U.S. Department of Transportation

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airlines await a decision from the U.S. DOT on a proposed ancillary rulemaking Frontier Airlines has dubbed "a solution searching for a problem."
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
HiSky Europe hopes to secure authorization to launch transatlantic flights from the EU.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
The ruling is “giving JetBlue confidence there is room for it to enter the market,” the airline said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Companies, associations, and airlines pushed back against the U.S. Transportation Department’s (DOT) proposed rulemaking on ancillary fees in a public hearing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
The partnership between American Airlines and JetSMART will cover domestic routes in Chile, as well as international services.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Citing the pending lawsuit challenging their merger, the U.S. DOT has denied an exemption request from JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
JetBlue announced the temporary slots in a new filing on March 21.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
DOJ’s gunning for JetBlue is ludicrous but will be costly.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The proposed FAA budget includes $16.5 billion in discretionary funding—a 5% increase over current-year levels.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
After the Justice Department lawsuit, JetBlue’s strategy is in the hands of the courts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
JetBlue finds itself in an unprecedented position—its plans for both the Spirit merger and its alliance with American Airlines remain entangled in litigation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
It’s a bewildering scenario: an 11-month-old and 4-year-old seated apart from their parents on a commercial airline.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
The March 15 event was announced by Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Nearly $1 billion in grants from the U.S. Transportation Department and FAA will go to 99 airports across the U.S. under the Airport Terminal Program.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The U.S. Transportation Department's extension covers routes to mainland China and Tokyo Haneda.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
JetBlue Airways alleges Dutch authorities are in violation of the Open Skies agreement in a U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) filing.
Airports & Networks

By Chris Sloan
Of the first 51 student pilots to graduate, nearly 80% were women or people of color.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
The world was shocked when an outage of its Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs) system forced FAA to issue a national domestic flight ground stop.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Virgin Atlantic was fined $1.05 million for operating Delta Air Lines codeshare flights over Iraq while a U.S. ban was in place.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Airlines for America wants slot waivers for long-haul service to some markets in China and Japan to remain in place for the summer 2023 season.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The airline hopes to begin New York-Buenos Aires flights before the end of 2023.
Airports & Networks

By Chris Sloan
The FAA held all U.S. domestic departures for more than two hours on the morning of Jan. 11 after the Notice to Air Mission system went down.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chris Sloan
Long-term ramifications could see the airline speed up planned internal upgrades and lawmakers ponder tougher passenger-focused performance standards.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Southwest has said it canceled more than 16,700 flights from Dec. 21 to Dec. 31.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
The planned changes coincide with China dropping quarantine requirements for inbound travelers.
Airports & Networks