Allegiant to buy rival budget airline Sun Country in $1.5 billion cash and stock deal

Allegiant to buy rival budget airline Sun Country in .5 billion cash and stock deal

An Allegiant Airlines jet flies out of Las Vegas Airport. Nick Potts | Getty Images Allegiant Travel said Sunday it is acquiring fellow leisure carrier Sun Country in a $1.5 billion cash and stock deal, including debt, a plan that comes as budget airlines in the U.S. have faced a surge in costs following the … Read more

Airlines restore Caribbean flights after U.S. lifts airspace restrictions tied to Venezuela strikes

Airlines restore Caribbean flights after U.S. lifts airspace restrictions tied to Venezuela strikes

Passengers wait at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport as all flights are cancelled following US military action in Venezuela, on January 3, 2026, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | Afp | Getty Images United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and other carriers began restoring flights to Puerto Rico and other parts of the … Read more

Behind the mesh curtain: Why airline class wars will intensify in 2026

Behind the mesh curtain: Why airline class wars will intensify in 2026

Planes line up on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on November 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images From Spirit Airlines’ fight for survival to American Airlines‘ planned glow-up, from new international routes and brand-new airport lounges to stingier frequent flyer policies, class divides in the sky … Read more

Winter storm puts airlines to the test. Here’s what travelers need to know

Winter storm puts airlines to the test. Here’s what travelers need to know

A traveler near a departures board at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airlines are letting flyers change their trips ahead of a major winter storm that will put carriers to the test during one of the busiest … Read more

Southwest’s profits are down 42% this year but it’s the top U.S. airline stock

Southwest’s profits are down 42% this year but it’s the top U.S. airline stock

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane arrives at Los Angeles International Airport from San Francisco on March 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Southwest Airlines‘ profits fell 42% in the first nine months of the year compared with the same period in 2024. But its stock … Read more

American Airlines no longer lets basic economy flyers earn miles

American Airlines no longer lets basic economy flyers earn miles

American Airlines Grant Baldwin | Getty Images American Airlines customers flying on basic economy fares will no longer earn frequent flyer miles or points toward elite status, the carrier said this week. “We routinely evaluate our fare products to remain competitive in the marketplace. Customers who purchase a Basic Economy ticket on December 17, 2025 and … Read more

American Airlines starts flying the longest-range narrow-body Airbus plane. Here’s what’s inside

American Airlines starts flying the longest-range narrow-body Airbus plane. Here’s what’s inside

The economy cabin of American Airlines A321XLR. Leslie Josephs/CNBC American Airlines is about to fly passengers to California for the first time on a skinny, long-range plane that it hopes will change air travel. The airline’s head of network planning now has to decide where else it should fly. The first Airbus A321XLR for a … Read more

Engine failure forces United Airlines flight to return to Washington, D.C.-area airport

Engine failure forces United Airlines flight to return to Washington, D.C.-area airport

A United Airlines airplane is towed from a gate at Newark Liberty International Airport on August 10, 2025, in Newark, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images A United Airlines flight bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon after experiencing an engine … Read more

JetBlue unveils first-ever airport lounge, BlueHouse. Here’s what’s inside

JetBlue unveils first-ever airport lounge, BlueHouse. Here’s what’s inside

JetBlue Airways’ new lounge, BlueHouse, at JFK’s Terminal 5. Courtesy: JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways‘ first airport lounge since it started flying nearly 26 years ago is here, inspired by a New York City apartment — but bigger. The 9,000-square foot lounge, called BlueHouse, is set to open Dec. 18 at 5 a.m. ET at the … Read more

Airbus A320 recall disrupts global travel after glitch linked to solar flares

Airbus A320 recall disrupts global travel after glitch linked to solar flares

A Latam Airlines Airbus A320 sits on the tarmac at El Dorado airport in Bogota on Nov. 28, 2025. Sergio Yate | Afp | Getty Images Parts of the world’s air travel network were disrupted Friday after Airbus ordered immediate software fixes for 6,000 A320-series aircraft, a move that affected more than half of the … Read more