Transportation
United forecasts a 2022 profit as passengers return and pay more to fly
Boeing 777ER United Airlines. Aircraft to Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport. Massimo Insabato | Mondadori Portfolio | Getty Images United Airlines expects to turn a profit in 2022 for the first time since before the pandemic as bookings rise and passengers appear willing to pay more to fly. United’s shares rose more than 6% in […]
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Tesla reports first-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant on March 22, 2022 near Gruenheide, Germany. Christian Marquardt | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Tesla is set to deliver a first quarter earnings update after the bell on Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, according to […]
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Relief, confusion and disappointment as masks come off on planes
Passengers at LaGuardia Airport on April 19, 2022. Leslie Josephs | CNBC The Biden administration’s transportation mask mandate was one of the most divisive policies of the Covid pandemic. Its sudden end this week was just as contentious. A federal judge in Florida on Monday struck down the mandate, which for more than a year […]
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FAA keeps zero tolerance policy for unruly travelers even after judge scraps mask mandate
Passengers wearing protective masks masks board a Boeing Co. 737-800 operated by Avelo Airlines ahead of the airline’s inaugural flight at Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) in Burbank, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration is maintaining its zero tolerance policy for unruly passenger behavior […]
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Airline startup Breeze adds cross-country flights from Westchester in battle for suburbanite travelers
A Breeze Airways airplane on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Matt May | Bloomberg | Getty Images Breeze Airways plans to add eight flights, including service to California, from Westchester County Airport, a bet that the start-up can win over suburbanites seeking to avoid […]
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb: High-quality Covid masks work even if others around you aren’t wearing one
People concerned about getting Covid can still protect themselves by properly wearing masks, like an N95 or KN95, even if nobody else around is, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Wednesday. Gottlieb’s comments come two days after a federal judge in Florida nullified the Biden administration’s Covid mask mandate for public transportation, including airlines. Many mask […]
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‘Tesla is bigger than Musk’: Jefferies says investors shouldn’t be shaken by Twitter ‘distraction’
Tesla can continue executing on its plans even if Elon Musk ends up buying Twitter, Jefferies autos analyst Philippe Houchois says. Source
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Container shipping could rebound by late April as Covid eases in China, shipping investment firm exec says
The container shipping industry could see a “very strong” pickup starting late April as the Covid situation in China eases, Tim Huxley, founder of Mandarin Shipping, told CNBC’s “Street Signs Asia” on Monday. Shanghai has been on lockdown since last month because of a rise in Covid-19 cases. The city, also home to the world’s […]
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This 29-year-old makes $400,000 per year and owns 3 properties: ‘5 things I refuse to spend money on’
In 2018, I hit my first six-figure year as a freelance writer on Fiverr, earning nearly $300,000 in revenue writing blogs, press releases and website content for clients. Now, at 29, I have six streams of income — from freelance writing, influencer sponsorships, eBook sales, course sales, ad revenue and affiliate revenue. Last year, I […]
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Audi’s new concept car is a self-driving ‘lounge on wheels’ for city travelers
Audi electric Urbansphere concept car Audi Audi is adding a “lounge on wheels” to its recent portfolio of electric concept vehicles that are designed to portray the German automaker’s vision for the future of transportation in automobiles. The new “Urbansphere” concept was designed for travelers in highly dense traffic areas such as China as a […]
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