Delta is improving its pandemic-weakened balance sheet, with around 1.6 times net debt/EBITDA at the end of 2024, down from just over 3 times at the end of 2023. Among airlines, it looks pretty good.

The recent Air India disaster, which resulted in the tragic loss of 241 out of 242 passengers on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for Gatwick, has once again brought airline safety into sharp focus. The ...

A merican planemaker Boeing has been a leading manufacturer of jet-powered commercial aircraft since the middle of the 20th century. While the US-based firm was not the first to p ...

As AirTran flies its final revenue flight, it's time to look at where Southwest Airlines is headed.

Southwest Airlines completed the integration of AirTran Airways in 2015, after a four-year process. The merger allowed Southwest to access Atlanta, tap small markets, and gain instant access to ...

It’s taken nearly four years, but Southwest Airlines Sunday completed its $1.4-billion acquisition of AirTran Airways with one last flight. Cheers erupted as AirTran’s Boeing 717 took off ...

AirTran and Southwest were different in many ways; AirTran offered two class service, operated with a hub/spoke system, and operated two aircraft types, but Southwest offered one class service ...

On Sunday, Southwest Airlines finally shut down its AirTran Airways subsidiary, more than four years after it announced plans to acquire AirTran. This marked another major milestone in the ...

AirTran Airways, the little airline that made a big difference in Atlanta, has flown its final flight.

When AirTran’s final flight — AirTran Flight 1 from Atlanta to Tampa, Fla. — lands on Sunday night, it will close the book on Southwest’s acquisition that started more than four years ago ...

As Southwest ( LUV ) comes close to completing the integration of AirTran, we assess what AirTran has done for Southwest. In our view, AirTran's most.

AirTran-Southwest merger snarls flight refundAs you probably know, AirTran and Southwest have merged. AirTran is operating as a unit of Southwest, and Southwest most certainly does fly to ...