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

When flying from major East Coast cities like New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, to West Coast cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, airlines will often operate services during the day.

Alaska Airlines is the only United States-based carrier that was in AirlineRatings' top 10—although Hawaiian, American, Delta and United were in the top 25.

American Airlines said the jet had 60 passengers and four crew members, while the Pentagon confirmed that three soldiers were aboard the helicopter. There was no immediate word on fatalities.

Alaska Air Group posted strong Q4 results, despite higher operating expenses and debt from Hawaiian Airlines acquisition. Click here to read why ALK is a Hold.

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.

A majority of airlines will declare a bag lost between five and 14 days after the flight, according to the DOT, One constant found by the research team is that the larger the airline, the worse the luggage service was in 2024.

What Bilt lost in its partnership with American Airlines can’t be made up, but the addition of Alaska should keep the program a strong contender. If you meet the criteria of being a Bilt member ...

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.

Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The last was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. All 45 passengers and the four crew members were killed when the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane crashed into a house. One person on the ground also was killed.

The collision Wednesday of the Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine plane and UH-60 Blackhawk occurred over the Potomac River and the aircraft fell into the water. In 1982 an Air Florida flight crashed into the Potomac and killed 78.