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...
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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...
Airlines ask Biden to drop Covid testing for vaccinated travelers before U.S.-bound flights
A traveler wears a face mask while checking their phone on the arrivals level outside the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid increased Covid-19 t...
Massive winter storm grounds hundreds of flights across the U.S.
Travelers wait at the check-in counters of Southwest Airlines at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, the United States, Dec. 17, 2021. Guangming Li | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Airlines...
Winter storm set to snarl Northeast air travel
JetBlue Airways Corp. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airlines have canceled hundreds of flights ahead of a winter storm that forecasters expect will bring high winds and potential for more tha...
Southwest Airlines says omicron will drive a loss in the first quarter, but expects 2022 profit
OntheRunPhoto | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Southwest Airlines expects to lose money in the first quarter after the omicron variant of Covid-19 hurt staffing and bookings, but it said profits are ...
What’s driving the spike in air rage incidents
There were more than 5,700 reports of air rage on U.S. airlines in 2021 compared with a typical year of about 100 to 150 cases. The surge in problem flyers is causing headaches for carriers, passenger...
American Airlines (AAL) revenue grew in fourth quarter, posts narrower loss
American Airlines posted its highest revenue of the pandemic during the fourth quarter as bookings rose, but it still reported a loss, as the spread of the omicron variant hurt bookings. “Over t...
United Airlines (UAL) reports quarterly results
An aircraft takes off from O’Hare International Airport on January 18, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images United Airlines said the surge in Covid-19 infections has hurt bookin...
United brings back airport vaccines for employee boosters as omicron spreads
United Airlines ramp services worker John Dalessandro receives a COVID-19 vaccine at United’s onsite clinic at O’Hare International Airport on March 09, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Ol...
Ford, Snap, Virgin Galactic and more
Newly manufactured Ford Motor Co. 2021 F-150 pick-up trucks are seen waiting for missing parts in Dearborn, Michigan, March 29, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in...
Delta CEO says 8,000 employees have tested positive for Covid in last 4 weeks
A Delta Air Lines employee works on the departures level at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on August 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bast...
Delta Air Lines, Moderna, Virgin Orbit and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Delta Air Lines (DAL) – Delta shares rose 2.2% in the premarket after the airline beat top and bottom-line estimates for the fourth quarter. D...
Delta Air Lines (DAL) earnings 4Q 21
A Delta airlines aircraft landing from Los Angeles at Kingsford Smith International airport on October 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. James D. Morgan | Getty Images Delta Air Lines said Thursday that ...
Delta Air Lines battles with nation’s largest flight attendant union over shortened Covid sick leave
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...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, Jan. 10
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Nasdaq, S&P 500 both set to drop for 5 straight sessions The Nasdaq logo is displayed at th...
‘Odd time’ for markets but earnings matter again
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday outlined his game plan for next week after Wall Street concluded its first five trading sessions of 2022. The “Mad Money” host said it’s “a bi...
Discovery, GameStop, T-Mobile and more
In this photo illustration the Discovery Channel logo of an US television network is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making hea...
Airlines cancel another 1,300 flights as omicron, severe weather continue to snarl travel
Travelers wait in line to check-in for flights at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airl...
Airline stocks surge despite thousands of holiday flight cancellations
Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Airline investors shrugged off thousands of U.S. f...
Severe weather, omicron infections drive thousands more U.S. flight cancellations
Travelers push their luggage past baggage claim inside the United Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) during the holiday season as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron v...