Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co., the largest US discounter, is benefiting from a pickup in demand and pricing power that began late last year and is carrying over into 2017. Airfares are firming up after almost two years of declines, Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly said. Revenue from each seat flown a mile, an industry benchmark, is poised to end ...

  Bloomberg Clear, the biometric screening firm long hobbled by a limited network, is landing in several major US airports soon—including New York’s LaGuardia—marking the start of an era that could radically accelerate your trip from curb to cabin. But there are some bumps to smooth out first. Clear, which started at JFK International Airport earlier this month, will open ...

  Kitzbuehel / DPA Without my poles I would have been lost. I was using all my strength to push them into the slope and pull myself up. I had no idea the competition would be so hard. I was taking part in order to conquer one of the most dangerous ski runs in the world, the “Streif” in Austria’s ...