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European markets little changed as the new trading week kicks off
Luxury stocks pull back as investors weigh China stimulus plans European luxury stocks pulled back Monday as investors assessed the latest hints about stimulus measures out of China. Shares of Gucci-owner Kering were down 3.6% by 9:35 a.m. London time, while LVMH fell 2.74%, and shares in Burberry and Christian Dior pulled back by around […]
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Delta says travelers are trading scorching summer Europe trips for fall getaways
A woman uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun as she passes past the Colosseum during an intensely hot day in Rome, Italy, on July 11, 2024. Riccardo De Luca | Anadolu | Getty Images Summer trips to Europe are getting too hot for thousands of tourists. Delta Air Lines president Glen Hauenstein […]
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United plans flights to Greenland, Mongolia and northern Spain in search for next ‘it’ destination
United airplanes are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, Unitted States on July 16, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images United Airlines is plotting a 2025 international expansion that spans Senegal to Mongolia and Greenland to Palau, a bid to win over travelers who have already had their fill of […]
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Boeing delivers 33 jets in September but strike impact looms
Boeing 737s on the ground in Renton, Washington. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Boeing delivered 33 airplanes in September, six more than during the same period a year earlier, as the company and its customers keep an eye on the impact of a machinist strike, now in its fourth week. Through September, Boeing has handed over […]
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Airlines, theme parks, cruise lines warn travelers about Hurricane Milton disruptions
A message board at the Tampa International Airport shows all American Airlines departing flight canceled Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla., due to the possible arrival of Hurricane Milton. Chris O’Meara | AP Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, theme parks prepared to close some areas and cruise lines shifted routes as Floridians braced for […]
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Starlink to end the days of spotty Wi-Fi on planes, says Air New Zealand CEO
The days of spotty — or worse, no — Wi-Fi on airplanes are numbered, said Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran. Reliable and fast Wi-Fi will become “ubiquitous” on full-service carriers, he told “Squawk Box Asia” Friday. But not just any Wi-Fi will do. As airlines race to entice passengers with fast — and ideally free […]
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Air New Zealand CEO says SpaceX’s Starlink Wi-Fi will be ‘fantastic’ for its flyers
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Hours after a meeting with SpaceX and Starlink, Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran told “Squawk Box Asia” that the company is making “terrific progress” on introducing Starlink Wi-Fi services to its fleet, which is set to begin in 2025. Source
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JetBlue to open airport lounges in New York and Boston in battle for big spenders
JetBlue planes at JFK’s Terminal 5 in New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBC JetBlue Airways will open its first airport lounges in its more than two decades of flying, a major shift for the low-cost airline as it chases high-spending travelers. The lounges will open at the carrier’s hubs in New York late next year […]
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SpaceX Starlink has 2,500 airplanes under contract after United megadeal, director says
A Starlink terminal installed on a Hawaiian Airlines aircraft. Hawaiian Airlines PARIS — SpaceX nearly doubled its backlog of Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi orders with last week’s United Airlines deal, a company director said Tuesday. “Very excited that we have about 2,500 aircraft under contract now, bringing what was effectively a startup to now what we […]
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A push toward sustainable jet fuel is leaving investors with unanswered questions
Neste Oyj’s Singapore refinery in Singapore, one of the world’s biggest SAF plants, under construction on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. The site was chosen because its already a petrochemicals center with sound logistical connections and talent is readily available. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The aviation industry still sees so-called “sustainable aviation fuel” (SAF) […]
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