Following the resolution last week of a new labor contract with its pilots, Fort Lauderdale-based ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines raised its expected operating expenses excluding fuel for the 2018 first quarter and full-year 2018 by approximately three percentage points compared to 2017.

On the eve of the World ATM Congress set to begin March 6, UK and German air navigation service providers (ANSPs) touted air traffic management (ATM) systems for small drones.

Emirates has launched the Emirates Vintage Collection – a selection of fine wines from its cellar in Burgundy which have been stored for up to 15 years.

Emirates Skywards is giving members more flexibility in managing their Skywards Miles. Members of Emirates’ loyalty programme can now buy, gift or transfer Miles to their loved ones at a more attractive rate.

Passengers looking at their boarding passes may in the future find themselves also looking at advertisements tailored to their personal interests.

Praising US airlines for product innovation, strong balance sheets and wise capacity discipline, a top US Department of Transportation (DOT) official said the government is inclined to stay out of the industry’s way and let the market play out.

Delta Air Lines has withdrawn its discount offer for members of the US National Rifle Association (NRA) following the mass shooting in February at a Florida school that left 17 students and staff dead.

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian defended the Atlanta-based airline’s recent removal of a group discount for National Rifle Association (NRA) members, telling Delta employees in a March 2 memo “our decision was not made for economic gain and our values are not for sale.”