Airlines
Businesses are cautiously spending on corporate travel as trade uncertainty looms
istocksdaily | iStock | Getty Images Corporations are continuing to spend on business travel, but are being strategic about how they allocate those dollars amid ongoing trade uncertainties, according to new reports from the Global Business Travel Association and travel and expense platform Navan. Corporate travel spending activity increased 15% year over year in the […]
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Southwest Airlines sets a date for seat assignment launch, lays out new boarding order
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane departs from Harry Reid International Airport as another airplane taxis in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 15, 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Southwest Airlines passengers will fly in assigned seats for the first time on Jan. 27, the carrier told CNBC. Customers can start […]
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U.S. threatens Mexican airline flights over cargo, competition issues
Landing of an Aeromexico La Laguna airline plane at Mexico City International Airport. Gerrardo Vieyra | NurPhoto | Getty Images The Trump administration said on Saturday it is taking a series of actions against Mexico over the Mexican government’s decisions to rescind some flight slots for U.S. carriers and force U.S. cargo carriers to relocate […]
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International inbound travel to U.S. shows mixed recovery
A passenger passes a giant American flag as they make their way to and from their gates during the Memorial Day weekend getaway at John Wayne Airport Orange County in John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, CA on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Canadian travel dropped sharply […]
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Why Delta and United are pulling away from the airline pack
A Delta Air Lines plane takes off at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Dec. 24, 2021. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images For United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, there’s his airline, his carrier’s main rival, Delta Air Lines, and then everyone else. Delta and United accounted for more than 86% of the […]
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First the shoes went back on. Now, at U.S. airport security, more liquid in carry-ons may be at hand
People wait in a security line operated by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport on May 24, 2016 in New York, New York. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Travelers giddy about being able to keep their shoes on while walking through TSA checkpoints at the airport again may have something […]
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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby: Seeing an uptick in demand for business travel
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby join ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results, state of air travel demand, Q3 forecast, travel around Newark Liberty International Airport, international travel demand, and more. Source
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Mixed messages President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied the he plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following reports that he told Republican lawmakers that he would. A senior White House official told CNBC that Trump asked House Republicans […]
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United Airlines issues new 2025 forecast as CEO says ‘world is less uncertain’
A United Airlines Boeing 757 departs from Los Angeles International Airport en route to New York on Sept. 19, 2024. Kevin Carter | Getty Images United Airlines‘ second-quarter earnings beat estimates and its CEO said travel demand is picking upafter a rocky start to 2025. United expects to post adjusted earnings of between $9 and […]
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Wizz Air exits Abu Dhabi
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email “The Middle East isn’t an easy market to fly into,” Mark Martin, CEO of Martin Consulting tells CNBC’s Dan Murphy after low-cost Hungarian carrier Wizz Air announced it would exit Abu Dhabi. Source
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