Mary Schlangenstein

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  • Delta planes at Terminal C of LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Delta Air Lines Inc. is expected to release earnings figures on April 10. Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTravel & Leisure

    Delta drops ‘basic economy’ label in rework of fare categories

    By Mary Schlangenstein and Bloomberg
  • NEWARK, NJ – MARCH 1: A United Airlines airplane lands at Newark Liberty International Airport in front of the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on March 1, 2025, in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)Travel & Leisure

    United to cut Newark operations as FAA issues snarl flights

    By Mary Schlangenstein, Allyson Versprille, and others
  • A Southwest Airlines jet in the airEconomy

    Southwest CEO says the U.S. airline industry is already in a recession

    By Mary Schlangenstein and Bloomberg
  • American Airlines planeTravel & Leisure

    American Air CEO says carrier won’t swallow added tariff costs

    By Mary Schlangenstein and Bloomberg
  • Ted Christie, CEO of Spirit Airlines, is shown in 2019 at the companyâs corporate headquarters in Miramar. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Finance

    Spirit Airlines CEO steps down after emergence from bankruptcy

    By Mary Schlangenstein and Bloomberg
  • A United Club lounge inside the Jeppesen Terminal at Denver International Airport (DEN) in Denver, Colorado, US, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Some $5 trillion of capital investment may be needed to deliver on aviation’s goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050, almost all of it plowed into sustainable fuel production and renewable power generation, according to McKinsey & Co. Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    United Air hikes airport lounge fees in bid to curb overcrowding

    By Bloomberg and Mary Schlangenstein
  • Ed Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.Retail

    Delta offers $30,000 to each passenger in Toronto crash landing

    By Mary Schlangenstein and Bloomberg
  • A Southwest Airlines planeFinance

    Southwest to cut 15% of corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs

    By Mary Schlangenstein and Bloomberg
  • Lights from emergency vehicles are seen as rescue crews gather along the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, after an air crash on January 29, 2025. A passenger jet from Kansas crashed into Washington's Potomac River after colliding mid-air with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport, officials said Wednesday, prompting a major emergency response and grounding all flights.Politics

    Plane collides with helicopter, crashes near DC’s Reagan Airport

    By Mary Schlangenstein, Allyson Versprille, and others
  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: An Alaska Airlines plane takes off at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) following the Thanksgiving holiday on December 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Thanksgiving Sunday was the busiest day for commercial airline travel ever, with preliminary numbers indicating more than 3 million travelers were screened in U.S. airports yesterday with many people still making their way home today. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Finance

    Alaska Airlines plans Asia, Europe flights in global reinvention

    By Mary Schlangenstein and Bloomberg
  • DALLAS, TX – SEPTEMBER 26: Bob Jordan, CEO of Southwest Airlines, listens to questions from media during Southwest Airlines Investor day at Southwest Airlines Headquarters on September 26, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde for The Washington Post via Getty Images)Leadership

    Southwest strikes deal with Elliott, adds six new board members

    By Mary Schlangenstein, Crystal Tse, and others
  • Southwest Airlines CEO Bob JordanFinance

    Southwest looks for truce with Elliott after major policy tweaks

    By Crystal Tse, Matthew Monks, and others
  • LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 2024/07/02: In this photo illustration, the Starlink logo is displayed on a smartphone screen and a computer screen displaying a portrait of Elon Musk, who is the owner of Starlink. The company recently introduced Starlink Mini. (Photo Illustration by Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Tech

    United Airlines strikes deal with Starlink to give free inflight Wi-Fi

    By Mary Schlangenstein, Loren Grush, and others
  • A Delta Airlines check-in area at an airport, featuring a "Sky Priority" sign listing various elite membership tiers for passengers. In the foreground, a woman with a black coat and a large handbag is using a check-in kiosk, while in the background, a family is seen giving high-fives near the Delta counter. The area is organized with stanchions guiding passengers through the check-in process.Politics

    Delta and major US airlines face federal probe into loyalty program practices

    By Allyson Versprille, Mary Schlangenstein, and others
  • Paul SingerFinance

    Southwest investor asked the board to dump its CEO over the airline’s struggles. Now it wants to oust the board.

    By Mary Schlangenstein and Bloomberg