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Former Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly's total compensation dropped by $3.4 million from 2020 to 2021.

The reductions, made in an effort to match the carrier's current pilot capacity, will be reflected in its posted schedule in mid-April.

Spirit Airlines would start talks with JetBlue Airways Corp on its $3.6-billion offer, the budget carrier said late on Thursday as it could likely lead to a "superior proposal" to the one from Frontier Group Holdings.

Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation that would put violent passengers on a lifetime commercial no-fly list.

JetBlue Airways offered to buy Spirit Airlines for roughly $3.6 billion in cash, the budget airline announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Delta Air Lines pilots decided to land their jet on Thursday after its cockpit windshield shattered above 30,000 feet. Passengers said the pilots announced the diversion about an hour and a half into the flight.

A Boeing 737-800 operated by China Eastern suddenly plunged from an altitude of about 30,000 feet on Monday in China's Guangxi region, likely killing all 132 people on board.

The new flights would be about 8,800 miles each way and tickets start from about 2,000 New Zealand dollars ($1,400) roundtrip.

A Boeing 737 with 132 people on board operated by China Eastern crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday, officials said.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued more than $640,000 in proposed fines to passengers who did not comply with mask mandates.

On Friday, close to 2.3 million people were screened at airport security checkpoints across the nation, according to TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein.

Under the new rules, air-traffic controllers have the ability to direct pilots or operators of Russian aircraft–or jets they believe are being used by Russians–not to enter U.K airspace. The new rules also allow officials to detain aircraft they suspect are linked to Russia.

Alaska Airlines follows American Airlines in cutting ties with Russian airlines S7 and Aeroflot in retaliation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Sweeney, 19, uses legal websites that track aircraft transponders and his own IT and coding skills to make the bots.

The Canadian government has accused Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot of violating a ban that restricts its flights from traveling through the country's airspace.

Canadian officials say the country's skies remain open for Russian airliners to fly through, according to a report.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency is telling air operators of a high risk to civilian aircraft over Ukraine, reminding air operators that “this is now an active conflict zone.”

The standard Flight Pass plan, which requires booking at least 14 days before travel, starts at $49 per month. Meanwhile, the Flight Pass Pro plan, which allows same-day booking up to two hours before departure, starts at $199 per month.

Federal safety regulators say they will retain power to approve Boeing 787 airliners for flight rather than return that authority to the aircraft maker, which hasn't been able to deliver any new Dreamliner planes since last May because of production flaws.

Frontier and Spirit Airlines are upping the ante in the competitive world of discount flying with a $3 billion combination.