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Watch CNBC’s full interview with United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email United CEO Scott Kirby joins ‘Fast Money’ to talk quarterly results, travel demand, the impact of tariffs, and more. 04:07 Tue, Jan 20 20265:53 PM EST Source
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United Airlines could hit record earnings after strong start to 2026
A United Airlines airplane undergoes service at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Nov. 6, 2025 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images United Airlines on Tuesday said it could generate record earnings this year thanks to strong travel demand, with sales of premium seats, business travel and no-frills tickets robust in recent weeks. […]
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Iran briefly closes airspace as U.S. tensions rise, flights rerouted across region
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Kamran | Afp | Getty Images Iran temporarily closed its airspace late Wednesday to most incoming and outgoing flights amid escalating tensions with the U.S., according to a notice posted by the Federal Aviation Administration. The restriction was scheduled to […]
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Airlines to save big money on fuel as new weight loss pills gain popularity, Wall Street says
Celsopupo | Istock | Getty Images Wall Street is finding an unexpected beneficiary of America’s weight loss boom: airlines. With the first GLP-1 weight loss drug now available in pill form, analysts at Jefferies say broad adoption across society could quietly lower fuel bills — airlines’ single largest cost — and lift earnings for the […]
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Boeing outsold Airbus last year for first time since 2018, deliveries rise to 600
A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing logged net orders for 1,173 airplanes last year, marking the first time it outsold its European rival Airbus since 2018, the latest sign of Boeing’s recovery. Boeing […]
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Delta CEO sees record earnings in reach again thanks to high-end travel demand
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332(ER). Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines‘ earnings could jump more than 20% this year from 2025 thanks to robust travel demand, particularly at the high end of the market, and potentially reach a record, CEO Ed Bastian said. Delta on Tuesday forecast adjusted earnings per […]
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Allegiant to buy rival budget airline Sun Country in $1.5 billion cash and stock deal
An Allegiant Airlines jet flies out of Las Vegas Airport. Nick Potts | Getty Images Allegiant Travel said Sunday it is acquiring fellow leisure carrier Sun Country in a $1.5 billion cash and stock deal, including debt, a plan that comes as budget airlines in the U.S. have faced a surge in costs following the […]
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Boeing’s airplane deliveries are the highest in 7 years. Now it’s about to pick up the pace
A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing is set to report this week that it delivered the most airplanes since 2018 last year after it stabilized its production, the clearest sign of a turnaround […]
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Avelo Airlines to end ICE deportation charters as it cuts commercial flights, jobs
The inaugural flight of an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa on April 28, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Avelo Airlines will stop flying deportation flights for the U.S. government and will also cut commercial routes and reduce […]
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American Airlines keeps frequent flyer status requirements the same, following rivals
Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images American Airlines said Wednesday that it will keep the spending requirements to earn elite frequent flyer status in 2027 steady for a third consecutive year as the carrier courts higher-spending travelers and tries to catch up to industry profit leaders Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. […]
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