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An Alaska Airlines jet had to dodge a SkyWest flight near an Oregon airport. Near-misses are surprisingly common.
An Alaska Airlines flight and a SkyWest Airlines plane were involved in a near-miss near Oregon's P…
Natalie Musumeci
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Alaska is getting rid of all of its Airbus planes in favor of an all-Boeing mainline fleet to simplify maintenance and training
Alaska is betting on Boeing as it plans to retire all of its Airbus A320 family jets and Q400 turbo…
Taylor Rains
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United is cutting 29 cities this summer indefinitely because its partner Skywest Airlines doesn't have enough pilots to fly the routes — see the full list
United Airlines' contractor SkyWest Airlines gave a 90-day notice to the Department of Transportati…
Taylor Rains,Gabrielle Bienasz
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Delta, Alaska, United, and American flights were impacted after regional carrier SkyWest canceled hundreds of flights due to a system outage
The five-hour hiccup crippled the carrier's network, displacing flight crews and aircraft and leavi…
Taylor Rains
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A SkyWest flight attendant burst into tears after arguing with a colleague over a seat change, then both stormed off the plane, report says
The Houston to Los Angeles flight was delayed while replacement crew were found and the airline sai…
Joshua Zitser
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Airlines cancellations are set to get even worse. Here's why thousands of flights have been scrapped since Christmas Eve.
Airlines have cut around 20,000 flights since Christmas Eve, including 3,000 on Thursday, according…
Grace Dean
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A man says he was kicked off his flight for bringing a needed medical device
A Tennessee man was flying home to Knoxville with his dialysis machine when he says a pilot kicked …
Monica Humphries
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An airline pilot says she was forced to sleep in a plane overnight after her flight was diverted to a remote Colorado town because of severe weather
Jessica Taylor said that she'd never slept in her own plane but that it was the only option; the ai…
Thomas Pallini
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United Airlines CEO says he wants to see a competitor break the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, but isn't convinced by Chinese upstart Comac
Scott Kirby said Boeing's decision to build the 737 Max instead of a new model was a "fundamental m…
Pete Syme
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These are the airlines most likely to bump you from flights
Frontier Airlines was the most likely of the 15 largest US carriers to bump people from flights in …
Grace Dean
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry piled into First Republic, PacWest, and other ailing bank stocks last quarter
"The Big Short" investor Michael Burry bought First Republic, PacWest, and other bank stocks last q…
Theron Mohamed
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United Airlines crew reported 'a possible fire' in a plane's engine, causing the aircraft to turn around, FAA says
United Airlines Flight 129 landed safely at George Bush Intercontinental Airport after the crew rep…
Kate Duffy
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Widespread flight cancellations continued for a 5th consecutive day amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, bringing the total to about 13,000 since Friday
A further 2,182 flights were canceled by Tuesday morning, FlightAware data shows. Airline staff sic…
Grace Dean
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Airlines keep slashing flights due to staff sickness caused by COVID-19. More than 2,200 flights have already been canceled for Wednesday.
Around 15,000 flights have been canceled since Friday morning, according to FlightAware data. US ai…
Grace Dean
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United will stop flying to 11 US cities indefinitely - see the full list
United is cutting 11 regional routes to small cities from the airline's hubs in Chicago, Houston, a…
Taylor Rains
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Airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights on Monday as rising Omicron cases wreaked havoc on the travel industry
More than 1,100 of the flights canceled Monday were set to depart from or arrive in the US, includi…
Grace Dean
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These airlines have canceled and delayed the most flights so far in 2022
The 17 biggest US airlines canceled 3.20% of domestic flights between January and June, twice the r…
Grace Dean
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These US airlines have lost or mishandled the most luggage so far this year
American Airlines and Republic Airways have had the worst performance so far this year, mishandling…
Grace Dean
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A new report ranked US airlines ranked worst to best using several metrics see how they stacked up against each other
Finance website WalletHub revealed the best and worst US airlines based on data from the DOT, with …
Taylor Rains
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American Airlines is breaking up with one of its regional carriers and the pilot shortage is partly to blame
Mesa CEO Jonathan Ornstein said American would not cover the costs of increased pilot pay and said …