JetBlue Airways is adding flights at Spirit Airlines’ former home airport as it tries to turn a profit again.

Even in its reduced state, the company played an important role in forcing other airlines to keep fares low, some experts said.

Spirit once upended the industry by offering very low fares but was in its second bankruptcy in two years after years of struggle.

The chief executive, Scott Kirby, said that buying a smaller airline might not be worth the effort.

United’s chief acknowledged for the first time that he had broached the idea of a merger with American, which was unwilling to consider it.

A few carriers are making a lot of money while many are struggling. President Trump and industry executives seem to think mergers may be the…

As he rejected the idea of a merger of United Airlines and American Airlines, President Trump said someone, including possibly the federal government, should buy…

American issued the statement after news reports that United Airlines’ chief executive had discussed the idea with the Trump administration.

If tankers do not soon begin crossing the Strait of Hormuz, airlines in Europe may not have enough jet fuel to operate all of their…

An association of airports told European Union officials that fuel shipments through the Strait of Hormuz had to restart within three weeks to avoid a…