Airlines
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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Singapore Airlines narrows annual loss, says outlook is improving
Singapore Airlines on Wednesday posted a narrower annual loss of S$962 million ($694.08 million), at a time when demand remained low due to the pandemic, but said the outlook was improving as travel restrictions were lifted. SIA’s loss in the 12 months ended on March 31, its third consecutive year in the red, was an […]
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Singapore Airlines has a ‘first mover advantage’ thanks to the country’s reopening: Industry expert
Greg Waldron, Asia managing editor of FlightGlobal, discusses the airline’s “dramatic” improvement in earnings. Source
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China Eastern crash probe reportedly eyes intentional action
A plane carrying the second black box of the crashed China Eastern Airlines flight arrives in Beijing on March 27, 2022. Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining whether it was due to intentional action on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a technical malfunction, two people […]
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Air travel is making a strong comeback, but Asia is lagging behind, IATA says
International air travel has been making a strong recovery this year, with the exception of the Asia-Pacific region, which is “lagging significantly behind,” according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). “Last year, international travel was at about 25% of where it was in 2019. First quarter of this year across the globe, it’s up […]
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