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October 19, 2017

Hurricanes help push down United's 3Q profit by one-third

United Airlines' third-quarter profit fell by one-third as the carrier was rocked by hurricanes that hit its hub in Houston ...

October 17, 2017

Chicago fires 2 officers in United passenger dragging case

The Chicago Department of Aviation has fired two security officers involved in an incident in which a passenger was dragged ...

October 12, 2017

Delta sees 3Q profit slip, hints at higher average prices

The price of air travel is poised to rise again, with airlines seeing beyond recent fare wars that have cut into their ...

September 23, 2017

First airline flights land in Puerto Rico since Maria hit

The first airline flights to hurricane-battered Puerto Rico arrived Friday, but difficult conditions at the island's main ...

September 19, 2017

Delta ends flights between Guam and Japan, cites low demand

Delta Air Lines has announced it will end flights between Japan and Guam because of low demand just days after another ...

September 12, 2017

Florida airports open but cancellations linger after Irma

Most commercial airports in Florida reopened Tuesday, but activity was limited and hundreds of flights were canceled or ...

September 12, 2017

The Latest: 9/11's "Tribute in Light" beams in NYC

The Latest news surrounding observances marking the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks (all times local): 7:30 p.m.

September 12, 2017

Flight cancellations mount as Irma pushes north from Florida

Airports up and down Florida remained closed Monday and flight cancellations moved north along with Tropical Storm Irma.

September 08, 2017

Tourism, agriculture businesses brace for Irma's impact

After knocking down parts of the vital tourism industry in the Caribbean, Hurricane Irma is spinning toward Florida, another ...

September 07, 2017

US won't punish United over passenger-dragging incident

Federal officials decided not to punish United Airlines over an infamous incident in which a passenger was dragged off an ...

September 06, 2017

United Continental cuts outlook on Harvey impact, fuel costs

United Airlines said Wednesday that Hurricane Harvey and a fare war contributed to a loss of $400 million in expected ...

August 31, 2017

Harvey knocks out more refineries, shifting global oil flows

Hurricane Harvey is sending pump prices higher for U.S. motorists and causing temporary shifts in the flow of oil and ...

August 08, 2017

US airlines bump fewer passengers after dragging backlash

Following widespread outrage over a passenger who was violently dragged off an overbooked plane, U.S. airlines are bumping ...

July 28, 2017

Strong demand at American Airlines; lean times ahead?

Double-digit increases in fuel and labor costs caused second-quarter profit at American Airlines to fall 15 percent despite ...

July 19, 2017

United Airlines shares tumble on disappointing 3Q outlook

Shares of United Airlines' parent tumbled Wednesday on the company's weak forecast about revenue trends for the rest of the ...

July 19, 2017

United Continental's 2Q profit tops Wall Street forecasts

A return to higher fares helped boost United Airlines' second-quarter profit above Wall Street expectations, but the momentum ...

July 12, 2017

Abort! Airliner nearly lands on other San Francisco planes

The pilot of an Air Canada plane carrying 140 passengers made a last-minute maneuver to avoid landing on a taxiway at San ...

June 27, 2017

Airline vet to lead Amtrak in a summer of repairs, reckoning

A decade after setting Delta Air Lines on a post-bankruptcy resurgence, the airline's former chairman and chief executive ...

June 17, 2017

If it flies or hovers, it will be at the Paris Air Show

While Airbus and Boeing will again hog the spotlight at the Paris Air Show with their battle for ever-larger slices of the ...