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American Airlines’ new CEO vows reliability as massive peak travel season kicks off
An American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER plane takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, October 28, 2020. Loren Elliott | Reuters American Airlines’ new CEO Robert Isom is aiming for one thing this summer: reliability. The airline grew faster than its large competitors last year and occasionally passengers faced widespread disruptions, the result of routine […]
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Will the battle for Spirit set off a rush for airline deals? Here’s what could happen
A previous wave of U.S. airline consolidation left four airlines in control of more than three-quarters of the U.S. air travel market. Source
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Stocks could stay choppy as fears about the Fed overshadow earnings news
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 29, 2022. Source: NYSE Earnings season is here, and it may distract investors from other issues, but it’s not likely to be the big driver of the overall market in the week ahead. Investors instead will keep an eye on the things that have been worrying the […]
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Airlines cancel hundreds of weekend flights as thunderstorms sweep through Florida
A Southwest Airlines jet sits at a gate at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida, U.S., October 11, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters Airlines canceled hundreds of weekend flights and thousands more were delayed as thunderstorms in Florida slowed traffic in one of the country’s top travel destinations during spring break. More than 5,900 U.S. […]
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Why Delta Air Lines’ health chief thinks the airplane mask mandate will soon be lifted
Passengers wearing protective masks wait to board a Delta Air Lines Inc. flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines Chief Health Officer Henry Ting said that he believes that the federal mask mandate for airports and airplanes […]
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JetBlue urges flight attendants to accept assignments as it races to hire 700 people by summer
JetBlue planes at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Leslie Josephs | CNBC JetBlue Airways on Friday urged patience from its flight attendants as it races to hire hundreds of new employees before what it expects to be a monster travel season this spring and summer. “Please do not refuse an assignment you are […]
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Watch CNBC’s full interview with Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci joins CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and the ‘Squawk Box’ team to discuss the federal government’s mask mandate on airlines, travel demand and more. Minicucci also discusses whether the airline plans to move to an all-Boeing fleet following the […]
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Alaska Airlines CEO: We’re seeing strong bookings, returning business travel
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci joins CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and the ‘Squawk Box’ team to discuss the federal government’s mask mandate on airlines, travel demand and more. Source
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Alaska Airlines to convert 2 more Boeing jets into freighters in bet on air cargo boom
Alaska Airlines employee Jeff Ferguson loads cargo at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska. Mark Thiessen | AP Alaska Airlines is turning two of its midlife Boeing 737-800s into cargo planes, a bet that the pandemic boom in air freight will continue to generate revenue even after more passengers return to travel. The […]
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Alaska Airlines is trying to ease staffing shortage by offering flight attendants double pay to pick up shifts
A Boeing 737-990operated by Alaska Airlines takes off from JFK Airport on August 24, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. Bruce Bennett | Getty Images Alaska Airlines is offering flight attendants double pay to pick up extra trips this spring in hopes of avoiding staffing shortfalls ahead of an even bigger jump […]
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