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FILE - A line of Southwest Air Boeing 737 jets are parked near the company's production plant while being stored at Paine Field Friday, April 23, 2021, in Everett, Wash. Southwest Air reports earnings on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Southwest will limit hiring and drop 4 airports after loss. American Airlines posts 1Q loss as well

American and Southwest airlines both say they lost money in the first quarter, and they’re responding by trying to cut costs.
 
FILE - American Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, Jan. 11, 2023, in New York. American Airlines is raising bag fees and pushing customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to earn frequent-flyer points. American said Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, that checking a bag on domestic flights will rise from $30 now to $35 online, and it'll be $40 if purchased at the airport. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

American Airlines to buy 260 new planes from Boeing, Airbus and Embraer to meet growing demand

 
FILE - Juan Chavez handles baggage as is comes off a United Airlines aircraft upon landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Houston. United Airlines said Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, that it is raising its fees for checking bags, following a similar move earlier this week by American Airlines. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Checking a bag will cost you more on United Airlines, which is copying a similar move by American

 
FILE - American Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, Jan. 11, 2023, in New York. American Airlines is raising bag fees and pushing customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to earn frequent-flyer points. American said Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, that checking a bag on domestic flights will rise from $30 now to $35 online, and it'll be $40 if purchased at the airport. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

American Airlines is raising bag fees and changing how customers earn frequent-flyer points

 
Flight attendants and a pilot protest at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Three separate unions representing flight attendants at major U.S. airlines are picketing and holding rallies at 30 airports on Tuesday as they push for new contracts and higher wages. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Flight attendants are holding airport rallies to protest the lack of new contracts and pay raises

 

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FILE - A JetBlue airplane is shown at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. JetBlue said Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, that CEO Robin Hayes will step down next month and be replaced by the airline’s president, Joanna Geraghty, who will be the first woman to lead a major U.S. carrier. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

JetBlue’s CEO is stepping down, and he’ll be replaced by the first woman to lead a big US airline

 
FILE - American Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, Jan. 11, 2023, in New York. American Airlines flight attendants are asking federal officials for the right to go on strike, possibly before the end of the Christmas and New Year's travel rush, but the airline said there was “no possibility” of a walkout over the holidays. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants petitioned the National Mediation Board on Monday, Nov. 20, to declare the negotiations deadlocked and give the union permission to strike after a 30-day “cooling-off period.” (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

American Airlines flight attendants ask for permission to strike. Southwest pilots could be next

 
FILE - In this March 31, 2020 file photo American Airlines planes are parked at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa. American Airlines reports earnings on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023/ (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)

American Airlines lost $545 million in the third quarter on higher labor costs while rivals prosper

 
FILE - In this July 2, 2021 file photo, a United Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for take off from Denver International Airport in Denver. United Airlines reports earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)

Shares of United Airlines tumble on sour outlook for 4Q profit because of rising fuel prices

 

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