A video shot in selfie mode appears to feature a flight attendant promising to annoy maskless passengers and wake them up when if they fall asleep.

Southwest Airlines told staff that the new vaccine incentives were "unrelated" to President Biden's vaccine rules for large employers, per CNBC.

A New Orleans-Dallas flight was delayed for up to an hour at Louis Armstrong International Airport while a maskless woman was arrested, reports say.

A family told KRON4 news that Southwest was inconsistent in its child mask policy because it was only enforced on some occasions.

Airlines around the world began overhauling cleanliness in early 2020, when many epidemiologists believed COVID-19 spread through shared surfaces.

In a video that has been widely shared, a couple is seen being asked to leave the plane while their daughter is eating without a mask.

Norwegian Air on Thursday announced plans to cut its cheap transatlantic flights between the US and Europe. The plans would cut Norwegian’s fleet to just 50 aircraft from 140, it said. More than 1,000 people are expected to lose their jobs in the UK, along with a similar number in […]

Airlines will rack up losses up to $US157 billion until borders reopen safely and a vaccine rolls out, the International Air Transport Association predicted. The loss will be five times the deficit racked up during the 2008 financial recession. The slump in revenue during the pandemic shows airlines will lose […]

The European low-cost airline Ryanair said in a tweetWednesday that President Donald Trump’s premature claim to have won the 2020 US election was “like disembarking before the plane has landed.” “We don’t recommend,” it added. Ryanair’s tweet came moments after Trump gave a speech at the White House in which […]

British Airways CEO Alex Cruz is stepping down and will be replaced by Aer Lingus CEO Sean Doyle. International Airlines Group, which owns British Airways, said the airline industry was facing its worst crisis in history. Cruz told a government committee in September that the airline was burning through £20 […]

Trump said broader coronavirus relief talks are back on only two days after he abruptly ended them. “Now they are starting to work out, we’re starting to have some very productive talks,” he said in a Fox Business interview. Mnuchin and Pelosi have been discussing a separate piece of legislation […]

Airline stocks are set to soar despite estimates of lower passenger demand over the next year, JPMorgan said in a note on Wednesday. Specifically, United Airlines and JetBlue could both jump nearly 50% from Tuesday’s close as the airline companies have enough cash to make it through the economic decline […]

Singapore Airlines is reportedly planning to soon offer three-hour round-trip flights that both depart and arrive at Singapore’s Changi Airport. Singapore Airlines has looked into partnering with Singapore Tourism Board in an effort to let customers pay for this travel with government-based tourism credits, according to a new report. If […]

Commercial aviation will be ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic for years to come, according to a new report from Moody’s. Every stakeholder, from airlines and airports, to plane lessors, plane manufacturers, and parts suppliers, will be squeezed, with effects rippling across the entire global economy. In a best-case scenario, Moody’s […]

In a Tuesday press briefing, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said travellers are getting more cautious based on recurring surveys the group conducts, Bloomberg News reported. Per the group, 45% of people polled in late May and early June said they would be prepared to board a plane within […]

Airline stocks are enjoying a “full force” rebound in investor interest, Bank of America said Monday, but only certain firms are best positioned to weather weakened travel demand through the year. Analyst Emma Young upgraded Alaska Air to “buy,” saying the firm will increase its net debt in 2020 by […]

Some airlines are being less than forthcoming with refunds despite a record number of cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dwindling cash reserves and decreased revenues have made airlines more conservative in how they handle money, putting the burden on the consumer to fight for their money back, in some cases. […]