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North America
American, United and Southwest are all cutting ‘marginal routes’ as jet fuel prices spike
By Mia OsmonbekovSeptember 18, 2026
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Success
United CEO caps meetings to 4 hours a day and has a strict rule for PowerPoint presentations: ‘You’re not going to read slides to me’
By Preston ForeSeptember 14, 2026
Passengers wait in line at Heathrow Airport in London, during an air traffic control problem that disrupted travel across Britain.
Travel & Leisure
‘We’re not really sure what to do’: Airlines rush getting planes in the air from backlogged UK flights due to issues in ‘flight processing system’
By The Associated Press and Danica KirkaSeptember 9, 2026
Nearly 25 years after 9/11, here’s how terrorist attacks transformed airport security and the way Americans fly
North America
Nearly 25 years after 9/11, here’s how terrorist attacks transformed airport security and the way Americans fly
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressSeptember 8, 2026
What Anthropic’s Dario Amodei can learn from the airline industry’s painful lesson about marketing and the concept of safety
AI
What Anthropic’s Dario Amodei can learn from the airline industry’s painful lesson about marketing and the concept of safety
By Catherina GioinoAugust 25, 2026
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Success
United CEO Scott Kirby tells Gen Z interns to ditch excuses—it’s a mantra he learned in Air Force training: ‘Figure out how to overcome it’
By Preston ForeAugust 14, 2026
An airline had to cancel a flight and rebook passengers for the next day because a child refused to sit down and buckle up
Travel & Leisure
An airline had to cancel a flight and rebook passengers for the next day because a child refused to sit down and buckle up
By The Associated PressAugust 9, 2026
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Environment
It’s getting too hot to fly: climate‑driven heat waves are forcing airlines to dump passengers and cargo
By Rio Yamat, M.K. Wildeman and The Associated PressAugust 5, 2026
Trump says ‘we’re gonna help’ Lebanon as he moves to restore direct flights after four-decade hiatus
North America
Trump says ‘we’re gonna help’ Lebanon as he moves to restore direct flights after four-decade hiatus
By Kareem Chehayeb and Will WeissertJuly 21, 2026
How United’s ‘premiumization’ strategy got passengers to swallow higher airfares without a fight
Health
How United’s ‘premiumization’ strategy got passengers to swallow higher airfares without a fight
By Phil WahbaJuly 19, 2026
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Travel & Leisure
United Airlines’ new ‘Economy Plus’ offering is an empty middle seat next to you
By The Associated PressJuly 16, 2026
‘Marie Antoinette would feel very comfortable’: How U.S. airlines built their business around big spenders
Travel & Leisure
‘Marie Antoinette would feel very comfortable’: How U.S. airlines built their business around big spenders
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJuly 7, 2026
A woman types into a kiosk at an airport.
Travel & Leisure
‘You can expect prices to be high and stay high’: Domestic airfare is skyrocketing faster than international flight costs, despite using less jet fuel
By Sasha RogelbergJune 30, 2026
Kraft pounces on World Cup ranch craze with TSA-approved travel kits after the agency tells visitors to ‘avoid chugging’ the dressing
Travel & Leisure
Kraft pounces on World Cup ranch craze with TSA-approved travel kits after the agency tells visitors to ‘avoid chugging’ the dressing
By Catherina GioinoJune 22, 2026
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Commentary
Merlin CTO: autonomy can rebuild the foundation of aviation — and national security
By Tim BurnsJune 9, 2026
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By Preston ForeSeptember 20, 2026
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