AAA Travel forecasts that the number of air travelers during the Thanksgiving holiday will increase 6.6%, to 4.7 million, which would be the highest number of Thanksgiving air travelers since 2005. AAA said the average roundtrip domestic ticket is $681 this year,…
American Airlines will begin flying to the new airport in Tulum, Mexico, on March 28, offering three routes. The carrier will fly twice daily from its Dallas/Fort Worth home base and daily from its hubs in Charlotte and Miami. Tickets go on…
Beginning in January, United Airlines will make it easier for MileagePlus members to accrue qualification points for Premier loyalty status via co-branded credit card purchases. The change amounts to a slight adjustment to the loyalty program rather than the overhauls being implemented…
Delta Air Lines is cutting back its corporate staff in an effort to reduce costs. In an email, the carrier declined to say how many cuts it has made and what positions it has eliminated but said the moves amount to a…
Royal Air Maroc plans to open a series of new U.S. routes in the coming years as part of a strategic vision what would turn the Oneworld Alliance member into a global east-west and north-south connector. On the drawing board for the…
CHICAGO — IATA has successfully tested an end-to-end travel experience supported by digital identity. The proof of concept is an industry first, says IATA, and shows that it is possible for a traveler to have a personalized shopping experience, followed by a…
The Senate has confirmed Michael Whitaker as FAA administrator. Tuesday’s unanimous vote came just six weeks after President Joe Biden nominated Whitaker for the post. The confirmation means that a Senate-approved administrator will run the FAA for the first time since Steven…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and had to be subdued by the crew, a pilot flying the plane…
Qatar Airways’ longtime CEO, Akbar Al Baker, will step down as CEO on Nov. 5. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, who currently heads Doha’s Hamad Airport, will succeed Al Baker. Qatar Airways provided no explanation for Al Baker’s departure in an announcement Monday. The…
Citing a rise of videoconferencing, a drop in domestic business travel and a growing shift toward rail, Air France plans to shift most of its operations currently at Paris Orly airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle by summer 2026, the carrier announced…