American Airlines

American Airlines is scaling up its transatlantic schedule over the coming weeks amid rising optimism that traffic will return in summer 2021.

As well as restarting nine routes, the carrier will begin a new service between Seattle and London Heathrow.

The northeast US partnership will expand JetBlue's airport slot base, according to CEO Robin Hayes.

The carrier hopes the point-to-point routes will stimulate business travel this summer as well as attracting leisure traffic.

U.S. federal lawmakers are sending airlines another $14 billion to prop up payrolls until Sept. 30, which they hope will see the industry through to recovery.

American Airlines announced plans to mortgage its frequent-flier program to pay off a $7.5 billion government loan accepted in 2020 as part of the CARES Act.

The Tokyo Haneda-Moscow Sheremetyevo route was supposed to start in March 2020.

American abandoned Joplin Regional Airport in 2019; SkyWest will operate under the United Express brand.

Five new seasonal routes are being added to the US airline’s network from the Windy City.

An alliance between Qantas and American Airlines that allows the carriers to cooperate on transpacific routes is set to be extended for a further five years.

Australia’s competition commission is poised to green light the joint venture for a further five years.

A group of major U.S. carriers announced plans to implement voluntary contract tracing for international arrivals, part of a Biden administration effort to better track and contain the spread of COVID-19 through commercial air travel.

The Star Alliance member plans to move into the increasingly crowded Boston-London market.

The carrier believes it is prudent to retain a certain level of flexibility during the industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are launching the first phase of their partnership with the start of 33 new routes and codeshares on nearly 80 more from New York and Boston.

The carriers have launched the first phase of their Northeast-focused alliance, which includes more than 30 new routes, almost 80 codeshares and aligned schedules in key markets.

JetBlue vows to press ahead after its pilots say 'no' by 54-46 margin.

The carrier will also start nonstop service from Miami to Suriname in July.

Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the world’s aviation market as capacity continues to fall.

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker revealed that as many as 13,000 frontline employees may be furloughed on April 1, as demand remains weak with less

Philadelphia is gaining direct flights to a third destination in the Dominican Republic.

Executives at American Airlines are confident that moves made last year to streamline the carrier’s fleet and headcount will reap big gains once demand picks up, although the timing of a recovery remains uncertain.

American Airlines plans to begin a third route to the Greek capital in June.

In approving the new Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) instructed both carriers to shed a series of slot pairs at crowded airports in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Additional international services are returning to the Gulf carriers’ route maps.