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Alaska Airlines CEO: We’re seeing strong bookings, returning business travel
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci joins CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and the ‘Squawk Box’ team to discuss the federal government’s mask mandate on airlines, travel demand and more. Source
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Alaska Airlines to convert 2 more Boeing jets into freighters in bet on air cargo boom
Alaska Airlines employee Jeff Ferguson loads cargo at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska. Mark Thiessen | AP Alaska Airlines is turning two of its midlife Boeing 737-800s into cargo planes, a bet that the pandemic boom in air freight will continue to generate revenue even after more passengers return to travel. The […]
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Investigators find one black box from plane crash in southern China
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email “The U.S. has a dog in the fight. It was a U.S. designed and built aircraft,” Jeff Guzzetti, former FAA safety manager, says as the U.S. is now invited to join the Chinese investigation into a plane crash in southern China. Source
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Buttigieg says DOT will dole out $2.9 billion in infrastructure grants to states and cities
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks to the news media during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 8, 2021. Leah Millis | Reuters Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday said the administration was ready to dole out $2.9 billion in grants for state and local bridge, road and other […]
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Trip-Advisor CEO: Hotels and flights are filling up for travel season
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Steve Kaufer, Trip-Advisor co-founder and CEO, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss Kaufer’s projection for international travel demand, if Kaufer’s seeing the moderation in the cancellation rate and more. Source
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Chinese jetliner carrying 132 people crashes, no word on survivors
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Shepard Smith reports on the Boeing 737 that crashed in southern China with 132 people on board. Aviation expert Michael Boyd discusses the tragedy. 01:16 Mon, Mar 21 20228:26 PM EDT Source
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Former Frontier Airlines CEO discusses Boeing 737 crash in southern China
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Jeff Potter, former Frontier Airlines CEO and Manifest Escapes CEO and founder, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss a Boeing 737’s recent crash, where airplane-makers have made the most strides and more. Source
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General Motors ramps up production of Cadillac Lyriq, company’s first electric vehicle
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Phil LeBeau joins ‘Squawk Box’ from a General Motors plant to discuss the company’s planned rollout of its first electric vehicle, the Cadillac Lyriq. Source
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The 4 types of vacations that may be hard to book in 2022
After two years of living with Covid-19, travelers are making big vacation plans again. But not every type of trip may be available this year, travel professionals said. That’s because many people postponed more ambitious vacations during the pandemic — in some cases two years in a row — leaving little room for new bookings […]
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American Airlines will resume alcohol sales on flights starting April 18
An American Airlines flight attendant serves drinks to passengers after departing from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images American Airlines said Thursday it will resume sales of alcoholic beverages on domestic and short-haul international flights next month, a plan it delayed almost a year ago because of […]
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