Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp., which for years let passengers check luggage at no charge, became the first major US carrier to bump the fee for a first checked bag to $30. The $5 increase is effective for trips booked started on Monday. JetBlue also raised the charge for a second checked bag by $5 to $40 and for a third …

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc signed its first-ever union contract, granting Italian pilots perks such as severance pay in a deal the airline hopes to repeat across its network to contain a protracted labor dispute. The deal commits Ryanair to making contributions to national health care and social-security funds as well as paternity rights, the Italian pilots union ANPAC said in …

Bloomberg Asia-Pacific airlines will need to add the greatest number of pilots, technicians and cabin crew over the next two decades as economic growth spurs travel demand. The region will require 240,000 more commercial-aircraft pilots, 242,000 technicians and 317,000 cabin crew from 2018 to 2037, making up more than one-third of the global total, according to a forecast by Boeing …