Airlines
The global economy faces many headwinds, but the aviation industry is expected to defy them
A Turkish Airlines plane landing from a park next to Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 26, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images The global economy may be facing an uncertain 2025 in light of trade tensions and geopolitical conflicts, but there’s a bright spot that investors can take solace in: aviation. The profitability of […]
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‘Game on’: Air New Zealand CEO on growing competition in aviation space
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Greg Foran, outgoing CEO of New Zealand’s flag carrier Air New Zealand, discusses how the airline is coping with engine issues, tariffs and rising competition. Source
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Global airlines to address trade war, net-zero uncertainties at annual summit
Willie Walsh, CEO of the International Airlines Group Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images An unpredictable trade war and daunting environmental targets are on the agenda for global airline bosses at an annual summit in India, as the industry addresses concerns that geopolitical uncertainty will dent strong travel demand and raise costs. More people […]
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Caviar and privacy: Airlines’ business-class wars are here
American Airlines new business-class suite. American Airlines DALLAS — Armed with dollops of caviar and handfuls of Bang & Olufsen headphones, U.S. airlines are duking it out for international business-class dominance. There are even differences between seats in the same cabin. Next week, American Airlines plans to start flying its upgraded business-class “suites” that feature […]
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Boeing to resume airplane deliveries to China next month, ramp up Max production, CEO says
Boeing Co. 737 Max fuselages at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, on April 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing‘s airplane deliveries to China will resume next month after handovers were paused amid a trade war with the Trump administration, CEO Kelly Ortberg said Thursday, as he brushed off the impact […]
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United Airlines plans to return to JFK — again — in new partnership with JetBlue
A United Airlines plane takeoff as a JetBlue plane is landing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on June 8, 2023. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images United Airlines has a new friend in Queens. The airline plans to return to New York’s John F. Kennedy International […]
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Joby Aviation shares pop 20% as electric air taxi maker closes $250 million Toyota investment
Attendees view a Joby Aviation electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft during an event at Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards, California, US, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Air taxi start-up Joby Aviation Inc. today announced it has delivered its first eVTOL to the US Air Force. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Joby […]
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CNBC Daily Open: European nations and companies reposition themselves in response to Trump tariffs
French President Emmanuel Macron at a luncheon with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, on May 26, 2025. Chalinee Thirasupa | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Vietnam and Swedish automaker Volvo Cars laying off employees might not appear to have much in […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Europe is already responding to Trump tariffs
France’s President Emmanuel Macron gives a press statement near the Metropole Hotel before attending a state dinner in Hanoi on May 26, 2025. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Vietnam and Swedish automaker Volvo Cars laying off employees might not appear to have much in common. But they are, […]
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It’s the last chance for Southwest plane tickets with two free checked bags, as policy ends in days
Passengers check in for Southwest Airlines flights at Chicago Midway International Airport on Feb. 18, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Set your alarm. Southwest Airlines customers have only one day to go before the company starts charging to check bags for the first time in more than half a century. Starting […]
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