Brian Chapin, a veteran airline and travel industry executive, brings more than 35 years of experience to the role.

Standard Main Basic and Comfort Basic fares still feature a $99 change fee.

Travelers should still expect well-above average WestJet flight cancellations over the next couple of days.

More than 600 flights over Sunday and Monday have already been cancelled.

Negotiations continue, but time is growing short before flight attendants walk out or are locked out on Sunday morning.

Selling air became significantly more complex when airlines introduced—and then aggressively expanded—ancillary fees.

Unless a tentative agreement is reached, some WestJet flights could start to be grounded by tomorrow, July 31.

The ground stop, initially requested by the carrier around 6:30 p.m. ET, temporarily halted all domestic flights.

Now, JetBlue guests potentially have 11 different ways to fly.

Almost every major carrier has issued a waiver for Tuesday flights out of New York.