Transportation
Flight disruptions from shutdown worsen; Delta, United offer extra pay to crew flights
Flight timings and cancellations are displayed on the departures board, a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Flight cancellations were again worsening on Monday as air traffic controller shortages worsened by the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown snarled […]
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Private-jet demand is on the rise amid government shutdown, says Flexjet CEO
A FlexJet Gulfstream G450 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing on May 9, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Demand for flights on private jets has been on the rise during the U.S. government shutdown as commercial air travel headaches have worsened, the CEO […]
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FAA prohibits most private jets at 12 major airports amid shutdown’s air traffic staffing problems
A Gulfstream G-IV private jet flies past clouds at sunset on approach to Washington’s Reagan National Airport on June 12, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia. J. David Ake | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday will “effectively prohibit business aviation” at a dozen major U.S. airports, adding to flight restrictions for commercial airlines as […]
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Flight cancelations to worsen next week if shutdown continues
A Republic Airways plane takes off near the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. airlines will have to cut hundreds more flights next week if Congress can’t come to a solution to end […]
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EV maker Rivian gives CEO a Musk-style pay package worth up to $4.6 billion
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe tours the inside of electric auto maker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024. Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters EV maker Rivian on Friday said it was giving its CEO a pay plan worth as much as $4.6 billion over the next decade, a deal similar to Tesla’s record package for […]
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Archer tanks 12% after air taxi maker sells additional 85 million shares, buys LA-area airport
Courtesy: Archer Aviation Archer Aviation‘s stock plummeted 12% after a share sale overshadowed a narrower-than-expected third-quarter loss. The company posted a net loss $129.9 million, narrower than the FactSet estimate of a $178.6 million loss. However, Archer disclosed a $650 million stock offering for 81.25 million shares to support its $126 million acquisition of Hawthorne […]
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Airlines cancel more than 700 U.S. flights as FAA-ordered shutdown cuts begin
Travelers wait in line at a security checkpoint at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois on November 7 2025. Kamil Krzaczynski | Afp | Getty Images U.S. airlines started cancelling hundreds of flights on Friday, hours after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the cuts amid the more-than-monthlong government shutdown. The cuts were ordered as air […]
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Qantas releases first images of Airbus aircraft set to fly non-stop from Sydney to New York and London
These specially configured A350-1000ULRs are expected to enable the world’s longest commercial flights. Qantas Australia’s Qantas on Friday revealed the first images of the specially configured Airbus aircraft set to enable the world’s longest commercial flights. The A350-1000ULR (Ultra Long Range) aircraft was depicted on the assembly line in Toulouse, France, with its fuselage sections, […]
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CarMax stock falls more than 10% as CEO steps down, releases new outlook
A CarMax dealership in Santa Rosa, California, on April 11, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images DETROIT – Shares of CarMax Inc. fell more than 10% during premarket trading Thursday after the used car retailer announced a weak preliminary outlook for its current fiscal quarter and said CEO Bill Nash would be unexpectedly stepping down. […]
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