Air New Zealand, which flies one of the longest regularly scheduled routes on the entire planet, took the top award, handed out by AirlineRatings.com. The Kiwi carrier serves Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, from New York’s JFK Airport — a distance of 8,828 miles. The trip takes 16 hours and 15 minutes.

It's National Plan for Vacation Day, which coincides with some of the darkest, coldest days of winter. To help travelers observe – and possibly boost their moods – United Airlines is running a promotion that offers bonus frequent flyer miles to travelers who book flights to select international destinations.

New flights have been added for Kansas City and Philly fans, with one airline adding flights on a route it doesn't normally serve.

Rising sales throughout United’s aircraft cabins helped lift fourth-quarter adjusted earnings to $3.26 a share, topping Wall Street’s expectation for $3.05. Revenue jumped to $14.7 billion, driven by a 20% gain in basic economy sales and 10% lift from premium fares.

Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, was facing his first major crisis just hours after being sworn in for the job.

All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century, officials said Thursday.

Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members that collided with an Army helicopter was feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century,

Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead. It is likely the deadliest plane crash since November 2001.

The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally.

Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members that collided with an Army helicopter was feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century,

An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a

Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The deadliest recent crash was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. All 45 passengers and the four crew members were killed when the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane crashed into a house. One person on the ground also was killed.