Air Transport

Airlines should take advantage of new cloud-based tools, industry consultants said, to help prevent the recent snafus brought on by the use of antiquated and siloed technology at Southwest…

The Southwest Airlines Co. meltdown that stranded thousands of passengers during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year exposed a major industry…

Dan Janki, the finance chief of Delta Air Lines Inc., had to navigate a host of pressures in his first year in the airline…

American Airlines began searching for a new tech chief in May.…

FARNBOROUGH, England— Delta Air Lines Inc. said it was ordering 100 of Boeing Co. ’s largest 737 MAX jets,…

LONDON—At 5:30 a.m. on a recent weekday, Heathrow Airport’s departure boards were blinking optimistically with hundreds of on-time flights. It didn’t take long for the airport to fall into…

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.—When American Airlines pilot Kent Wien goes flying for fun, his routine includes a long detour: a 90-mile round-trip flight from his base in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to…

Airlines will watch for passenger response during the lean months of July-September Airlines will watch for passenger response during the lean months of July-September With the rise in…

JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU 5.30% is continuing its quest to buy Spirit Airlines Inc., SAVE 2.11%…

Drinks ordered at 36,000 feet may now come served with a side of ink. Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. last week announced it has eased its ban on flight attendants showing their tattoos on…