Daily Airline News

Things are looking good in Frankfurt. The Lufthansa Group, Europe's largest network carrier, sees all the elements falling into place for a significant improvement in operating profits this year.

There are few airlines that are held as high in the national consciousness as Qantas Airways is in Australia. That's why the airline's first new CEO in 15 years is…

All Nippon Airways beat profit expectations during the fiscal year ending in March as travelers eagerly returned to Japan.

SkyWest Inc. has launched its new subsidiary, SkyWest Charter, that aims to alleviate the captain shortage faced by many U.S. regional airlines.

For Southwest Airlines, January through March was a self-described quarter of “two competing storylines.” During the first two months of the period, the airline suffered residual effects from its December…

Colombia's civil aviation regulator, Aerocivil, has signed off on the controversial combination of Avianca and bankrupt Viva Air, the country's first and third largest airlines.

JetBlue Airways' struggles with flight delays and cancellations in the Northeast could escalate this summer as the shortage in air traffic controllers worsens.

Canada's second airline, WestJet, plans to go it alone when it comes to U.S. flights and not renew its plans for a transborder joint venture with Delta Air Lines.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP), which operates several airports in Mexico including Guadalajara and Tijuana, again reported strong traffic and demand during its first quarter. The company published earnings last…

Alaska Airlines, headquartered in Seattle, again exposed its first quarter difficulties. The carrier, which produced outstanding summertime profits last year, followed by modest profits in the fourth quarter, dipped into…