Transportation
Chinese EV maker Nio delivers its first ET7 electric sedans
Nio began deliveries of its new ET7, an upscale electric sedan, on Monday, March 28, 2022. Nio Nio confirmed Monday it has begun deliveries of its new luxury sedan, the ET7, on schedule, sending U.S.-traded shares of the Chinese electric vehicle maker sharply higher. Nio’s shares closed at $21.21 on Monday, up 6.5% for the […]
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China finds second black box of crashed China Eastern Airlines Boeing plane, state media says
Rescuers disinfect themselves near the site of the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane crash on March 26, 2022 in Tengxian County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Yu Jing | China News Service | Getty Images Recovery crews on Sunday found the second black box — the flight data recorder — from […]
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Uber wins 30-month London license, ending a lengthy battle with city regulators
Peter Summers | Getty Images LONDON — Uber has secured a 30-month license to continue operating in London, ending a protracted battle with city regulators over whether the ride-hailing app was “fit and proper.” “Uber has been granted a London private hire vehicle operator’s license for a period of two and a half years,” a […]
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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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Even discount airfares are on the rise thanks to higher fuel costs and strong demand, Frontier CEO says
Travelers can expect higher airfares this spring and summer, even on discount airlines. Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” Friday that bookings and what travelers are paying for tickets as well as add-ons like baggage fees are the highest in the pandemic. “Even with the high fuel prices we believe we can […]
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GM to halt pickup truck production in Indiana due to chip shortage
Trucks come off the assembly line at GM’s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 25, 2018. John Gress | Reuters DETROIT — General Motors will halt pickup truck production at a factory in Indiana for two weeks next month due to an ongoing shortage of semiconductor chips that […]
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FAA will keep ‘zero tolerance’ policy toward unruly passengers, outgoing chief says
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson said Friday that the agency’s “zero tolerance” policy toward unruly passengers will continue, even though reports of bad behavior have declined from last year’s record. The FAA established the policy in January 2021 in hopes of stemming a surge of disruptive passengers, threatening fines of up to $35,000 and […]
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FedEx is testing electric carts for last-mile delivery in big U.S. and Canadian cities
FedEx plans to test electric carts to make deliveries on its signature Express routes in 10 U.S. and Canadian cities throughout 2022. The company hopes electric delivery carts will help address a major challenge it faces in every big city it serves: lack of parking. E-commerce sales grew 86% over prepandemic levels in February, according […]
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China’s EV makers could see a ‘shake down’ as they hike prices on rising material costs
Customers experience new energy electric vehicles at a Tesla store in Shanghai, China, On December 4, 2021. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images A slew of electric vehicle companies operating in China have been forced to raise the prices of their cars as the cost of raw materials shoot up. Some companies like […]
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Southwest Airlines launches a new, second-cheapest fare
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet takes off from San Antonio International Airport in Texas. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images Southwest Airlines on Thursday unveiled its new fare class: a second-cheapest option it hopes will reel in customers willing to pay up for more flexibility. The “Wanna Get Away Plus” fare […]
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