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LVMH-backed investor group takes 20% stake in private jet company Flexjet
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Power Lunch CNBC’s Robert Frank reports on news regarding private equity’s investment in the private flight industry. 01:59 20 minutes ago Robert Frank Source
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Southwest Airlines sets a date for seat assignment launch, lays out new boarding order
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane departs from Harry Reid International Airport as another airplane taxis in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 15, 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Southwest Airlines passengers will fly in assigned seats for the first time on Jan. 27, the carrier told CNBC. Customers can start […]
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LVMH-backed investor group takes 20% stake in private jet company Flexjet
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 An investment group led by LVMH’s private equity arm is buying 20% of private jet company Flexjet, marking the latest push by the luxury industry […]
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International inbound travel to U.S. shows mixed recovery
A passenger passes a giant American flag as they make their way to and from their gates during the Memorial Day weekend getaway at John Wayne Airport Orange County in John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, CA on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Canadian travel dropped sharply […]
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Why Delta and United are pulling away from the airline pack
A Delta Air Lines plane takes off at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Dec. 24, 2021. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images For United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, there’s his airline, his carrier’s main rival, Delta Air Lines, and then everyone else. Delta and United accounted for more than 86% of the […]
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Travelers to the US must pay a new $250 ‘visa integrity fee’ — What to know
Visitors to the United States will soon need to pay a “visa integrity fee,” according to a provision of President Donald Trump administration’s recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The fee applies to all visitors who need non-immigrant visas to enter, and cannot be waived. However travelers may also be able to get […]
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First the shoes went back on. Now, at U.S. airport security, more liquid in carry-ons may be at hand
People wait in a security line operated by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport on May 24, 2016 in New York, New York. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Travelers giddy about being able to keep their shoes on while walking through TSA checkpoints at the airport again may have something […]
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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby: Seeing an uptick in demand for business travel
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby join ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results, state of air travel demand, Q3 forecast, travel around Newark Liberty International Airport, international travel demand, and more. Source
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Mixed messages President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied the he plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following reports that he told Republican lawmakers that he would. A senior White House official told CNBC that Trump asked House Republicans […]
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Construction begins on Las Vegas Sands’ $8 billion ‘ultra luxurious’ resort in Singapore
Construction has started on an $8 billion “ultra luxurious” integrated resort in Singapore that will expand the city-state’s Marina Bay Sands integrated resort and Las Vegas Sands’ presence in Asia. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Las Vegas Sands co-founder Miriam Adelson attended a ground-breaking ceremony Tuesday, where it was revealed that the development will […]
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