With the worst of the pandemic hopefully behind them, U.S. carriers are resuming their stalled fleet transformation plans.

Alaska Air Group is enduring some short-term cost gains to simplify its fleet as it works to shed Airbus A320s in favor of the Boeing 737 MAX.

JetBlue Airways plans double digit capacity growth in 2022, driven by its northeast alliance (NEA) with American Airlines, which has already generated millions in codeshare revenue for the New York-based carrier.