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Vietnamese airlines sign deals for nearly 100 Boeing jets during party chief’s Washington visit
Officials from the U.S. and Vietnam, including the head of Vietnam’s Communist Party, To Lam, witnessing a deal signed by Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and Dang Ngoc Hoa, chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Airlines, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 19. Three Vietnamese airlines announced […]
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Hyatt Chairman Pritzker leaves board over Epstein ties
Thomas Pritzker, executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corp., speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. The conference brings together leaders in business, government, technology, philanthropy, academia, and the media to discuss actionable and collaborative solutions to some of the most important questions of our time. […]
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TSA agents are working without pay at U.S. airports due to another partial government shutdown
A TSA officer’s badge can be seen on their shirt as people travel through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on November 7, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Megan Varner | Getty Images A shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts the agency responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports […]
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Airbnb reports fourth-quarter earnings, revenue beat and EPS miss
CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos reports on Airbnb’s earnings results. Source
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Spirit Airlines sells more planes, calls back 500 flight attendants from furlough ahead of spring break
A Spirit Airlines plane is at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, on Dec. 29, 2025. Reginald Mathalone | Nurphoto | Getty Images Spirit Airlines, trying to emerge from its second bankruptcy in less than a year, has sold another 20 of its Airbus planes and is bringing flight attendants back from furlough. […]
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American Airlines flight attendants picket as CEO tries to calm frustrated employees
American Airlines flight attendants’ union plans to hold a picket outside the company’s headquarters on Thursday pushing for new leadership at the carrier, which has lagged rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in profitability and punctuality. Ahead of the picket on Wednesday night, American CEO Robert Isom sought to calm frustrated employees and listed […]
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BTS comeback tour turbocharges concert tourism, with hotel searches jumping as much as 6,700%
Concert tourism is expected be one of the travel industry’s more lucrative drivers this year, according to Trip.com, and the upcoming global comeback tour by K-pop group BTS appears to be reinforcing that trend. Flights and hotel rooms at their tour locations — in 34 cities across Asia, North and South America, Australia, Europe and […]
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FAA halts El Paso airport flights for 10 days, citing ‘special security’ instructions
El Paso International Airport Google Earth The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly grounded all flights in and out of El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days starting Wednesday, citing “special security” instructions. The FAA didn’t immediately say what the security reasons for the sudden halt are. The airport sits next to Biggs Army Airfield […]
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Cuba says international airlines can no longer refuel there as Trump turns up the pressure
Aerial view of Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, taken from an airplane on April 3, 2025. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images The Cuban government said international airlines can no longer refuel there due to fuel shortages after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any country that supplies the communist country with […]
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