Airlines
Spirit Airlines is on shakier ground after avoiding hard decisions in bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines baggage tags are seen near a check-in counter at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on April 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images In March, Spirit Airlines came out of bankruptcy protection in less than four months and entered a worsening landscape. Consumers were holding off booking flights and U.S. planes […]
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Alaska Airlines launches $395 credit card in premium travel race, combines loyalty program with Hawaiian
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Puerto Vallarta on Sept. 19, 2024. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Alaska Airlines is getting into the industry’s race for high-end credit cards and creating a combined frequent flyer program, called Atmos, with Hawaiian Airlines, which it acquired last year. […]
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Air Canada suspends third-quarter and full-year guidance following ‘unlawful’ strike
Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft spotted flying on final approach for landing on the runway of Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos at the Greek capital. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Air Canada is suspending its guidance for third-quarter and full-year operating results after the union defied back-to-work orders, which further halted the […]
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Qantas to pay record fine of $58 million for pandemic sackings criticized by judge
A court ordered Australia’s largest airline, Qantas Airways, on Monday to pay a record fine of A$90 million ($58.64 million) for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and criticized it for a lack of contrition. In imposing the penalty, the largest ordered by a court on a company in the history of Australia’s labor […]
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Summer travel isn’t as easy as it used to be for airlines
People move through a crowded JFK International Airport days before the 4th of July holiday on July 02, 2024 in New York City. As the summer travel season takes off, millions of Americans and tourists are experiencing long delays and congestion at airports, train stations and on highways. July is the busiest month of travel […]
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Spirit Airlines warns it might not be able to survive without more cash
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 taxis at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Boston on September 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Spirit Airlines has warned it might not be able to survive as a going concern if it doesn’t raise more cash, five months […]
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American adds Budapest, Prague and Buenos Aires flights for summer 2026
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner lands at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines is reviving some of its pre-pandemic destinations like Prague and Budapest, Hungary, as international travel continues to hold up better than domestic demand. Other additions include its first-ever Dallas […]
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Alaska Airlines to launch London, Iceland flights, debut new livery for international expansion
A sample of Alaska Airlines’ new livery for its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Source: Alaska Airlines: Alaska Airlines is starting flights from Seattle to London and Reykjavik, Iceland, next May, adding to its global expansion following its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines last year. Alaska plans to fly daily between Seattle and London’s Heathrow Airport on its Boeing 787-9 […]
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More than 3,000 Boeing defense workers go on strike after rejecting contract
A worker performs quality checks on a Boeing Co. F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security facility in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2018. Alex Flynn | Bloomberg | Getty Images Some 3,200 Boeing defense unit workers went on strike early Monday hours after turning down a […]
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JFK airport’s $9.5 billion international terminal is taking shape. See what’s inside
The future ticket counter at JFK’s new Terminal 1. Leslie Josephs/CNBC It’s far from finished but the new, $9.5 billion Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport is taking shape. Its first phase is slated to open in mid-2026. It will replace the current terminal, which opened in 1998. The terminal, which will be […]
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