JetBlue updates pilot announcements to reduce emergency slide deployments, improving cabin safety and operational reliability.
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Southwest Airlines has removed 17 routes from Denver, Las Vegas, Chicago Midway, Baltimore/Washington and Nashville between August 2025 and August 2026, including the long-running BWI to Jackson link that never came close to filling its seats. Over the same period, the carrier introduced 19 airport pairs, headlined by its first flights to Anchorage.
American Airlines has scaled back its 24-hour free refund policy, requiring tickets to be booked at least seven days before departure to qualify for a cash refund. The change removes the previous two-day threshold and brings the carrier in line with the federal minimum, leaving Delta as the most flexible major US airline in this area.
United Airlines allows eligible non-rev flight attendants to use hidden crew bunks on Boeing 777 and 787 long haul flights.
American Airlines (AA) cancelled a New York (JFK) to Austin (AUS) non-stop this week as severe weather moved into the New York area, forcing passengers to rebuild itineraries with limited seats available.
JetBlue Airways (B6) is transforming Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) into a larger connecting hub as it expands its network across the Caribbean and Latin America.
American Airlines (AA) is preparing to raise $1.325 billion in secured debt backed by new aircraft deliveries and 15 older jets already in its fleet.
Delta Air Lines (DL) flights narrowly avoided a mid-air conflict near Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) after air traffic control cleared one aircraft for departure while another was executing a go-around.
American Airlines legend Al Blackman dies at 100 after an unmatched 80-year aviation maintenance career and Guinness record.
An American Airlines (AA) passenger demanded that a fellow traveler surrender his first class bulkhead seat on a flight from Chicago (ORD) to Boston (BOS), then insulted him when the request was refused.