A Boeing 747-8F operated by AirBridgeCargo takes off from Leipzig/Halle Airport. Jan Woitas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The cost of transporting goods by air has surged since Russia’s inva...
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Spirit Airlines plans Miami, Atlanta crew bases this year as it takes on rivals
A Spirit Airlines plane on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February 07, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is planning to ...
Industry expert: Ukraine war could be a boon for domestic airlines
The Ukraine war will likely be a bane for the big cap U.S. air carriers with a focus on “international” but it could very well be a boon for their domestic peers, says former Spirit Airlin...
Airline software giant ends service with Russia’s Aeroflot, crippling carrier’s ability to sell seats
Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Rossiya Airlines jet aircrafts at Moscow-Sheremetyevo International Airport. Leonid Faerberg | Lightrocket | Getty Images Sabre Corp. on Thursday said it terminated its a...
Ryanair CEO says greater Western oil production ‘hits Russia hardest’
Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary delivers remarks during a press conference in Lux Lisboa Park Hotel. Horacio Villalobos | Corbis News | Getty Images The chief executive of budget airline Ryana...
The Travel/ Reopening Play Is Still Thriving. One Fund Manager Shares His Favorite Travel Stocks
Travel stocks got hit hard at the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, but they’ve been doing much better as investors started to embrace the reopening theme in anticipation of the end of th...
How the conflict is disrupting air travel
One of the five Ukrainian Boeign 737-800 aircraft that landed yesterday at Castellon airport in the face of the political situation in Ukraine and Russia, on 15 February, 2022 in Castellon, Valencian ...
Transatlantic flights, Europe travel will grow post-Covid despite Ukraine-Russia tensions
As if the airline industry needs yet another hurdle to overcome after two of the worst years it has ever experienced, carriers are now wondering what will happen to travel in Europe given the war in U...
Delta Air Lines cuts ties with Aeroflot after Russia attacks Ukraine
An Aeroflot Russian Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft as seen on final approach flying and landing on the runway at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport with the terminal and the control tower visible, after arrivi...
Debunking The Alaska Airlines Flight Pass Subscription Plan
Alaska Airlines has launched a subscription-based pass program that offers a fixed number of flights … [+] for a prescribed monthly fee, getty Alaska Airline ALK s is the latest airline to intro...
U.K. Airlines Banned From Russian Airspace As Moscow Hits Back At Western Sanctions
Topline British flights will be banned from flying over Russia’s airspace or landing at its airports, the Russian civil aviation authority announced Friday, a retaliatory step to Western sanctions tha...
Civilian flights restricted as invasion threat grows
An Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane is seen as Turkey’s first official spotter area has been put into service for aviation enthusiasts and photographers at Istanbul Airport in Ista...
U.S. air travel surges as Covid cases continue to drop
Lines of people wait to get through TSA airport screening. Getty Images U.S. airports were the busiest since Thanksgiving over Presidents Day weekend, a sign that leisure travel continues to recover a...
Airbus plans to test hydrogen engine on A380 jumbo jet to fly in 2026
Airbus hydrogen A380 demonstrator Airbus hydrogen A380 demonstrator Airbus said it plans to test a hydrogen-powered engine on a modified A380 by the middle of the decade, in hopes of bringing lower-em...
Five Practical Ways An Airport Can Attract More Airline Service
Airports are the landlords for airlines, and most are always looking for new tenants. Here are five … [+] important tactics an airport can use to attract more airline service. getty A current, b...
Here are the 5 most valuable airline and hotel rewards programs
An Alaska Airlines jet lands at Los Angeles International Airport on Feb. 7, 2022. Alaska’s Alaska Miles topped NerdWallet’s ranking of airline programs for 2022. George Rose | Getty Image...
Companies Are Starting to Worry About the Russia Issue
Text size The Alcoa headquarters in Pittsburgh. CEO Roy Harvey said a Russia-Ukraine conflict could affect demand. Justin Merriman/Bloomberg The standoff between Russia and Ukraine has been causing pa...
Lufthansa Group to suspend Kyiv, Odessa flights
Lufthansa planes are seen parked on the tarmac of Frankfurt Airport, Germany June 25, 2020. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters Lufthansa Group said it would suspend service to Kyiv and Odessa, starting Monday,...
Airbus CEO says hydrogen plane is ‘the ultimate solution’
A model of one of Airbus’ ZEROe concept aircraft displayed in Hamburg, Germany, on 18 January 2022. Marcus Brandt/dpa | picture alliance | Getty Images Aviation could face substantial challenges...
FAA chief Steve Dickson announces resignation midway through term
Stephen Dickson, administrator of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) nominee, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation confirmation hearing in Washington D.C., May 15, 2019. St...
Russia crisis begins disrupting Ukraine air travel as insurers drop some aircraft coverage
An Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane is seen as Turkey’s first official spotter area has been put into service for aviation enthusiasts and photographers at Istanbul Airport in Ista...
New Icelandic carrier makes a play in low-cost transatlantic market
Passengers board an Airbus passenger jet operated by Icelandic low-fare carrier Play. Play Startup low-fare Icelandic airline Play announced new transatlantic service out of a third U.S. airport, Stew...
Sustainable aviation fuel costs more but consumers willing to pay: IATA
Sustainable aviation fuel’s main challenge relates to volume rather than airlines’ desire to use it, and consumers will be willing to pay the extra costs associated with its uptake, the di...
Delta Airlines Issues An Apology To Neglected, Disabled Travelers
For Latinx community organizer and historian, Lilac Maldonado, the holidays are a time to visit her chosen family in Portland, Oregon. After booking her flight back in December, she spent nearly two h...
Here’s what the Spirit and Frontier airlines merger means for travelers
Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines expanded aggressively over the last decade offering travelers no-frills service in exchange for ultra-low airfares. Their executives vow to keep it that way, even...
Spirit Airlines, Peloton, Snowflake, Netflix and more
A Spirit Airlines aircraft takes off at Orlando International Airport. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Frontier Gro...
Spirit Airlines, Peloton, Energizer and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Spirit Airlines (SAVE) – Spirit surged 11.4% in the premarket after announcing it would buy competitor Frontier Airlines in a stock swap dea...
Frontier Agrees To Buy Spirit Airlines In $6.6 Billion Deal
Topline Frontier Airlines’ parent company, Frontier Group Holdings, agreed to buy Spirit Airlines in a multibillion-dollar deal, the companies announced Monday morning, forming the fifth-largest airli...
Frontier Will Buy Spirit Airlines, Beefing Up Competition Vs. Mainline Carriers
Frontier Group (ULCC), the parent company of Frontier Airlines, announced Monday that it will buy discount rival Spirit Airlines (SAVE) to better compete with mainline carriers. ULCC stock edged highe...
Spirit Airlines and Frontier Group to merge in stock-and-cash deal valued at $6.6 billion
Spirit Airlines Inc. SAVE, +0.18% and Frontier Group Holdings Inc. ULCC, -1.43% said Monday they have agreed to merge in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $6.6 billion including net debt and operating l...
Frontier and Spirit to merge creating 5th largest airline in U.S.
Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines, the two largest low-cost carriers in the U.S. have agreed to merge, creating what would become the fifth largest airline in the country. The boards of both compa...