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EasyJet joins the ranks of budget airlines installing Starlink - and puts pressure on its rival Ryanair
Elon Musk's Starlink has won its latest customer, a budget airline that could put pressure on one of the WiFi service's biggest critics. EasyJet announced on Monday that the high-speed WiFi service would be deployed on its airplanes from the first…
Airlines Are Counting on a Starlink Tailwind
Starlink is proving to be a major marketing tool for U.S. airlines. During United Airlines' most recent earnings call, the technology was mentioned 24 times. CEO Scott Kirby devoted much of his prepared remarks during the call to Starlink…
Major airline to bring back flights from holiday spot to London for first time in 12 years
Sea port city of Larnaca, Cyprus (file picture) A major airline is set to resume flights from a popular holiday destination after more than a decade. Cyprus Airways will relaunch daily direct flights between London and Larnaca on April 23, 2027.
Airline Stocks To Watch Now - October 26th
Flight Path to Profits: American Airlines Bets on SpaceX American Airlines Group, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines are the three Airline stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Airline stocks are shares of publicly…
Jet2 becomes 'first' UK airline to introduce policy for passengers until 2028
Jet2 has confirmed its No Fuel Surcharges guarantee will last through winter. The airline, which flies from Birmingham, has repeated its promise that customers will not face a fuel surcharge after booking. The pledge from Jet2 means the price…
Three quarters of airline pilots have fallen asleep in the cockpit
Three in four airline pilots in Europe have admitted to falling asleep in the cockpit, according to new research. A survey of nearly 7,200 captains and first officers has revealed issues of pilots reporting lack of rest and pressure to extend their…
JetBlue Airways Tumbles 16% as Creditors Hire Restructuring Advisers; United Airlines Rises 3%, Delta Edges Higher
A creditor group hiring restructuring advisers has sent JetBlue Airways into a freefall while rival carriers climb, raising hard questions about whether the airline's turnaround plan can outrun its mounting debt obligations. Published October 26…
Why JetBlue Stock Dived by Almost 10% on Monday
On Monday, JetBlue (JBLU -9.71%) stock lost significant altitude, on speculation that its creditors might be preparing for a business emergency. They have apparently hired high-level financial and legal advisors, which may or may not lead to a push…
Airport lounges: how did they get so horribly, competitively decadent?
Age: American Airlines opened the first airport lounge in 1939. Appearance: Dripping in caviar and cocktails. Airport lounge wars – is this a TV show where teams of would-be hospitality entrepreneurs compete to design and deliver airport…
Caviar, champagne and a Porsche ride as aviation widens its class divide
By Alessandro Parodi and Joanna Plucinska ROISSY-EN-FRANCE, France, Oct 27 (Reuters) – A sleek black Porsche Cayenne glides across the tarmac at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris as it delivers the elite passengers many airlines are seeking…
Jet2 insists it will not impose fuel surcharges this winter
Jet2 has reassured its customers that it will not impose surcharges on flights and holidays this winter despite rising fuel costs. The UK 's third-largest airline has reiterated its commitment to not charging customers fuel surcharges after booking…
JetBlue Shares Tumble to New Low Ahead of High-Stakes Earnings
JetBlue Airways Corp. shares sank to their lowest level on record amid growing scrutiny from investors over how the highly-indebted US airline plans to shore up its finances. Shares dropped as much as 18% to $2.16 in New York Monday, the lowest…
Traffic at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport up in September
PITTSTON TWP. — At last week's meeting of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport's Bi-County Airport Board, Beth Coslett, air service development director, gave a report on passenger activity. Coslett said passenger enplanements for…
JetBlue Airways slumps 10% amid creditor restructuring concerns (JBLU:NASDAQ)
SA Spotlight uses AI to summarize content published on Seeking Alpha. All summaries are reviewed by human editors prior to publication. Shares of JetBlue Airways (JBLU) retreated almost 10% on Monday to set a fresh 52-week low. The U.S.-based…
Meet Wizz Air's CEO-his father was jailed under Soviet rule. Now, he's on $4.4 million a year and would 'rather keep building than sit on a beach'
Growing up in Soviet-controlled Hungary, Wizz Air founder József Váradi was born into a family still paying for his father's role in the 1956 revolution — jailed, then frozen out of steady work for years, while his mother took…
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