By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice dropped a lawsuit late on Friday against Southwest Airlines, filed by the Biden administration in its final days, that accused the carrier of illegally operating chronically delayed flights.

Federal safety officials are probing an incident at New York’s LaGuardia airport earlier this month, during which a Republic Airways jet had to abort takeoff to avoid a collision with a United Airlines Holdings Inc.

The J.D. Power 2025 airline rankings show that JetBlue, Southwest and Delta are among travelers' favorites. But the survey warns of uncertainty ahead.

JetZero executives say the start-up is ready for the challenges that come with building a large, radically different-looking composite airframe at scale to compete against the world's leading aerospace manufacturers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it plans to announce proposed temporary cuts to flights at Newark after meetings with major U.S. airlines to address congestion impacts.

The results of a 2025 study from J.D. Power shows that airlines are seeing an overall improvement in customer satisfaction — but some carriers fared better than others with passengers.