JetBlue planes at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Leslie Josephs | CNBC JetBlue Airways is planning to trim its summer schedule to avoid flight disruptions as it scrambles to hi...
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United pushes back the return of dozens of Boeing 777 jets until at least May 13
Boeing 777ER United Airlines. Aircraft to Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport. Massimo Insabato | Mondadori Portfolio | Getty Images United Airlines is pushing back the return of dozens of Boeing 777 ...
JetBlue offers flight attendants $1,000 attendance bonuses for spring travel surge
A jetBlue Airways airplane takes off from Newark Liberty Airport on September 30, 2018 as seen from Elizabeth, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images JetBlue Airways is offering flight...
How to save money on travel amid a spike in inflation
Inflation is surging — and if it keeps up, Americans may start nixing their travel plans. Some 40% of U.S. adults said they would cancel a vacation or trip if consumer prices continue to rise, accordi...
Who loses if JetBlue buys Spirit? Comedians
Travelers check in for a Spirit Airlines flight at Orlando International Airport on the Friday before Memorial Day. Paul Hennessy | Lightrocket | Getty Images JetBlue‘s surprise $3.6 billion cas...
Will These Three Airline Stocks Weather The Storm?
. Airline companies have undoubtedly seen a tumultuous set of years. The industry was negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic, decreasing demand and need for flights. The Russia-Ukraine confli...
Southwest Airlines’ New Fare Opens Door To Ticket Transferability
Southwest Airlines has introduced a new sell-up fare that offers flight credit transferability. This … [+] has risks and it is questionable that it will be a reason for many to trade up. getty A...
JetBlue just placed a ‘superior’ bid to buy Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NYSE: SAVE) jumped more than 25% on Wednesday after JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) said it wanted to buy the ultra-low-cost carrier for $3.60 billion in cash....
Why JetBlue is willing to shell out $3.6 billion for discount airline Spirit
View of JetBlue planes at Terminal 5 of John F. Kennedy International Airport on May 12, 2020 in New York, NY. Pablo Monslave | Getty Images JetBlue on Wednesday said its $3.6 billion all-cash bid for...
Twitter, Spirit Airlines, Tilray and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Twitter (TWTR) – Twitter fell 1.5% in premarket trading, potentially breaking a three-day win streak that has seen it gain nearly 32%. Elon Mu...
SAVE Stock Up 22% after JetBlue Offers to Buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6B
Should the acquisition materialize, JetBlue and Spirit Airlines will have 32,000 employees combined and will be headquartered in New York. Spirit Airlines Inc (NASDAQ: SAVE) stock closed Tuesday tradi...
JetBlue Offers To Buy Spirit Airlines For $3.6 Billion—Throwing Planned Spirit-Frontier Merger In Doubt
Topline JetBlue on Tuesday made a nearly $3.6 billion “unsolicited offer” to purchase all outstanding shares of Spirit Airlines, Spirit announced in a news release, sending the companyR...
JetBlue’s all-cash bid for Spirit Airlines complicates Frontier tie-up
JetBlue Airways made a $3.6 billion all-cash offer for Spirit Airlines, raising questions about Spirit’s deal to combine with rival discount carrier Frontier Airlines. Spirit said its board was ...
Airlines cancel hundreds of weekend flights as storms sweep through Florida
A Southwest Airlines jet sits at a gate at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida, U.S., October 11, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters Airlines canceled hundreds of weekend flights and thousands ...
Major Airlines Are Pleading To Drop Mask Mandates On Planes
NurPhoto via Getty Images The CEOs of major U.S. airlines wrote a letter to President Joe Biden requesting that he drop the mask mandate on planes and testing requirements for arriving international t...
Inflation hasn’t dented summer travel demand yet
A sharp uptick in inflation has so far not caused a slowdown in demand for travel in the spring and summer months, Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel told CNBC on Thursday. “Not yet. Not yet,̶...
International travel return sparks battle for high spending passengers
A Singapore Airlines A380 first class suite Leslie Josephs | CNBC Singapore Airlines this week unveiled its highest-end offering in the U.S: first-class suites that feature a bed, a swivel chair, 32-i...
Delta’s health chief thinks the plane mask mandate will soon be lifted
Passengers wearing protective masks wait to board a Delta Air Lines Inc. flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Elijah Nouve...
Aircraft leasing giant casts doubt on renting to Russian airlines again
An Airbus A321-211 aircraft of Russian airline Aeroflot with registration VP-BOE is pictured on a long term parking at Cointrin airport in Geneva, Switzerland, March 9, 2022. Denis Balibouse | Reuters...
We Use Waze For Driving, And Now U.S. Airlines Have The Same Option
A dispatcher is using the Flyways AI platform as part of his suite of tools for flight planning. The … [+] program is recommending a new arrival path based on real-time traffic data. Airspace In...
Alaska Air Is Converting 2 More Boeing Jets Into Freighters. Here’s Why.
Text size Alaska Air sees capacity rising by 1% to 3% in 2022 compared to 2019. Photograph by Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images Alaska Air Group unveiled plans Thursday to convert two Boeing 737-800 pass...
JetBlue urges flight attendants to accept assignments as it races to hire 700 people
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 e...
Discount airfares rising thanks to higher fuel costs, 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 tr...
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 ...
Southwest Airlines to Launch New Ticket Type to Boost Revenue
Southwest Airlines Co. LUV 0.35% is launching a new type of ticket with some additional perks as it looks to boost revenue and its appeal to business travelers. The new fare will rank above Southwest’...
It’s the beginning of the end of globalization, say BlackRock’s Larry Fink and Oaktree’s Howard Marks
“The magnitude of Russia’s actions will play out for decades to come and mark a turning point in the world order of geopolitics, macroeconomic trends, and capital markets.” That was Larry Fink, CEO of...
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 ne...
Alaska Airlines to convert 2 more Boeing jets into freighters in bet on air cargo boom
Alaska Airlines employee Jeff Ferguson loads cargo at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska. Mark Thiessen | AP Alaska Airlines is turning two of its midlife Boeing 737-800s...
Singapore to ease Covid measures; drops outdoor mask mandate
Office workers walk out for lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on January 4, 2022. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore will ease most of its Cov...
Qantas Becomes 2nd Airlines To Offer NFT Channel
Qantas, an Australian airlines service provider, recently made an announcement that they are strategizing regarding an NFT drop to their regular passengers. Emirates Airlines was initial airline which...
Alaska Airlines flight attendants get double pay to pick up shifts
A Boeing 737-990operated by Alaska Airlines takes off from JFK Airport on August 24, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. Bruce Bennett | Getty Images Alaska Airlines is offering flight attend...