Last April, Latvian airline airBaltic declared it would become the world’s first commercial carrier to issue non-fungible tokens. Now, Australia’s flag carrier Qantas has jumped on the digital asset b...
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Boeing Stock: What Wall Street Is Saying After the China Plane Crash
Text size The Boeing logo Scott Olson/Getty Images A China Eastern Airlines 737-800 tragically crashed Monday, sending shares of Boeing lower. Wall Street is hopeful that Monday’s crash wasn’t a MAX-l...
China plane crash ‘unprecedented’ given good safety record: Analyst
For an aircraft like China Eastern‘s Boeing 737-800 to crash in midflight is “simply unprecedented,” said one aviation analyst who cited the plane’s excellent safety record. &#...
No reports yet of bodies or survivors
BEIJING — No bodies or survivors have yet been found from the China Eastern Airlines crash as of Tuesday morning, Chinese state media said. The domestic flight on a Boeing 737-800, which was carrying ...
Dow ends 200 points lower after Fed’s Powell leaves door open to larger rate hikes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Samuel Corum/Getty Images Stocks fell Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell left the door open to the prospect of bigger rate hikes to bring down i...
China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 crashes, 132 people on board
China’s aviation authority has confirmed that a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane has crashed, with 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members. Contact was ...
American Airlines will resume alcohol sales on flights April 18
An American Airlines flight attendant serves drinks to passengers after departing from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images American Airli...
Delta gives employees 4% raises, first pay increase since before the pandemic
Flight attendants hand out refreshments to a packed Delta Airlines flight traveling from Ronald Regan National Airport to MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport on Friday, May 21, 2021. Kent Nish...
Hawaiian Airlines Produced An Incredible Hula Documentary—Here’s How
By Jordan P. Kelley, Content Director, Brand Storytelling PepsiCo’s Head of Content Development Allison Polly has never been to Hawaii but ask her now and she swears she’s going to go – all because of...
Billionaire Lucio Tan’s Philippine Airlines Plots ‘Comeback’ As Carrier Boosts Passenger, Cargo Flights
Lucio Tan arrives in Davao City, on the southern island of Mindanao, to meet Philippines’ … [+] president-elect Rodrigo Duterte. NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images Philippine Airlines—control...
Airlines, Coupa Software, GitLab and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Airlines (UAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV) – Delta rallied 3.7% in the premarket while United jumped 3.9% and So...
Airlines bet surge in travel will help offset fuel costs
American Airlines planes at LaGuardia Airport Leslie Josephs | CNBC Travel demand has bounced back faster than expected this year, major airlines said Tuesday, a welcome trend for an industry battered...
American Airlines, Starbucks, Peloton and more
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Check out the companies makin...
U.S. airlines are trading up on Tuesday: find out why
The major U.S. airlines on Tuesday raised their outlooks for revenue in Q1, indicating the industry was recovering from the pandemic at a pace that’s faster than originally anticipated. Here&rsq...
American Airlines stock (AAL) bouncing back after a 4-months fall: you can buy it here
The American Airlines stock (AAL) has been on the rise since Monday, March 7, 2022. On March 7, it was trading at $12.84 and it is trading at $14.25 today; an approximate 10% rise in seven days. To he...
Putin allows Russian airlines to fly $10 billion worth of foreign-owned planes
Aeroflot Russian Airlines civil jet aircraft produced by Airbus at Moscow-Sheremetyevo International Airport. Leonid Faerberg | Lightrocket | Getty Images Foreign aircraft lessors seeking to recover s...
Siberian ‘Detour’ Forces Airlines to Retrace Cold War Era Routes
(Bloomberg) — Global airlines are going to great lengths to avoid Russian airspace but few to the extent of Finnair Oyj, the flag carrier of Finland. It’s flying thousands of miles around its no...
Why Is United Bringing Back Unvaccinated Flight Attendants?
After nearly two years of worries over masks and vaccine requirements, United Airlines (UAL) – Get United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Report is doing a 180-degree turn and letting unvaccinated empl...
United Airlines will let unvaccinated employees return to jobs
A United Airlines 737 Max 8 Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines, citing a steep decline in Covid-19 cases, told staff Thursday that it will allow unvaccinated workers to return to their jobs startin...
U.S. extends airplane mask mandate through April 18
A sign reads “Wear A Mask” at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images T...
Singapore on allowing vaccinated travelers without quarantine
Singapore wants to eventually allow all travelers to skip quarantine in the country as long as they are vaccinated, Transport Minister S. Iswaran said. In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, he said: ...
Billionaire Lucio Tan’s Philippine Airlines Boosting Flights By 52% Amid Tourism Recovery Hopes
Philippines Airlines Airbus A320 RP-C8614 passenger plane departs from Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok … [+] Airport. getty Philippine Airlines—controlled by billionaire Lucio Tan—is increasing i...
Boeing airplane deliveries slipped in February, Dreamliner problem lingers
A Boeing 737 MAX airplane lands after a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, June 29, 2020. Karen Ducey | Reuters Boeing delivered 22 jetliners to customers in February, its fewest sinc...
JetBlue founder’s startup Breeze Airways plans to nearly double its routes
David Neeleman, founder and chief executive officer of Breeze Airways, during a champagne christening before the airlines’s inaugural flight at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Tampa, Florid...
A surge in jet fuel prices threatens to overshadow post-pandemic travel rebound
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Airlines trying to claw their...
Airline Stocks Descend Amid Russia-Ukraine War
The main exchange-traded fund for airlines, U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS) – Get U.S. Global Jets ETF Report, has dropped to a 16-month low, as the Russia-Ukraine war has put a damper on the indus...
Buy Wizz Air Stock: The Case for Buying an Airline With Exposure to Russia and Ukraine
Wizz Air, the low-cost carrier, is expanding rapidly in Central and Eastern Europe. Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Text size The composition of European airspace has dramatically changed in the past wee...