United Airlines has just dropped its new wave of status match applications for 2025, giving travelers the chance to enjoy elite status perks for a limited time.

Analyst's outlook on Alaska Air Group's Q4 results, highlighting growth opportunities and integration challenges, with a hold rating.

Alaska Airlines is going big in Oregon this summer with three new routes — and additional flights on existing routes — from the Beaver State. Beginning May

American, Delta, United, and Alaska all announced record results as the biggest airlines continue to recover from the pandemic downturn.

The carrier's busiest domestic route from San Francisco International Airport will see 302 flights in each direction in January 2025.

Air New Zealand, which flies one of the longest regularly scheduled routes on the entire planet, took the top award, handed out by AirlineRatings.com. The Kiwi carrier serves Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, from New York’s JFK Airport — a distance of 8,828 miles. The trip takes 16 hours and 15 minutes.

However, despite recent successes, Alaska continues to face strife from its cabin crew. For over two years, the airline has not been able to ratify a new contract with its flight

United CEO Scott Kirby diminished American in comments on Wednesday. American CEO Robert Isom barely responded during American's earnings call.

An annual list of the world's safest airlines has been released for 2025 and only one of the top 10 is American-based—Alaska Airlines.

Late deliveries of new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus, air traffic constraints and financial pressures have limited airlines' ability to expand flights, which has pushed fares higher. Spirit Airlines, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November, was the most dramatic case and has slashed its flights to cut costs.

Alaska Airlines' merger with Hawaiian Airlines aims to enhance connectivity and drive earnings growth through strategic initiatives in 2025.

The Point Bridge was there for about a week, the crew fishing death and loss from the ocean. The older men with families struggled at times. One crew member said he could no longer gather remains and was stationed under deck. “It was grueling,” Dettleff said. “I just wanted to get back to my apartment, see my girlfriend and get some sleep.”