Qantas cuts flights to Asia amid virus outbreak
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s Qantas announced Thursday it will slash flights to Asia as the coronavirus crisis cuts into th...
Delta says it will invest $1 billion to cut carbon emissions
Delta Air Lines said Friday it will invest $1 billion over the next 10 years in measures designed to offset climate-warming carbon emissions from its ...
Businesses struggle to fix supply chains disrupted by virus
WASHINGTON — Chinese authorities are struggling to strike a delicate balance between containing a viral outbreak and restarting the world’s second-big...
Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel
This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and banner events like the Summe...
A rapid descent leads to screams on severed Turkish plane
ISTANBUL — As their flight abruptly descended into Istanbul and hit the ground with a rumble, a Turkish couple tensed up. They soon relaxed when they ...
Virus impact: Airlines extend flights suspensions
BEIJING — Airlines are extending their suspension of flights to mainland China, while more retailers are putting an estimate on the economic damage th...
Abu Dhabi’s long-troubled Etihad sells 38 planes for $1B
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad Airways said Tuesday it would sell 38 aircraft to an investment firm and a leasing comp...
The Latest: France warns against all travel to China
BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):
Experts: Travel bans, business closures could hurt economy
MILWAUKEE — Travel restrictions and business closures aimed at stopping the spread of a new virus that has killed more than 300 people in China could ...
Delta, American and United suspend flights between US, China
NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines and American Airlines said Friday they will suspend all flights between the U.S. and China, making them the first U.S.-base...
The Latest: Russia closing its land border with China
BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):
More airlines drop flights to China as virus spreads
BANGKOK — British Airways halted all flights to China and American Airlines suspended Los Angeles flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing as efforts ...
Europe steps up China virus fight, aims to repatriate 600
PARIS — European officials and business stepped up efforts Wednesday to counter a spreading virus from China that has killed more than 130 people. Air...
China virus outbreak rams global tourism, costing billions
Tourism from China was already weakening even before a new virus forced much of the country into a standstill.
New rules could bump emotional-support animals from planes
The days of passengers bringing their pets on airplanes as emotional-support animals could be ending.
Boeing’s new CEO sees 737 Max production resuming in spring
Boeing's new CEO said Wednesday that production of the 737 Max will resume this spring, months before the company expects federal regulators to certif...
Virus prompts temperature checks, extra cleaning at airports
BEIJING — Many countries are checking the temperatures of arriving airline passengers and adopting precautionary quarantine procedures in response to ...
United Airlines boosts profit on more revenue, cheaper fuel
United Airlines reported Tuesday that higher revenue and cheaper fuel helped boost its fourth-quarter profit by nearly 40%, to $641 million.
Global stocks slide on growing concern about China virus
BEIJING — Stock and oil prices fell Tuesday as concern about the potential impact of a Chinese disease outbreak increased and a rating agency cut Hong...
Chicago flights halted; plane slides off Kansas City taxiway
CHICAGO — The Federal Aviation Administration halted all flights in and out of Chicago's O'Hare Airport for hours Friday night due to a sprawling wint...
Holiday travelers push Delta to $1.1 billion 4Q profit
Delta Air Lines boosted its fourth quarter profit to $1.1 billion by adding more flights over the holiday-packed period and packing them even more ful...
Ukrainian jet crash kills 176, sets off mourning in Canada
The crash of an Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people in Iran touched off mourning Wednesday in both Ukraine and Canada — where many of the victim...
Commercial airlines reroute flights amid US-Iran tensions
NEW DELHI — Commercial airlines on Wednesday rerouted flights crossing the Middle East to avoid possible danger amid escalating tensions between the U...
Turkish company says jets used illegally in Ghosn escape
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish airline company says its jets were used illegally in Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan. Istanbul-based MNG J...
Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger
JOHANNESBURG — A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future, the death of an Afri...
Boeing ousts its CEO after two deadly 737 Max crashes
NEW YORK — Boeing ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Monday with no end in sight to the crisis that has engulfed the vaunted American aircraft manufactur...
Boeing tries to reassure airline industry leaders about Max
DALLAS — Boeing is reassuring airline industry leaders about the safety of the grounded 737 Max as it continues working to get the plane back in servi...
United’s Kirby to take over for CEO Oscar Munoz
United Airlines will be under new leadership next year with the company's president, Scott Kirby, taking over as CEO for Oscar Munoz.
Safety board favors redesign of engine part on Boeing 737s
Federal safety officials say Boeing should redesign part of the casing on some engines to prevent the kind of accident that occurred when engine debri...
Flying this Thanksgiving? Expect record crowds at airports
Record throngs of travelers are expected to jam into airports over the Thanksgiving break and airlines are adding hundreds of flights a day in respons...