Ben Mutzabaugh

Few things are as synonymous with travel as airlines, airports and frequent flyer programs — so let's get to the list of winners to see which carriers caught our attention across our 12 total categories for 2026.

Flight schedules ground to a virtual halt across the region Monday as a major winter storm slammed the Northeast, where blizzard warnings were effect from Delaware into New England.

The leisure carrier will begin flying to San Jose in Costa Rica this fall, extending the airline's route map to Central America for the first time.

And, increasingly, the effects of the shutdown are being felt by air travelers — specifically in ballooning security checkpoint wait times that are popping up around the country like a game of whack-a-mole.

How would you feel if you paid $2,000 or more for a business-class ticket but still had to pay a fee if you wanted an advance seat assignment?

Say “so long” to Bombardier’s CSeries jets. No, the jet isn’t being scrapped, but it is taking on a new name as Airbus cements its new majority stake in the product line.

Quick summary Recent reports suggest renewed interest in major U.S. airline mergers, with speculation about potential combinations among the largest carriers.

Quick summary A major U.S. airline launched its first-ever nonstop flight from the New York area to Bari, Italy, opening direct access to the Puglia region for American travelers.

Flights from Sydney to New York will begin a "short time after," Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson said Wednesday during a ceremony at Airbus' delivery center in Toulouse, France.

JetBlue is doubling down on Fort Lauderdale. The carrier is dropping two destinations – Antigua in the Caribbean Daytona Beach in Florida – and