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By RIO YAMAT The Associated Press Most travelers flying with United Airlines will pay $10 more to check their luggage beginning on Friday, as higher jet fuel costs driven by the war in the Middle East push another major U.S. carrier to increase fees. The first piece of checked luggage will now cost customers $45

By Christine Chung The New York Times More airlines are tacking extra fees and surcharges onto already rising ticket prices, hoping to recoup costs as the war in Iran causes fuel costs to surge. Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it would start charging $10 more to check a bag on U.S. domestic flights, following similar

Travelers get their bags tagged by an Alaska Airlines employee at Seatte-Tacoma International Airport. The airline announced Thursday that it will raise checked baggage fees on North American flights. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times, 2023) By Angela Lim Seattle Times features reporter Alaska Airlines announced Thursday that it will raise checked baggage fees

By RIO YAMAT, AP Airlines and Travel Writer Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday that it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East. Beginning Wednesday, most domestic and short-haul international passengers will pay $45 to check

Highlights The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule setting record-high levels for U.S. blending of biofuels. EPA estimates the rule will require a 60 percent increase of biodiesel and renewable diesel production and use compared to 2025 levels. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes policy changes in the final rule and their

Alaska Airlines planes at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport last summer in Anchorage. (Jae C. Hong / AP) By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times business reporter After disappointing 2025 financial results, Alaska Air Group pointed to macroeconomic factors that were out of their control, pinning most of the blame on weakening consumer demand for travel.

Alaska Airlines said it ordered more than 100 new aircraft Wednesday. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jan 7, 2026 Updated Jan 7, 2026 9:48pm PST Alaska Air Group announced Wednesday that it ordered more than 100 new airplanes from Boeing, the largest order in the carrier’s history. Alaska said that it ordered