Airline stocks were mixed on Friday after Bank of America upgraded American Airlines Group Inc. and downgraded Southwest Airlines Co. and JetBlue Airways Corp., predicting that the network carriers will continue to outperform low-cost airlines due to demand for premium travel.

Shares of airline companies are moving higher in sympathy with Delta after the company posted strong 2024 fiscal-year fourth-quarter earnings.

The wildfires have burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures. A Delta Air Lines executive said sales of Los Angeles flights have declined. Airlines have extended travel waivers for Los Angeles airports as wildfires continue to burn in the area.

JetBlue will also launch five new routes out of Boston, including to Edinburgh, Madrid and Halifax, Nova Scotia. “We’re excited to build on our momentum, offering customers across the Northeast and beyond even more travel opportunities,” said Daniel Shurz, JetBlue’s head of revenue, network, and enterprise planning, in a Wednesday statement.

JetBlue is bringing back nonstop service to New York City, a market it last served from Pittsburgh nearly 12 years ago.

The Transportation Department files a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and fines Frontier Airlines for persistent flight delays, seeking maximum civil penalties

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According to Sharon Petersen, the CEO of AirlineRatings.com, while Air New Zealand came in first place for the world’s safest full-service airline, it was a pretty close race. There was only a 1.5-point difference between that airline and Qantas, which both “uphold the highest safety standards and pilot training,” as noted by Petersen.

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After exploding, the craft sent blazing debris across the sky and forced multiple aircraft flying over and near the Caribbean to divert.

With food and drink prices on airlines in constant flux, it can be hard to pin down which carrier is the best culinary bargain, but one does reign supreme.