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January 20, 2019

The Latest: Slick road leads to 15-vehicle Missouri pileup

The Latest on a winter storm in the Midwest and New England (all times local): 6 p.m. A 15-vehicle crash has blocked a ...

January 16, 2019

United Airlines posts smaller profit but tops expectations

United Airlines reported Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit slipped 20 percent due to higher fuel and labor costs, but ...

January 15, 2019

Delta says shutdown is costing $25M in January revenue

Delta Air Lines expects to lose $25 million in revenue this month from the partial government shutdown that is also creating ...

January 15, 2019

No. of no-show airport security screeners soars in shutdown

The number of airport security screeners failing to show up for work around the country is soaring as the partial government ...

January 14, 2019

Houston airport closes terminal amid shutdown

On Monday, amid the partial government shutdown, Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport kept one terminal shuttered after ...

January 04, 2019

Disappointing outlook from Delta drags down airline stocks

Airlines stocks were pummeled Thursday after Delta Air Lines Inc. trimmed its revenue forecast for the fourth quarter, ...

December 13, 2018

United CEO: No more pilot training needed on new Boeing jet

The CEO of United Airlines says his pilots don't need any additional training on the new Boeing jet that is at the center of ...

November 30, 2018

Correction: Boeing Plane-Pilots story

In a story Nov. 29 about Southwest Airlines, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the carrier will give pilots more ...

November 26, 2018

Dictionary.com chooses 'misinformation' as word of the year

Misinformation, as opposed to disinformation, was chosen Monday as Dictionary.com's word of the year on the tattered ...

October 25, 2018

Airline revenue is rising but so too are costs

Airlines have figured out how to extract more money from passengers, and they will need it to cover rising costs for their ...

October 25, 2018

High fuel costs cut sharply into American Airlines profit

American Airlines is struggling more than Delta and United to pass higher jet fuel costs to passengers, and it has dropped ...

October 16, 2018

United 3Q profit up 30 percent as it recoups fuel costs

United Airlines says it is now passing the full impact of higher fuel prices to its customers, helping the nation's ...

October 08, 2018

AA aims to avoid putting delayed travelers on other airlines

American Airlines is telling employees to think twice before rebooking stranded customers on rival airlines, and regular ...

September 27, 2018

Included in House FAA bill: Minimum size for airline seats

The House voted Wednesday to direct the federal government to set a minimum size for airline seats, bar passengers from being ...

September 21, 2018

Will American Airlines bar customers from changing a ticket?

American Airlines is threatening to prohibit customers from making changes to nonrefundable tickets if Congress makes good ...

September 11, 2018

Trump leads nation in solemn remembrance of Sept. 11 attacks

Standing in the field where the last of the Sept. 11 planes crashed, President Donald Trump praised the "band of brave ...

August 15, 2018

Warren Buffett's firm adds to Apple, Teva investments

Investor Warren Buffett's company added to its stakes in Apple and Israeli drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals in the second ...

July 27, 2018

China says 4 American airlines missed Taiwan deadline

Chinese regulators appear to have rejected a possible attempt by U.S. airlines at a compromise over Beijing's demand to call ...

July 26, 2018

Airlines trim flights, make other tweaks to offset fuel

Airlines are bowing to the pressure of higher fuel prices by culling unprofitable flights while trying to boost revenue by ...