Courtesy: Singapore Airlines The aromas of airplane food are once again wafting through cabins at 35,000 feet. From vegan meatballs to ice cream sundaes, airlines are offering new options and old favo...
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Purchase Rewards Provider Valuedynamx Launches Globally With 400 Million Marketable Consumers
Valuedynamx launched the first global travel rewards program in 1987. Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images Valuedynamx, a leading global provider of curated, data-driven, omnichannel purchase rewards, ...
Cheapest airline tickets? How to save money on flights and airfare
There are many ways to save money on flights. But booking airfare on a certain day of the week isn’t one of them, according to data from Google Flights. Booking mid-week — and especially Tuesday...
Yes, A Pilot Shortage Is Real — What Airlines Can Do While Raising Pay
Widening the recruitment net is just one thing airlines can do proactively to address the current … [+] pilot shortage. getty ALPA, the largest airline union, says there is no pilot shortage. Ac...
Airlines’ Horrible Summer Of 2022 Will Have Its Last Gasp This Weekend
September 3, 2021 was a busy day at Miami International Airport. (Photo by Joe Raedle) Getty Images The coming weekend brings the last gasp of a summer that nearly everyone in aviation has long wished...
Qantas CEO blames ‘little’ government help and Covid for lagging peers
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce told CNBC the airline was not able to return to profit as quickly as other carriers like those in Singapore because it did not receive as much government support and faced a R...
Sky-high rents hit the aircraft market as Boeing jets top $300,000 a month
An Airbus A321 is being assembled in the final assembly line hangar at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. Michael Spooneybarger | Reuters Passengers aren’t the only ones ...
how Emirates is wooing luxury travelers
Dubai’s Emirates airline in August announced an investment of over $2 billion to improve its inflight customer experience, including cabin interior upgrades and new menus — with unlimited caviar...
Twelve makes jet fuel from CO2; signs deal with Microsoft, Alaska Air
Sustainable aviation fuel, commonly called SAF, has so far been expensive to produce, but new startups are now creating clean fuels out of carbon at a much cheaper cost. Now, new tax credits for clean...
As Summer Travel Ends, Large U.S. Airlines Face Unit Revenue Challenge
Airline measure unit revenue to compare with competitors and over different time periods. This fall, … [+] the largest U.S. Airlines are likely facing lower RASM. getty U.S. airlines have had a ...
American Airlines Pilots Seek 20% Pay Raise
APA President Ed Sicher speaks at Chicago rally in July. The Tribune building now houses condos. Allied Pilots Association American Airlines’14,600 pilots are seeking a 20.4% pay raise over three year...
Airline unions urge carriers not to resume buybacks when bailout ban ends this fall
A United Airlines flight crew walks through the terminal at San Francisco International Airport on April 12, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The largest U.S. airlines...
Why The Inflation Reduction Act’s SAF Tax Credit Won’t Be Enough To Stop Airline Emissions’ Rise
Air travel demand is increasing much more rapidly than the supply of sustainable aviation fuel. Getty Images By Robbie Bourke and David Kaplan Robbie is a partner with Oliver Wyman’s aviation practice...
American Airlines and Boom Supersonic Agree Possibly, Maybe, Some Day to a Deal For 20 Overtures
A hyped purchase agreement for 20 supersonic airliners between American Airlines and Boom Supersonic … [+] is, for now, mostly hype. Boom Supersonic In yet another of the splashy press releases ...
American Airlines agrees to buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom
American Airlines has agreed to purchase 20 supersonic Overture planes from Boom Supersonic, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal is the second firm order in the last two years for Boom, still ye...
As Airlines, Airports And Luxury Hotels Stumble, Travel Advisors Are Shining Brightly
As the travel industry stumbles forward with mass flight cancellations, chaos at airports and five-star hotels offering three-star services at seven-star prices, travel agents, or travel advisors as t...
Business travel spending might not return to pre-Covid levels until 2026
Lighted tunnel in the United Airlines terminal, O’Hare International Airport, Chicago Illinois. Andrew Woodley | Universal Images Group via Getty Images Business travel spending might not recove...
Five Reasons New Airlines Form In A Crisis
Avelo is one of two U.S. airlines that started during the pandemic. Around the world, new airlines … [+] begin during crises because it gives them several strong advantages. MediaNews Group via ...
Even airline employees are having trouble finding a seat home from Europe this summer
International passengers walk through the arrivals area at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport on November 26, 2021 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images Airlines want people to ...
Travel costs fell in July. Here’s how you can score a good deal
Fluxfactory | E+ | Getty Images Travelers saw prices fall for big-ticket pieces of their vacation budgets in July, offering at least a temporary reprieve after soaring costs earlier this year. Airfare...
And This Is Why Customer Affection For Southwest Airlines Doesn’t Expire
Southwest Airlines aircraft preparing to take-off in Chicago. getty Southwest Airlines just showed a little more love towards its customers. The airline recently announced that the travel vouchers it ...
Business travel costs are expected to rise through 2023, report says
Passengers wait for flights with their luggage at Heathrow airport in London Luke MacGregor | Reuters The cost of business travel, from hotels to airfare, is set to rise through 2023 as demand returns...
Boeing delivers first 787 Dreamliner since 2021 after manufacturing flaws
An employee works on the tail of a Boeing Co. Dreamliner 787 plane on the production line at the company’s final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. Travis Dove | Bloomberg | ...
Spirit Airlines (SAVE) earnings Q2 2022
Spirit Airlines planes on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February 07, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airlines reported a secon...
Boeing Dreamliner deliveries to resume in the ‘coming days,’ FAA says
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 Boeing will resume deliveries...
Airlines That Accept Crypto Payment
With countries now accepting Bitcoin as a legal tender, more airlines are definitely going to join the moving train of businesses accepting crypto. “Nothing lasts forever,” they say, and that is why c...
Six Ways Airlines Can Mitigate Rising Labor Costs
Airlines hire a lot of people and the cost of hiring people is rising. To offset this, airlines need … [+] to find new ways to improve efficiency. getty It’s no surprise that hiring people is on...
International airlines launch battle plans to deal with summer of travel chaos
American Airlines made “short notice” cancellations in July while easyJet changed its schedule when airports announced passenger capacity caps. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images The aviation...
Transportation Department proposes stricter rules for airline refunds after complaints surge
Travelers at LaGuardia Airport in New York on June 30, 2022. Leslie Josephs | CNBC The Transportation Department on Wednesday proposed stricter rules on when airlines would have to compensate passenge...
I shared expenses 50/50 with a friend on vacation. She wants me to split the cost of her credit card’s foreign-transaction fees. Is that sharp practice?
Dear Quentin, I recently took a trip to another country with a friend. We agreed to share expenses. When they presented their list of expenses, they included a foreign transaction fee charged by the c...