Airlines' CEO says it will be "business as usual" for passengers, despite filing for bankruptcy.
When I worked at America West, we had a codesharing partnership with Continental. Friends would call me, confused.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce discusses the airline's profits and why the need for restructuring.
Australia's Qantas Airways said on Tuesday that it would launch two new Asia carriers, upgrade its fleet and cut as many as 1,000 jobs in an effort to reverse losses in its international unit.
Attorneys for the family of a 9/11 victim said they will push forward with a wrongful death lawsuit against United Airlines and a private security company despite a federal judge's decision to dismiss the Massachusetts Port Authority from the suit.
The recently merged Continental and United Airlines canceled 24 flights Wednesday due to pilot sick calls, which occurred as United Continental Holdings is negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with the pilots, an airline spokeswoman said.
American Airlines announced a plan Wednesday to replace one of the largest commercial airline fleets, with hundreds of new leased airplanes from Boeing and Airbus.
How many ways are there to sidestep Congress' refusal to make it easier for unions to organize? Let us count them. No, better than that, let's add yet another example -- this one involving Delta Airlines -- to the growing pile of end-runs around Congress to reward a constituency this White House badly needs at its side in next year's presidential election.
Qantas has reached a settlement with engine-maker Rolls Royce over a 2010 incident that grounded its entire Airbus A380 fleet.
British budget airline easyJet is preparing to test a volcanic ash detection system on a research aircraft, it says.
When United and Continental merged last year to create the world's largest carrier, the official announcements never came out and stated the deal's true rationale: to blend Continental's management with United's scale. That's one reason former Continental chief Jeff Smisek is CEO of the new company. While he's scrupulous about calling the combination a merger of equals, nearly all of top management hails from Continental, which was far more successful than United over the past 15 years, despite being smaller. United, with a history of nasty labor relations, even went through bankruptcy from 2002 to 2006.
Last week, I wrote about the relationship between fuel prices and airfare increases, and many of you balked, saying that fuel hedging keeps airlines from paying more for fuel. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. There is some protection, but no airline is completely insulated.
In a move that's getting thumbs up from many air travelers, United Airlines has announced it is keeping its Economy Plus seats on United flights and expanding the option to Continental planes next year.
Nearly 150 former employees of Japan Airlines sued the company Wednesday, demanding their jobs back.
U.S. stocks climbed Wednesday, with the Dow posting a fresh two-year high for the third day in a row, as investors started to position themselves for the new year.
Baggage fees may irritate you, but airlines sure aren't complaining.
Some of the world's largest airlines are conducting safety checks after debris fell from the engine of a Qantas Airbus A380 as it flew over Indonesia. Australia's national airline has now grounded its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely. How serious is the incident -- and what does it mean for the aviation industry?
CNN's Richard Quest asks British Airways' CEO about the airline's first half profit and view on the economic recovery.
Continental and United officially joined forces Friday to create the world's largest airline - and their stock jumped on its first trading day.
Fares and fees. They're what air travelers watch, and Southwest Airlines' plan to acquire fellow low-fare airline AirTran has consumers and industry watchers buzzing about how the planned merger will affect the price of travel.
U.S. stocks kicked off the week with losses Monday, backing off strong gains logged in the previous week, as investors digested a small flurry of corporate dealmaking.
Southwest Airlines plans to acquire AirTran Holdings for $1.4 billion, the airlines said on Monday.
U.S. stock futures climbed early Monday, boosted by a flurry of deal activity and economic optimism.
The Transportation Security Administration said that a passenger taken off an international flight in an emergency stop on Thursday, because of a crew member's suspicions, had done nothing wrong and had posed no security threat.
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