Air Travel news and trends

AI Helped British Airways Reach Its Best On-Time Performance

August 09, 2026
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Airlines Levy War-Related Price Hikes Ahead of Summer Travel Season
Economy // April 01, 2026

Airlines have begun increasing fares and adding baggage fees as fuel prices soar. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (March 31), this trend began in Europe and Asia and has since moved to the U.S., as the war in Iran ramps up the cost of...

Google and American Airlines Use AI to Reduce Contrails 62%
Artificial Intelligence // March 22, 2026

Artificial intelligence and aviation both have drawn sustained criticism for the carbon cost of their own infrastructure, but a growing body of evidence from commercial aviation suggests the technology can deliver measurable climate benefits that exceed its energy overhead. Google and American Airlines are showing...

Delta Offers Sunnier Revenue Forecast Based on Travel Demand
Travel Payments // September 11, 2025

Delta Air Lines has reaffirmed its earnings forecast based on ongoing travel demand. The company made this announcement Thursday (Sept. 11), while also raising its projections for third quarter revenue through September, from 0% to 4% growth to 2% to 4%. It’s a much rosier...

Card Rewards at ‘Inflection Point’ as Companies Court Ultra-Rich
Credit Cards // August 17, 2025

Have you found yourself struggling to make the most of your credit card rewards? According to a Sunday (Aug. 17) report by The New York Times (NYT), you aren’t alone, as banks and airlines have grown more savvy about limiting perks and ending loopholes. That...

Interviews & Exclusives
United Airlines Taps Tech Investments, Strategic Capacity Cuts to Weather Expected Travel Turbulence

April 16, 2025
Sometimes good things can come at surprising times. That was the case for United Airlines, which on Wednesday’s (April 16) first quarter 2025 earnings call posted its best first-quarter results in five years. Despite headwinds from a persistently volatile macroeconomic environment, United Airlines was able to find relatively stable tailwinds due to earlier and ongoing […]

How Fortune 100 Companies Are Already Using GenAI to Reshape the Business

March 13, 2025
C-suite leaders from three of the nation’s largest companies — United Airlines, Target and AT&T — said they are actively deploying generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) even with its imperfections because they...

Unfriendly Skies Mean More Consumers Hit the Road for Vacation

July 04, 2023
Summer is heating up, and consumers across the country are seeking much-needed getaways after battling the year’s inflationary headwinds. The trend is illustrated in PYMNTS’ May “How the World Does Digital”...

Delta’s Optimism on Travel Spending Helps CE 100 Index Surge 3.3% 

July 02, 2023
June’s over, and thus far, two quarters in, the year’s been notably strong for the CE 100 Index. All indices were in the black, again, this past week, continuing a...

Quick Reads
Airlines Levy War-Related Price Hikes Ahead of Summer Travel Season

April 01, 2026
Airlines have begun increasing fares and adding baggage fees as fuel prices soar. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (March 31), this trend began in Europe and Asia and has since moved to the U.S., as the war in Iran ramps up the cost of fuel. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has warned that fares could jump by […]

Delta Offers Sunnier Revenue Forecast Based on Travel Demand

September 11, 2025
Delta Air Lines has reaffirmed its earnings forecast based on ongoing travel demand. The company made this announcement Thursday (Sept. 11), while also raising its projections for third quarter revenue...

Card Rewards at ‘Inflection Point’ as Companies Court Ultra-Rich

August 17, 2025
Have you found yourself struggling to make the most of your credit card rewards? According to a Sunday (Aug. 17) report by The New York Times (NYT), you aren’t alone,...

Heathrow Sees ‘Early Signs of Softness’ in Transatlantic Business Travel

June 27, 2025
London airport Heathrow said Friday (June 27) that it is seeing “early signs of softness” in business travel from the U.S. due to economic uncertainty across North America. Heathrow said...