As Trump Visited UAE, Etihad Asked Charlotte Airport: ‘You Want Flights?” President Trump’s visit to Abu Dhabi last week prompted Etihad Airways to reach out to Charlotte Douglas International Airport to say it wants to serve Charlotte.

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United Airlines Will Amp Up Boeing 787 Premium Seating, Starting In Frisco United Airlines, moving to become the leading U.S. airline for super premium travelers, will introduce a new international seating configuration.

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Billion Dollar Airport Projects Face Inflation Cost Boosts, Report Says Moody's says “The outlook for the U.S. airport sector has changed to negative from stable" as projects continue, costs rise due to inflation and travel slows.

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United Airlines Says Cut Flights At Newark Until Problems Are Fixed United CEO Scott Kirby says the FAA should reduce the number of hourly flights at Newark Airport by more than a third until problems are fixed.

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An American Airlines Flight Attendant Was Assaulted, Then Fired The case of Tillman Robinson is an unusual one that involves an American Airlines flight attendant who was fired after he was assaulted by a passenger.

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An Era Of Post-Pandemic Airline And Airport Growth Is Ending U.S. airline traffic has risen steadily since 2020. But the growth has seemingly halted. At Charlotte airport, the 10th busiest, traffic fell 7.5% in the first quarter.

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Delta Air Lines Says Baby Boomers Flock To Europe Despite Stock Prices Delta says domestic travel has declined this year, but for baby boomers, "There's only so much time to go to Europe."

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Delta Air Lines Says ‘Growth Has Stalled’ But Foreign Travel Still Beckons Delta said it won't grow capacity in the second half of 2025 and it won't issue full year guidance. But Americans still crave international travel.

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At Delta Air Lines, A Labor Union Gets A Foot In The Door Delta Air Lines has long been successful at battling labor unions, but the TWU has organized bus operators at a Delta partner at JFK.

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Dulles Airport Wants More Cargo And United Airlines Is Ready Dulles wants to grow its cargo business, but it needs more shippers and more cargo capacity . For now, “Air cargo is a missing piece," says a development exec.

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Post-Crash, PSA Airlines Looks To A New Future In Charlotte PSA publicly announced its plans to move its headquarters to Charlotte from Dayton on Jan. 29. That evening, tragedy struck.

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United Airlines Flight Attendants Edge Closer To A Deal Contract talks between United Airlines and its flight attendant union appear to be nearing an end after four years.

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Airline Union Leaders Salute Irish New York City Labor History Labor leaders gathered at a St. Patrick’s Day lunch to honor the union movement’s Irish and New York roots. “The cause of labor in the cause of Ireland," a guest said.

Happy St. Patrick's Day
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American Airlines And Its CEO Offered Sensitive Response To Fatal Crash American Airlines CEO Robert Isom has led the carrier’s compassionate response to the fatal crash of Flight  5342 in January. He has also redefined himself.

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Delta And United Airlines Say They Will Reduce Capacity Delta Air Lines, which cut its first quarter guidance on Monday, said Tuesday morning that it will reduce summer capacity. United will retire 21 aircraft early.

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Report: Airlines Flew 41 Million Flights In 2024 With Seven Fatal Accidents Global commercial aviation remains extremely safe, IATA said, noting, "The accumulation of safety data, including the 2024 safety report, is our most powerful tool.”

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Frontier, JetBlue And Southwest Fly Into Merger Chatter Skies Frontier, JetBlue and Southwest share this: All are subjects of merger chatter and all have leaders who came from US Airways.

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Delta, United And El Al Look To Boost Tel Aviv Flights From U.S. With service to Israel on Delta and United being restored, El Al said it would add a fifth weekly Boston flight. El Al serves six U.S. cities.

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