The union representing American Airlines pilots objected this week to Spirit's data sale to Google. The union cited privacy and safety concerns and joined prior objections to the sale.

American Airlines is going to let eligible members of its AAdvantage loyalty program combine cash and miles when booking flights on its website (aa.com) and digital app, the company said in a Friday (Oct. 2) press release. American Airlines is rolling out this feature over the coming weeks, according to the release.

American Airlines will soon allow customers to book with a combination of cash and AAdvantage miles. Airline loyalty programs are highly lucrative, and carriers are looking for new ways to make the programs more attractive.

Elon Musk publicly predicted Delta's CEO will lose his job over a Wi-Fi decision, and now United and American are spending real money to make that happen by poaching the elite flyers who fuel Delta's most profitable revenue streams.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) will webcast a live audio feed of its third-quarter 2026 financial results conference call Oct. 22 at 7:30 a.m. CT.

In the closing of the recent trading day, American Airlines (AAL) stood at $13.38, denoting a -1.73% move from the preceding trading day.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL | DAL Price Prediction) stock delivered the strongest September performance among the three major airlines, gaining 4.5% to $83.66. United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) stock edged up 0.3% to $110.93, while American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) stock fell 2.

Elon Musk and Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian may not be sending each other holiday cards this year.

Why investors should use the Zacks Earnings ESP tool to help find stocks that are poised to top quarterly earnings estimates.

Higher interest rates have pushed down the prices of many income-producing securities, which creates better entry yields for investors who can tell temporary pressure from real damage. Some high-yield names now face deteriorating fundamentals or rely on the return of capital to fund their payouts, so I'd be cautious with them. I highlight two dividend picks whose sell-offs look driven by rate fears and sector sentiment, not by broken business models.