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While there is a common belief that waiting might allow you to score a last-minute deal, this strategy is more than likely to blow up in your face.

If you haven’t booked your summer vacation plans, you are already too late to snag the best deals, according to travel experts. Airfares are up, hotels rates are up, and airlines are bracing for a big summer. High prices are not the only thing travelers need to worry about. Airlines have thousands fewer employees than they did before the pandemic,...

The U.S. is facing its worst pilot shortage in recent memory, forcing airlines to cut flights just as travelers are returning after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Masks are no longer required on airplanes, trains and rideshare services in Massachusetts after a federal judge in Florida struck down the mandate for methods of public transportation. The Biden administration’s mask requirement covered airlines, airports, mass transit and taxis, and was the biggest vestige of pandemic restrictions that were once the norm across the country. “What this court...

Airlines are deploying higher-end products in hopes of capturing more revenue after two bruising pandemic years.

The U.S. airplane and airport mask mandate will likely be lifted on April 18 or “shortly thereafter,” according to Delta’s chief health officer.

Some $10 billion worth of foreign-owned jets that were leased to Russian carriers are stuck in the country.

JetBlue and other airlines are hiring thousands of employees to cater to a snapback in travel demand.

Airlines have reported a sharp rise in demand since Covid cases eased this winter.

The FAA instituted the policy in January 2021 to stem a surge in unruly passenger behavior.

The new Southwest Airlines fare class includes free same-day ticket changes.

Air cargo has been a relative bright spot for carriers during the pandemic.

Singapore will ease most of its Covid restrictions including outdoor mask mandates from next week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Thursday.

The Transportation Security Administration announced last month that it was extending the mask mandate on public transportation until April 18.

Major airlines last rolled out incentive pay ahead of the year-end holidays to stem a staffing shortage.

One of the two black boxes containing data from Monday’s plane crash has been found, Chinese state media said Wednesday.

“We don’t see anything like what we have seen in China over the last 24 hours,” Alex Macheras, an independent aviation analyst, told CNBC.

No bodies or survivors have yet been found from the China Eastern Airlines crash as of Tuesday morning, Chinese state media said.

The Boeing 737-800 plane had 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and nine crew members.

American and Southwest last year delayed plans to bring back alcohol because of assaults on crew members.