The fatal midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter followed a string of near misses at airports over the last several years.
Southwest's CEO Bob Jordan said "our hearts go out" to people on the American Airlines flight involved in Wednesday night’s midair collision with a helicopter in the nation’s capital.
Frontier and Spirit Airlines will once again try to merge, only months after the Biden administration won a key antitrust court battle to block an attempt by JetBlue to buy Spirit. A combination of the two ultra-low-cost carriers would produce the country’s fifth largest airline,
New flights have been added for Kansas City and Philly fans, with one airline adding flights on a route it doesn't normally serve.
A downbeat outlook tarnished an otherwise strong quarter for Southwest, which topped profit estimates on robust holiday travel.
Because of the tragic incident, Ronald Reagan National Airport will remain closed until at least 11 a.m. on Thursday.
JetBlue (JBLU) and Southwest Airlines (LUV) edged lower on Friday after BofA Global Research downgraded both stocks to ‘Underperform’ from ‘Neutral’. According to TheFly, the BofA analyst said both airlines trade at the high end of historical valuation ranges despite less exposure to "the strongest industry trends.
The Potomac plane crash has had a cascading effect that will send ripples through the airline industry for days, if not longer. Here is everything to know.
The latest promotion also comes as JetBlue rolled out the ability to pay for flights with Venmo, the popular peer-to-peer payment app. Venmo is now present as a payment option on JetBlue’s website, though it will also become available on the airline’s mobile app later this year.
Venmo payment options are the latest announcement in a broader effort from JetBlue to enhance its services and boost profits. The struggling low-cost carrier has searched for new revenue streams as larger airlines introduce their own budget options, increasing competition for those flyers.
JetBlue has brought some of its original A320s out of retirement to provide capacity for delayed and deferred A321 deliveries.
Airline stocks were mixed on Friday after Bank of America upgraded American Airlines Group Inc. and downgraded Southwest Airlines Co. and JetBlue Airways Corp., predicting that the network carriers will continue to outperform low-cost airlines due to demand for premium travel.