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What's old is new again amid a pilot shortage and high oil prices in the U.S. American Airlines will begin offering connecting bus service to two destinations from its Philadelphia hub in June in a low-carbon expansion of its network.

JetBlue's surprise bid for Spirit upended the airline industry and could derail Spirit's planned merger with Frontier Airlines. Analysts question whether Spirit is a match for JetBlue, but JetBlue's leaders insist it is and say the combined airline would lower fares.

Good morning from Skift. It's Wednesday, April 6, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Does JetBlue's surprise bid for Spirit make sense for the carrier's network? At first glance, Wall Street didn't think so.

Global planemakers are confident in their ability to meet production targets despite the Western sanctions on Russian exports. The aerospace industry relies on Russian supply of this key metal for aircraft production.

Uncertainty is sweeping across Europe, with many airlines now figuring out their next step. In this video, watch Air France CEO Anne Rigail share how she thinks this summer will pan out, and what she makes of rail operators replacing flights as the sustainability movement accelerates.

European airline leaders agree the industry needs to do more to become more sustainable, but they say they can't achieve the EU's ambitious greenhouse-gas reduction targets without government help. Airlines are calling on the EU to support the transition to sustainable jet fuel.

European airline executives at last week's Airlines for Europe conference were remarkably bullish on summer demand. Bookings for summer travel are robust and trending higher. Airlines are planning scads of…

In Skift's top stories this week, Air India bans agents from booking flights to Canada, KLM appoints its first ever female CEO, and European authorities approve the merger of two major railway operators.

Delta made two improvements around the edges of its mileage program. But it eschewed the sort of conceptual change American made last month, retaining metrics for status accumulation.