Airlines

Covering airlines after COVID-19

The airline industry creates 11.3 million direct jobs and contributes $961.3 billion to the global GDP. The industry as a whole is a big economic

Consumer travel: Three summer story angles

Now that the summer travel season is in full swing, business reporters across the country have likely retread topics such as how the local tourism bureau plans

North Dakota gets the next new airport

The city of Williston, North Dakota, has been awarded a $27 million Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to buy 1,540

Story ideas in airport runway projects

Airport planners are always looking to the future to see how they can improve operations. But in the meantime, they have to keep their runways

Covering the United Airlines scandal

In New Jersey, they call it Boarding Gate. This week, the scandal brought down the CEO and two senior executives at United Airlines, and the

Atlanta remains the world’s busiest airport

Ever had to change planes in Atlanta, and found yourself surrounded by fellow passengers? There’s a reason. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International remained the world’s busiest airport

How Memphis recovered from de-hubbing

At its peak last decade, Memphis International Airport, a hub for Northwest Airlines, had nonstop service to nearly 100 destinations, with six to international markets.

Fall air fares may plummet

Summer is the busiest time of the year to travel. But if you can go this fall, you may just get a bargain. Hopper, the

Big battle over open skies

The battle lines have been drawn in a showdown between the Big Three U.S. airlines —  American, Delta and United — and the Big Three Middle

Many cities get new flights

Summer is the busiest time of year for international air travel, and a swath of cities are getting new flights. Last month, Norwegian Air announced

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