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The Dubai International Airport, known as DXB, has surged in a post-pandemic world.

One hurdle has been cleared in Hawaiian Airlines’ attempt to merge with Alaska Airlines.

Spirit Airlines is adding 10 new flights out of Boston-Logan, which can be looked at in two ways. It's a step back toward profitability for the airline, which many thought might go bankrupt in the wake of the ruling by the federal judge that blocked a merger with JetBlue Airways.

Alaska Airlines is expanding flight service from its hub at Portland International Airport (PDX).On Monday, the Seattle-based carrier announced plans to add more than 20 daily departures to popular destinations starting this summer. Alaska, which is in the midst of a potential merger with Hawaiian Airlines, said its capacity has increased by 25 percent.Alaska plans to increase service from PDX to a handful of cities, including Las Vegas, Reno, Sacramento and Ontario, California beginning August 20. Starting October 1, the airline will increase service from PDX to Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Phoenix, Fresno and Medford, Oregon.The carrier will also add a second daily roundtrip flight between Portland and Redmond/Bend on October 1 and has extended nonstop seasonal flying from PDX to Billings, Kansas City and Minneapolis until the end of the year.Alaska currently serves 53 nonstop destinations from Portland, recently launching nonstop service to Miami. Meanwhile, year-round flights to Nashville start on March 14. By summer, the airline will have more than 100 average daily departures from Portland."We've been the largest carrier in Portland for more than 20 years. We don't take that for granted. It's important for us to provide our guests with a variety of convenient flight options at PDX along with the addition of new routes. We know travelers have a choice and we want them to fly with us," Kirsten Amrine, vice president of revenue management and network planning for Alaska Airlines, said in a statement."We're thrilled about the added flights out of PDX," added Dan Pippenger, chief aviation officer at the Port of Portland. "As our largest carrier, more Alaska flights means even more options for travelers, whether they're flying cross-country or within the state. And the increase in service means more visitors for our concession and ground travel partners – the local businesses that are the heart of our region and bring so much excitement to our airport."Contact your travel advisor or visit AlaskaAir.com to book the airline's expanded service from PDX.

This is how powerful Taylor Swift is. She has bumped the blown door on the Alaska Airlines flight right off the front pages of the newspapers and the lead story on the news TV stations as well.

The latest publicly available scheduling data indicates that American Airlines has removed Tel Aviv from its flight schedule until at least October 2024. The decision comes in the wake of the notorious terrorist attack launched by Hamas on Southern Israel on October 7, 2023. 

Update: February 13, 2024, at 9:10 a.m. ET

Southwest Airlines is putting spring flights on sale in celebration of Valentine's Day this February.

Flight attendants from around the United States and in other parts of the world are picketing outside airports to get the world out about contract issues and much-needed pay increases.

Knowing the right time to book your flight to net the biggest savings can be tricky. Fortunately, there's tons of data out there that can provide passengers with key insights to stretch their budget.

What is ‘spoofing’ you might think? In aviation, it’s no laughing matter. 

Suddenly, everyone is an interior designer.

Lufthansa has been forced to scrap hundreds of flights amid a 27-hour labor strike at five airports across Germany.

A pair of JetBlue aircraft collided with each other on the tarmac during the de-icing process at Boston's Logan International Airport early Thursday morning, Boston 25 News reported.No injuries were reported but both planes sustained damage when one plane's winglet made contact with the other's tail section.Both JetBlue and the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that they will investigate the incident."Safety is JetBlue's priority, and we will work to determine how and why this incident occurred," JetBlue said in a statement."JetBlue Flight 777, an Airbus A321neo's left winglet struck the right horizontal stabilizer of JetBlue Flight 551, an Airbus A321, around 6:40 a.m., local time on Thursday, February 8, while on the deicing pad at Boston Logan International Airport," the agency added.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed the bipartisan Senate Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2023 on Thursday.

President Joe Biden released a tweet from his official X account (formerly known as Twitter) on February 5, sharing how “It’s time all airlines offered fee-free family seating.” 

Picking a vacation destination is always a tough choice.

Maybe the analysts were wrong.

Southwest Airlines customers can now book the low-cost carrier's flight schedule through November 2, 2024.

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines announced plans to appeal the decision by a United States federal judge to block a potential merger between the two carriers based on violations of antitrust laws.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now recommending that airlines perform inspections on mid-exit door plugs installed on another Boeing plane model.