Here are the 5 most valuable airline and hotel rewards programs

An Alaska Airlines jet lands at Los Angeles International Airport on Feb. 7, 2022. Alaska’s Alaska Miles topped NerdWallet’s ranking of airline programs for 2022. George Rose | Getty Image...

As Labor Unions Gain Public Esteem, The Second Largest Airline Union Purges Its Political Dissidents

The IAM has 300,000 active members including 60,000 airline workers and 27,000 Boeing workers. International Association of Machinists The second biggest airline union has continued to oust dissident ...

Wolfe Research analyst picks his favourite in the airline stocks

The U.S. Global Jets ETF jumped more than 5.0% on Tuesday after Wolfe Research analyst Scott Group assumed coverage of the airline space with an “overweight” rating.   Group sees an upside to $50 in D...

Dutch Airline KLM Suspends Flights To Ukraine Amid Rising Fears Of Russian Invasion

Topline Dutch flag carrier KLM said Saturday it was halting flights to and from Ukraine as worries mount that a Russian invasion could be imminent. Logo of KLM (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOP...

Frontier and Spirit to merge creating 5th largest airline in U.S.

Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines, the two largest low-cost carriers in the U.S. have agreed to merge, creating what would become the fifth largest airline in the country. The boards of both compa...

EasyJet, Ryanair And Wizzair Provide Pointers For A Post-Omicron Summer

The recently released earnings of the three leading European low-cost carriers for the last quarter of 2021 provide an important indicator of the effects of Omicron and importantly, an outlook for the...

Tycoon Tony Fernandes’ AirAsia Renamed ‘Capital A’ As Loss-Making Airline Pivots To Digital Businesses

Capital A Chief Executive Tony Fernandes delivers a speech during an event announcing the change in … [+] the group holding company’s name from AirAsia Group in Kuala Lumpur on January 28,...

In A Rare Moment, A Major Airline CEO Praises The Reporters Who Covered Him

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce event in Washington in … [+] 2020. (Photo by Zach Gibson) © 2020 Bloomberg Finance LP As he conducted his final earnings ...

U.S. Cancels 44 Chinese Airline Flights In Retaliation For China’s Suspension Of Service By U.S. Carriers

Topline The U.S. Department of Transportation is suspending 44 flights from the United States to China by four Chinese airlines, it said Friday, in retaliation for Beijing canceling the same number of...

American Airlines Flight U-Turns Over Atlantic After Passenger Refused To Wear Face Mask

Topline An American Airlines flight from Miami to London on Wednesday night turned around over the Atlantic ocean after a passenger reportedly refused to wear a face mask, the latest example of unusua...

How to insure your trip amid airline cancellations

NicolasMcComber | E+ | Getty Images Air travel continues to be disrupted this week by the national surge in Covid infections, and many worried Americans may be wondering whether or how to ensure — and...

Here’s Why Airline Stocks Are Rising Despite The Flight Cancellation Nightmare

Topline Shares of major airlines like Delta, American and United Airlines all surged on Monday, the first day of trading in 2022, as investors bet on a rebound in travel later this year—even after tho...

Airline stocks surge despite thousands of holiday flight cancellations

Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Airline investors shrugged off thousands of U.S. f...

More Than 4,000 Cancelled As Omicron Creates Airline Staff Shortage

Topline More than 4,000 flights were cancelled Sunday, more than half of which were in the U.S., as new coronavirus infections driven by the omicron variant continue to cause staff shortages at airlin...

Five 2022 New Year’s Resolutions For The U.S. Airline Industry

A new year creates an opportunity to set some aspirational goals. For the U.S. airline industry, … [+] these are five goals that make sense for the industry as it continues in its economy recove...