Budget travel icon Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection after mounting losses

Passengers check in at the Spirit Airlines counter at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February…

Singapore Airlines will add first class, revamp cabins for longest flights

Singapore Airlines new business-class seats. Courtesy: Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines is planning to add a four-seat…

Why flights to Europe are the cheapest they’ve been in years

A tourist takes a photo as the Acropolis’ Propylaea are seen in the background, in Athens,…

Boeing machinists to vote on new proposal with 35% raises that could end strike

People hold sings during a strike rally for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers…

Trump or Harris? Here are the 2024 stakes for airlines, banks, EVs, health care and more

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the ABC presidential debate…

Boeing to cut 17,000 jobs as losses deepen during factory strike

Boeing 737 MAX airliners are pictured at the company’s factory in Renton, Washington, on Sept. 12,…

Southwest Airlines to cut service and staffing in Atlanta to slash costs

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US,…

Alaska-Hawaiian merger clears DOT review, but airlines must preserve miles, routes

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines can go through with their planned merger, but they must maintain…

Southwest Chair Kelly to step down next year as activist Elliott pushes for changes at airline

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport above other Southwest planes on July…

Boeing taps aerospace veteran Ortberg to replace Dave Calhoun as CEO

Kelly Ortberg, chief executive officer of Rockwell Collins Inc., stands for a photograph at the company’s…