American Airlines

By Aaron Karp
American Airlines has quickly reacted to Alaska Airlines’ plans to launch service between Miami International Airport and Portland International Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
American Airlines' new services to Cancun from Cincinnati and Nashville, which are launching in December, will be operated twice weekly through March 2024.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
The American Airlines and JetBlue Airways partnership was found to be anticompetitive by a U.S. federal judge over three weeks ago.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Union negotiators from the pilots union, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), and FedEx management reached the tentative agreement on May 30.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The May 19 ruling from Judge Sorokin came roughly a year and a half after DOJ sued to block the partnership, citing anticompetitive concerns.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
The first phase of the codeshare partnership between American Airlines and JetSMART will cover three domestic routes in Chile.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
American Airlines says it is still delivering on full-year capacity growth guidance, after removing 10,000 flights in September.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week. Primary Category: AEROSPACE
Aerospace

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
More than two years into their alliance, a federal judge has ordered the carries to end the arrangement in a matter of weeks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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