For starters, some airlines use the "European" system, in which they own and operate their own regional subsidiaries. Alaska Airlines uses its regional subsidiary, Horizon Air, to operate regional flights across its broad network (although it also does farm some operations out).

Passengers on board a Delta flight on Monday were forced to evacuate via emergency slides after smoke or haze consumed the plane's inside, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and airline officials.

A United Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Waco, Texas, on Sunday evening after it hit severe turbulence that injured five passengers, officials said.

But in reality, flying is one of the safest ways to travel and, thanks to a new report, we can now discover which are the safest airlines in the US to fly with. A recent study by MIT found that the fatality rate associated with flying fell to one per every 13.

A United Airlines flight headed to Nevada made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport to deal with a mechanical problem, according to the airline. It comes the

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have each filed applications to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) seeking to alter their operations between the U.S. and South Africa to better match seasonal demand.

In a BWB aircraft, there’s no clear dividing line between the wings and the main body of the craft, as they are smoothly blended together. The main advantage of blended-wing designs is to reduce drag associated with conventional tube-and-wing airframes.

Pilots at Spirit, Frontier, and Allegiant make less than those at mainline airlines, but can still earn a base pay of up to $270,000 annually.

Delta Air Lines will add Marrakech, Morocco, to its network, with service from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) starting later this year. The airline also plans to open seasonal service between its ATL base hub and Accra, Ghana, next winter.

IAG, the owner of airlines including British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, reported a 27% rise in annual operating profit to 4.4 billion euros.