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The hedge will save the airline $1.2 billion this year.

Airlines and FAA spar over cause of disruptions heading into busy July 4th weekend

Envoy Air, American Airline’s largest regional carrier, is offering its pilots triple pay in July to pick up some trips.

The Denver-based carrier is trying to sway Spirit decision makers to merge with it instead of JetBlue.

In the latest update from the Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) takeover saga, the low-cost carrier said this week that it would decide whether to merge with JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) or Frontier (NASDAQ: ULCC) before the shareholder meeting that’s scheduled for June 30. Spirit president and CEO Ted Christie said in a statement that “consistent with […]

The government’s lawsuit attempting to end the airlines’ Northeast Alliance will go to court in September.

Spirit Airlines has decided to postpone its scheduled shareholder meeting to Thursday, June 30 to give itself time to discuss whether to merge with JetBlue or Frontier. Spirit shareholders were set to vote on Frontier’s offer at the shareholder meeting on Friday. In a statement announcing the delayed vote, Spirit said it remained bound by […]

When President Roosevelt signed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, it was designed to ensure that veterans returning from World War II would have a range of benefits that would allow them to reintegrate into civilian life and make up for the time they’d spent away. Since then, that bill—better known as the “GI Bill”—has […]

Dave Calhoun says his company needs to prioritize digital capabilities first.

Norse Atlantic Airways CEO says timing and equipment has been the key to early success.