After over a year of uncertainty, U.S. airlines can breathe easier now that the U.S. Justice Department is taking a step back from its investigation of collusion, reports Bloomberg. Read more here

Federal authorities and airline officials are investigating the odd flight of baggage handler who wound up in the cargo hold of a plane for more than 300 miles. The Federal Aviation Administration said it hoped to talk to the man on Tuesday. The agency said it would determine whether the man's cargo-loading company followed proper

American Airlines rolled out new uniforms to more than 70,000 of its frontline workers in September. The appearance of the uniforms was well-received, but now American’s flight attendants union is calling for a total recall after saying the outfits have sickened more than 1,000 workers. Complaints about itching, rashes, headaches and hives surfaced within the

The Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association (SWAPA) said 84.26 percent voted to accept the contract on a 96.3 percent turnout. Read more here

American Airlines, now free to merge its three pilot groups, will cut the size of its Phoenix pilot base from about 1,500 to about 1,000. Finally, former America West Airlines pilots who now fly for American Airlines (AAL) have been given their "Get Out of Jail Free" cards. But it is likely that some will

Delta pilots are less than two weeks from the beginning of the voting period, which opens on Thursday, November 10 at 12pm ET and closes on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 10am ET. The Delta MEC Negotiating Committee is traveling to each pilot base to give pilots an opportunity to ask questions. With Roadshows in

Some American Airlines pilots want union to merge with larger ALPA A group of American Airlines Group pilots is preparing a push to give up their 53-year-old independent union and join the larger Air Line Pilots Association, after peers at rival carriers secured tentative contracts with better pay and benefits. Read more here:

Lawyers for Southwest and Delta airlines were peppered with questions Monday by a panel of three federal judges in Houston in the ongoing dispute over who has the right to use the limited airport gate space at Dallas Love Field. Read more here

As the U.S. State Department continues to talk with Qatar and the UAE about massive U.S. expansion by Emirates, Etihad and Qatar, the big three U.S. airlines have just one principal goal: They want the three Mideast airlines to stop operating fifth freedom flights to the U.S. Read more here

Despite having gotten tentative contracts with two key labor groups — pilots and flight attendants — in recent weeks, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly is still on the outs with a third important group, some 2,500 Southwest Airlines mechanics represented by Dallas-based Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association Local 11. Read more here