American Airlines

By Christine Boynton
With a busy summer travel season ahead, some pilot contracts remain under negotiation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
“Look, we’ve got a legal system that allows for appeal, and we’re going to do that,” CEO Robert Isom said May 31 at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
American Airlines hopes to boost its mainline aircraft utilization in 2024 and reactivate some of its parked regional jets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
While emphasizing the value of the Northeast Alliance (NEA) it has been ordered to cease, American Airlines is downplaying potential financial impacts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Changes in cabin hardware and services can help cut waste and improve airlines’ environmental credentials.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
When the two airlines launched their Northeast Alliance (NEA) in early 2021 it was an unprecedented tie-up in the U.S. domestic market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has appointed former American Airlines CEO Doug Parker to join its board and help oversee the airline during the post-pandemic phase.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
As American Airlines and JetBlue face the prospect of unwinding their partnership, the implications for their operations in the U.S. northeast remain ambiguous.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
A U.S. federal judge has ruled the more than two-year-old alliance is anticompetitive and has ordered the carriers to permanently cease the agreement in 30 days
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Among the proposed contract terms are improved quality-of-life provisions the airline calls “unique.”
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Southwest Airlines, Washington Reagan National Airport’s second-largest carrier, is adding a pair of new routes from the U.S. airport.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
No immediate slowdown in robust demand is in sight, carriers say.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
American Airlines and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) have signed a new 10-year use and lease agreement reviving plans to build a sixth terminal.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
A near-unanimous vote from pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) has authorized potential strike action.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Following a six-year tenure, Oneworld CEO Rob Gurney will depart from the post in summer 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Carriers face numerous challenges to profitability but remain optimistic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
It has become ubiquitous: “When compared to 2019 levels ...”
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The Allied Pilots Association (APA) on May 1 announced 99% of participating members had authorized a strike.
Airlines & Lessors

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom likes to describe his company’s sustainability philosophy as an “all-of-the-above” approach.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
The airline reported a March-quarter profit for the first time in four years
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
The device automatically downloads data after each flight to increase operational efficiencies.
MRO

By Adrian Schofield
While many Asia-Pacific international long-haul markets are gaining recovery momentum, airlines are boosting transpacific services to Australia and New Zealand.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
More frequent extreme weather events are among the projected impacts of a changing climate, as well as rising sea levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Listen in as Baldanza talks about his long airline career that started at American Airlines and included transforming Spirit Airlines into a ULCC.
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