Fees for checking luggage have become common at airlines around the world. This is just one of many … [+] fees that airlines now charge. getty Fees for checking bags, picking your seat, getting ...
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United Airlines Isn’t The Best Airline In The History Of The World
United is a good airline — but are they the best airline is the history of aviation? getty United Airlines’ CEO Scott Kirby recently claimed that United was the “best airline in the history of aviatio...
Frontier Airlines Removing Call-Based Customer Service Is Much Ado About Nothing
Frontier Airlines has eliminated call-based customer service and moved to an all digital approach. getty Frontier Airlines announced that they will no longer offer call-based customer service. All req...
Recession-Proof Industries To Pump Up Your Portfolio
Getty Images Key takeaways As inflation continues – and the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates to fight it – a recession appears increasingly likely To compensate, many investors are looking to inve...
The U.S. Regional Airline Industry Is Slowly Shrinking
Skywest is one of the large regional airlines in the U.S. Like all regionals, they are facing some … [+] difficult issues suggesting this sector of the industry is shrinking. Getty Images The U....
Airline Stocks Have Struggled. Here Are a Few Highfliers.
Some airline stocks trade at five times projected earnings. Why so expensive, you might be wondering. The group’s reputation on capital preservation at the moment ranks somewhere between damaged and U...
Spirit Pilots Seek Higher Pay Before JetBlue Merger: Talks Start Tuesday
A JetBlue aircraft nears a Spirit aircraft at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in May … [+] 2022. (Photo by Joe Raedle) Getty Images Spirit AirlinesSAVE pilots are pushing to amen...
Spirit And Frontier Airlines Cancel Merger Plans—Opening Door For JetBlue’s Offer
Topline Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines canceled their agreement to merge Wednesday, opening the door to rival airline JetBlue, which has also submitted a bid to acquire Spirit. Spirit Airlines ...
JetBlue Raises Offer to Buy Spirit Airlines—Again
JetBlue Airways Corp. isn’t backing down in its fight to buy Spirit Airlines Inc. raising its offer yet again in an effort to outmaneuver rival Frontier Airlines. JetBlue on Monday proposed a $400 mil...
Spirit Airlines Sticks With Frontier Deal After Sweetened Offer
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JetBlue Sweetens Its Offer for Spirit Airlines
Text size The Spirit board has already approved the Frontier cash and stock offer. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images JetBlue further sweetened its offer for Spirit Airlines to $33.50 per share on Monda...
Spirit Airlines Is Getting Squeezed From All Sides—By JetBlue, Frontier And New Regional Pilot Contracts
Spirit introduced new check-in technology at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in December … [+] 2021. ASSOCIATED PRESS Spirit Airlines is being squeezed on all sides, by two carriers that...
Let Us Help You Stem Attrition
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 taxis at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in 2017. (Photo … [+]o by Robert Alexander) Images) Getty Images Pilots at Spirit AirlinesSAVE , a merger targe...
Antitrust Merger Expert Says Spirit Acquisition By Frontier Or JetBlue Likely To Be Approved
Proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines by both Frontier and JetBlue will face scrutiny from the … [+] Department of Justice. getty Because of my business relationships and stock holdings with b...
U.S. Airlines Trimming Summer Capacity, Favoring Reliability
Recent airline cancellations due to staffing shortages have caused many U.S. airlines to cut summer … [+] flying, in an attempt to return to reliable operations. dpa/AFP via Getty Images Make ha...
Is The Airline Eyeing Flat Pay For Five Years?
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-132 takes off from Los Angeles international Airport in January 2021. … [+] (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin) GC Images Pilots at Spirit Airlines SAVE haven’t taken a...
Four Reasons Airfares Are Rising, And Why Travelers May Not Mind
The price of airline tickets has risen significantly year over year, yet demand remains high. This … [+] is a unique opportunity for U.S airlines to return to profitability. getty Published airl...
JetBlue Launches Tender Offer for Spirit Airlines at $30 a Share
Text size Spirit Airlines planes are shown at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Spirit Airlines shares surged Monday after JetBlue Airways launch...
JetBlue to Launch Tender Offer for Spirit, Urge Shareholders to Vote Against Frontier Deal
JetBlue Airways Corp. said it plans to launch a hostile takeover attempt for discount carrier Spirit Airlines Inc. after Spirit rejected JetBlue’s $3.6 billion offer in favor of an existing deal with ...
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...
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...
A Spirit Deal Is Finally Here. Why J.P. Morgan Says Sell the Stock.
Text size Spirit stock is up more than 17% in 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images JetBlue reached a deal to purchase Spirit on Thursday, but while that company prepares to buy Spirit for $33.50 a share, J.P...