Alaska-Hawaiian merger faces a Justice Department that has been skeptical of airline deals

An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in…

Alaska Airlines agrees to buy Hawaiian Airlines in $1.9 billion deal

Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, setting…

Southwest, pilots’ union near a preliminary labor deal, the last of the major U.S. airlines

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft is seen landing at dusk time at Ronald Reagan Washington National…

How airlines are shaving minutes off flight times to save millions

Passengers make their way through the terminal as they travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at…

Airlines brace for record Thanksgiving air travel

Travelers wait in line to check in for their flights at a Delta Airlines ticket counter…

$29 flights are back as airlines race to fill seats in the off-season

A Frontier Airlines airplane taxis past a Spirit Airlines aircraft at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis,…

United Airlines tweaks frequent flyer program to reward credit card spending

United Airlines planes at Denver International Airport. Leslie Josephs/CNBC United Airlines plans to make it easier…

Wall Street is asking how weight-loss drugs will affect consumer giants — but it may be too early to tell

A worker organizes cans of PepsiCo Inc. soda on a shelf inside a grocery store in…

Delta lays off some corporate workers to cut costs

Delta Airlines planes sit at Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City.…

JetBlue sinks to 12-year low as airline forecasts more losses, Spirit antitrust trial begins

JetBlue drop-off area at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Oct. 31, 2023. Leslie Josephs/CNBC JetBlue Airways…