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It Took Eight Years to Create a One-Page PDF for the U.S. Airline Industry
The DOT finalized a rule requiring airlines to submit and post a one-page PDF summarizing existing passenger rights, with no new compensation or substantive protections. It took almost eight years to implement this simple disclosure requirement…
Illinois and Colorado are coming for your airline miles
Spirit Airlines is gone. The airline business is fragile. Fuel prices move. Labor costs rise. Consumers chase low fares. Regulators block mergers. Politicians threaten bailouts. Then, when the math no longer works, planes stop flying. That is what…
Japan Airlines wants to blast human culture into space and land it on the moon
A partnership between Japan Airlines and a space start-up marks the first step for the carrier to explore diversification beyond Earth-bound aviation, potentially boosting Japan's ambition to expand its footprint on the moon. The airline is teaming…
Japan airlines, bullet trains add premium seats
May 27 (Asia Today) -- Japanese airlines and rail operators are expanding premium seats and private compartments on airplanes, bullet trains and overnight trains as they compete to sell travel time as sleep, work and private space. The Yomiuri…
Southwest Airlines Co. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. LUV advanced 3.31% to $43.68 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.02% to 7,520.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA…
Why Spirit Airlines Failed
Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc., the Dania Beach, Florida, company both loved and reviled for its no-frills pricing, died on May 2. It was 43 years old. Known for bright yellow planes that fans dubbed banana buses, Spirit filed for liquidation after…
This airline stock could be a big winner as oil prices stabilize. How to trade it
United Airlines has gone from one of the more vulnerable names during the oil shock to an attractive cyclical recovery setup in the airline industry. The stock has reclaimed its 200-day moving average and relative strength is improving as investors…
Stock Movers: United Airlines, JPMorgan Chase, Boston Scientific
Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street. Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for…
Don't Expect United Airlines to Snap Up Smaller Carriers
United CEO Scott Kirby batted down speculation that his airline would buy JetBlue. United has a partnership with JetBlue that gives it access to slots at New York's JFK International Airport, but Kirby said it was “mathematically…
Cruise Lines Are Sold Out, Airlines Are Adding Capacity. The Market Isn't Paying Attention
Travel demand remains robust despite a 9% YoY cost increase and $4.50/gallon gas, with record Memorial Day travel and 77% of Americans planning summer trips. Cruise operators, especially Viking, are experiencing extraordinary momentum; Viking's Q1…
Avelo Airlines Looks to Car, Hotel Partnerships After ICE Controversy
The ICE partnership hurt Avelo's brand. And the airline's CEO now acknowledges it had a real financial impact too. Nearly four months after Avelo Airlines ended its controversial partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CEO Andrew Levy…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Marvell, Zscaler, United Airlines, Bath & Body Works & more
Here are the companies making headlines in midday trading. Travel stocks — Shares of airlines and cruise operators rose as oil prices retreated on Wednesday. Brent crude was last down nearly 4%, while West Texas Intermediate crude lost just…
Airlines step up to help former Spirit Airlines employees find new jobs at Port Everglades Career Fair & Expo - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Many potential employees came to the Port Everglades Career Fair & Expo to find a hopeful future. Dozens of companies at the event greeted employees with smiles, but none were more popular than airline companies.
Oil Prices Slide On U.S.-Iran Peace Signals; Airline Stocks Take Off
Oil prices retreated below $90 a barrel Wednesday morning as markets seemed to conclude that a near-term opening of the Strait of Hormuz is very likely. Despite a flare-up in tensions over the prior 24 hours as the U.S. targeted small Iranian boats…
Major UK airline plunges into administration - in business since 2013
Airbus A330 United Airlines N77066. Planes at Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino. Fiumicino (Italy), May 01st, 2026 (Photo by Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images) Bosses have confirmed…
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