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As Iran war drags on, airlines pull back on fuel hedges and warn on fares
With jet fuel prices at roughly double their levels before the Iran war, airlines are growing increasingly reluctant to lock in future fuel costs through new hedges, warning instead of steep fare increases to offset higher fuel bills. Hedging…
International Consolidated Airlines Group falls Wednesday, underperforms market
Shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. IAG dropped 1.44% to £4.03 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.07% to 10,694.50.
A budget airline just revealed a startling change in the cost of flying
Airfares for the cheapest U.S. airline jumped in price this year, but that hasn't stopped fliers from booking. Frontier Airlines revealed that its ticket prices surged in its third quarter earnings report, published on Wednesday. The airline's fare…
United Airlines Holdings Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors
Shares of United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL shed 1.22% to $103.43 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.28% to 7,743.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
50,000 airline miles stolen from a travel expert
If you're anything like me, you've probably spent years collecting airline miles, dreaming about the trip you'll eventually take. Maybe it's a business class seat to Europe or that vacation you've been putting off. You keep earning points and…
American Airlines' new strategy puts premium travel first
American Airlines is entering what it sees as a new phase of its business, as the airline rethinks how its existing pieces fit together. The airline's Chief Commercial Officer Nat Pieper, who has been in the job for 11 months and is celebrating his…
Airline groups urge US CDC to reconsider Ebola declaration requirements
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Major American and foreign airlines urged the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reconsider new rules requiring all US-bound travelers to attest they have not been in the Democratic Republic of…
Turkish Airlines Plans to Raise Vietnam Flights to 22 a Week
Turkish Airlines plans to expand weekly service to Vietnam to 22 flights by February 2027 after its routes there recorded a nearly 92% load factor, Anadolu Agency reported. Dincer Sayici, the airline's Hanoi manager, told Anadolu Agency that…
Uganda Airlines launches Accra flights to boost trade, tourism
Uganda Airlines has launched flights between Entebbe and Accra, Ghana, in a move expected to strengthen trade, tourism and investment ties between East and West Africa. The new route is the airline's 18th destination, and will operate four times a…
Sangakkara accuses airline company of threatening behaviour and discrimination
Your feedback has been reported succesfully. Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara on Wednesday said that he and his family had experienced discriminatory and threatening behaviour from Ryanair gate personnel in Dublin. The Rajasthan Royals…
Pakistan closes airspace to Taiwan island's airlines, sending 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces into a frenzy
According to foreign media reports, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif announced on Wednesday evening, local time, that Pakistan's aviation division strictly follows the one-China principle and has permitted only Chinese airlines to fly over…
Airlines Diverge on Fuel Hedges as Jet Fuel Hits $196.70 a Barrel
Airlines are entering 2027 with sharply different fuel protections as higher jet-fuel prices pressure costs and test how much of the burden passengers will accept. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) monitor put the global jet-fuel…
Analysis-As Iran war drags on, airlines pull back on fuel hedges and warn on fares
By Joanna Plucinska, Gianluca Lo Nostro and Julie Zhu LONDON/HONG KONG, Oct 28 (Reuters) – With jet fuel prices at roughly double their levels before the Iran war, airlines are growing increasingly reluctant to lock in future fuel costs…
Traffic keeps falling at this Bay Area airport. Is one airline to blame?
For years, Oakland's airport had something that San Francisco's did not — an abundance of cheap flights on Southwest Airlines. But now, Southwest fares are rising, and passenger traffic to the Oakland airport is falling. The recently renamed…
China's CE-25A Electric Commuter Airliner Demonstrator Emerges
New images appear to show a full-sized demonstrator of China's CE-25A, an unorthodox 19-seat all-electric aircraft being developed by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). The photographs offer a fresh look at a program…
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