air travel

With 40% of the workforce over 60, airlines are desperate to recruit more aircraft technicians.

First-quarter results show revenue up 14% year over year, with Boeing outpacing Airbus for the first time since 2019.

Smaller airlines have thinner margins and more price-sensitive customers than major airlines, and say they have fewer ways to absorb the hit.

The head of the International Energy Agency warned that if the Strait of Hormuz doesn't reopen soon, the availability of jet fuel will continue affecting airlines and summer travel.

Delta’s revenue and profits were both up in its latest earnings report. But amid soaring jet fuel prices, it plans to raise airfares and fees.

As some large hub airports face growing congestion, the nation’s many smaller airports could play a role in relieving traffic.

Airlines are already passing higher jet fuel costs on to consumers. Demand hasn’t taken much of a hit — so far.

“They are literally standing behind the [TSA] officers while they’re checking documents and screening passengers,” said an official of the screeners’ union.

United’s fourth quarter earnings beat Wall Street’s estimates, with revenue up 9% in the planes’ front cabins and up 7% in the economy cabin.

The two airlines share a rare characteristic for ultra-low-cost carriers: They’re profitable.