U.S. pilot shortage forces airlines to cut flights, scramble for solutions

Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The United States is facing its worst pilot shorta...

JetBlue Airways at a crossroads after Spirit rejects its takeover offer

A JetBlue airliner lands past a Spirit Airlines jet on taxi way at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on Monday, April 25, 2022. (Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty...

FAA, airlines to meet on Florida flight disruptions as travel booms

Travelers look at a display board showing cancelled and delayed flights at Orlando International Airport on New Year’s weekend, despite thousands of flight cancellations and delays across United...

JetBlue shares fall after airline cuts 2022 growth plans

Technicians inspect a JetBlue Embraer 190 aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, December 7, 2021. Chris Helgren | Reuters JetBlue Airways shares tumbled more th...

Delta to pay flight attendants during boarding amid union push

Flight attendants wearing protective masks walk through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images D...

Jim Cramer says these two airline stocks are the most profitable

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday offered two airline stocks that he believes investors should pick up for their portfolios. “There’s always a bull market somewhere and right now it’...

Maskless faces show relief, confusion, disappointment on planes

Passengers at LaGuardia Airport on April 19, 2022. Leslie Josephs | CNBC The Biden administration’s transportation mask mandate was one of the most divisive policies of the Covid pandemic. Its s...

American Airlines’ new CEO Robert Isom vows reliability as peak travel season kicks off

An American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER plane takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, October 28, 2020. Loren Elliott | Reuters American Airlines‘ new CEO Robert Isom is aiming for one...

Airlines cancel hundreds of weekend flights as storms sweep through Florida

A Southwest Airlines jet sits at a gate at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida, U.S., October 11, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters Airlines canceled hundreds of weekend flights and thousands ...

Delta’s health chief thinks the plane mask mandate will soon be lifted

Passengers wearing protective masks wait to board a Delta Air Lines Inc. flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Elijah Nouve...

JetBlue urges flight attendants to accept assignments as it races to hire 700 people

JetBlue planes at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Leslie Josephs | CNBC JetBlue Airways on Friday urged patience from its flight attendants as it races to hire hundreds of new e...

Alaska Airlines to convert 2 more Boeing jets into freighters in bet on air cargo boom

Alaska Airlines employee Jeff Ferguson loads cargo at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska. Mark Thiessen | AP Alaska Airlines is turning two of its midlife Boeing 737-800s...

Alaska Airlines flight attendants get double pay to pick up shifts

A Boeing 737-990operated by Alaska Airlines takes off from JFK Airport on August 24, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. Bruce Bennett | Getty Images Alaska Airlines is offering flight attend...

American Airlines stock surges toward biggest gain in more than a year after carrier raises revenue outlook

Shares of airline operators enjoyed a broad rally Tuesday, after a number of major carriers raised their revenue guidance, and as a further pullback in crude oil prices helped soothe concerns over ris...

Southwest will bring booze back on board Feb. 16 after nearly two years

Travelers wait to check in at the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on October 11, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. Kevin Dietsch | Getty...

Southwest weighs bringing onboard booze back this spring

Seen reflected through a double window, a Southwest Airlines airplane taxies from a gate at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on October 11, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. Kev...

Tesla, Wells Fargo, Nordstrom and more

The logo marks the showroom and service center for the US automotive and energy company Tesla in Amsterdam on October 23, 2019. John Thys | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines ...

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...