Traffic as measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) for the top 20 airline groups in 2024 was 12% higher than that of the leading 20 carriers in 2023.
After the regional jet-helicopter crash near DCA, the FAA faces scrutiny of its handling of reports noting the risks of mixing helicopters and commercial flights.
NTSB and the FAA are investigating the March 13 incident that started while the American Airlines 737-800 was taxiing to a gate at Denver International Airport.
American has opened an Office of Continued Care and Outreach as it shifts to a “longer-term” response following the Jan. 29 crash of American Eagle Flight 5342.
Declining consumer confidence, government demand dropoff and fallout from the DCA collision have forced U.S. airlines to slash their Q1 financial projections.
Helicopter routes that pass closest to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) should be permanently suspended, Airlines For America (A4A) said.
The huge loss of lives in the mid-air collision of a commercial airliner and a military helicopter so close to a busy, important airport was a shocking tragedy.
The Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority is targeting connectivity growth as American Airlines preps to launch direct service from Miami to South Caicos.
By Sean Broderick, Brian Everstine, Christine Boynton
Despite decades of accident-free flying, pilot reports pointed to the risks of a collision between helicopters and commercial aircraft in Washington airspace.
NTSB investigators are confident that data from all three recorders recovered from the midair collision accident site near DCA will be extracted with no issues.
After a collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk, changes to airspace procedures near Washington DC are being implemented.
In line with Aviation Week’s Aero-Engines Americas, Carbon Analysis looks at American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.
