Airlines
Nepal says missing plane with 22 on board crashed
A passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in Nepal on May 29, the operating airline and officials said, as poor weather hampered a search operation. Yunish Gurung | Afp | Getty Images Nepal’s army said on Monday it had located the crash site of a plane that went missing with 22 people […]
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Flight cancellations ease after rocky start to Memorial Day weekend
A Delta Airlines commercial aircraft approaches to land at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California January 18, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Flight disruptions continued Sunday but eased from the rocky start to Memorial Day weekend, a test for carriers as they gear up for a busy summer travel season after more than two […]
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Help (mostly) wanted: A diverging job market boosts some workers’ prospects and puts others on notice
A help wanted sign is displayed in the window of a Brooklyn, New York business. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Cracks are forming in the U.S. labor market as some companies look to curb hiring while others are desperate for employees. Microsoft, Twitter, Wayfair, Snap and Facebook-parent Meta recently announced they plan to be more […]
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Domestic airfares hit five-year high amid Memorial Day travel surge
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Phil LeBeau joins ‘Squawk Box’ ahead of the busy Memorial Day travel weekend to report how consumers are responding to higher fuel prices. Source
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Priceline CEO Brett Keller: Airports will be busy with travelers throughout the summer
Priceline CEO Brett Keller joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss how consumers are shifting their summer travel plans amid higher prices. Source
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As demand for summer travel surges, Delta trims schedule in effort to avoid disruptions
Delta airlines airplanes are seen parked at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Camilo Freedman | Lightrocket | Getty Images Delta Air Lines is cutting about 100 flights a day from July 1 through Aug. 7, becoming the latest carrier to scale back capacity in hopes of avoiding flight disruptions for thousands of travelers. The summer […]
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We’re expecting ‘incredibly strong’ travel this summer, says Clear CEO Caryn Seidman-Becker
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Clear CEO Caryn Seidman-Becker joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to break down the biometric screening company’s expectations for the travel summer season. “We expect almost 100% increase in volumes from 2019 through Clear lanes,” Seidman-Becker tells CNBC. Source
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Aviation giant KLM to face legal action in first major challenge to airline industry ‘greenwashing’
The greenwashing case against KLM is thought to be the first corporate lawsuit about airlines and net zero — and one of the first cases about carbon offsets. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Environmental groups on Tuesday launched legal action against KLM, saying the Dutch aviation giant is misleading the public over the sustainability […]
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British Airways owner IAG to order 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets
A Boeing 737 MAX airplane lands after a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, June 29, 2020. Karen Ducey | Reuters British Airways owner IAG said on Thursday it has agreed to order 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets for delivery between 2023 and 2027, in a vote of confidence in the struggling U.S. […]
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Spirit Airlines urges shareholders to reject JetBlue’s tender offer
A Spirit Airlines airplane taxis for takeoff at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Michael Ciaglo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spirit Airlines’ board on Thursday urged its shareholders to reject JetBlue Airways’ hostile takeover attempt, citing regulatory hurdles and accusing the airline of trying to derail its planned […]
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