Grant Martin

Fly-Fi is now free across the entirety of JetBlue's fleet, which should make any Wi-Fi-dependent traveler happy.

Young travelers may have a new reason to consider Alaska Airlines -- the carrier just opened up free mobile messaging on all of its WiFi-equipped flights.

Those traveling on British Airways this week -- especially on short-haul flights -- may be in for disruptions as a portion of its cabin crew is expected to go on strike.

Though Virgin America and Alaska Air still run separate loyalty programs, the former seems to be shoring up partnerships in preparation to wind down.

Business travelers have a new loyalty program to call their own for 2017 with Alaska's Mileage Plan. Hopefully it sticks around through Alaska's merger with Virgin America.

Budget travelers may be facing a tough landscape for airline loyalty next year. But there are still a few inexpensive pathways to airline elite status.

Woe is the business traveler who plans to travel frugally in 2017, but for those with some flexibility there's a little bit to look forward to.

Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest members have another reason to stick around to see the merged product.

Now that the regulatory and legal hurdles are out of the way, Alaska is free to gobble up Virgin America. But what will be left behind?