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bbc.co.uk - Joe Fay - Why airlines are warning over lithium-ion batteries
Why airlines are warning over lithium-ion batteries
BBC

Ben Wodecki is used to travelling the globe and is used to seeing airline crew at work. But flying into Las Vegas in June, the technology journalist saw something he'd never seen before, as worried looking flight crew dashed to the rear of the…

independent.co.uk - Jasmine Fernández - Airlines become latest opposition to ICE at airports
Airlines become latest opposition to ICE at airports
The Independent

Airlines are reportedly increasing resistance to federal immigration authorities expanding enforcement inside U.S. airports, with industry representatives seeking clearer boundaries on how and where arrests take place. Representatives from the…

theguardian.com - Alexandra Villarreal - Airline workers reportedly decline to help US agents as Trump migrant crackdown accelerates
Airline workers reportedly decline to help US agents as Trump migrant crackdown accelerates
The Guardian

A dramatic increase in immigration enforcement at US airports has reportedly placed the airline industry at odds with the Trump administration as workers decline to help federal officials arrest their targets – many of whom have pending…

bloomberg.com - Angus Whitley - New Airlines Target Qantas's Grip on Lucrative Australian Market
New Airlines Target Qantas's Grip on Lucrative Australian Market
Bloomberg

A trio of new airlines are eyeing Australia in what's shaping up to be the biggest assault on Qantas Airways Ltd. 's iron grip on domestic air travel since the company listed in 1995. Startup Koala Airlines Pty plans to offer passenger services by…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Southwest Airlines Co. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors
Southwest Airlines Co. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors
MarketWatch

Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. LUV slid 3.79% to $46.94 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.18% to 7,709.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - United Airlines Holdings Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
United Airlines Holdings Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
MarketWatch

Shares of United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL shed 2.74% to $129.12 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.18% to 7,709.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA…

bloomberg.com - Ben Westcott - Qantas Set to Face Triple Threat With New Airlines On the Horizon
Qantas Set to Face Triple Threat With New Airlines On the Horizon
Bloomberg

Good morning from an overcast Melbourne, where the skies may soon be buzzing with ambitious new rivals to Qantas, as three startup airlines hope to wrest a slice of the lucrative market from the red kangaroo. Meanwhile, mining giants Rio Tinto and…

bloomberg.com - Patrick Gillespie - Discount Argentine Airline Ghosts Boeing and Slashes 75% of Flights
Discount Argentine Airline Ghosts Boeing and Slashes 75% of Flights
Bloomberg

A low-cost Argentine airline is on the brink of collapse, eight months after an ally of President Javier Milei promised to invest $1.7 billion in an attempted turnaround of the decade-old carrier. Leonardo Scatturice's Miami holding company became…

fool.com - Brett Schafer - Better Airline Stock: Delta vs. American
Better Airline Stock: Delta vs. American
The Motley Fool

For the time being, oil prices have begun to fall as a promised resolution to the global conflict with Iran nears the finish line. While this may change by next week, this news has helped airline stocks hit multiyear highs. In fact, the US Global…

cbsnews.com - Marvin  Hurst - Loved ones react to arrests in the alleged gang-related killing of an American Airlines flight attendant in Colombia
Loved ones react to arrests in the alleged gang-related killing of an American Airlines flight attendant in Colombia
CBS News

Sharom Gill and Ernesto Carranza say the past and future have collapsed into a painful present as they mourn the loss of Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina – and express relief that authorities have arrested his alleged killers. 'I feel like…

independent.co.uk - Anna Wise - Major airline reports huge loss as Iran war sends fuel costs soaring
Major airline reports huge loss as Iran war sends fuel costs soaring
The Independent

Wizz Air has reported a significant swing to an operating loss, attributing the downturn to an 'extremely volatile' period marked by the Middle East conflict which has led to fuel prices soaring. The budget airline warned that the aviation industry…

globalnews.ca - Rachel Morgan - Alberta woman says airline lost husband's ashes
Alberta woman says airline lost husband's ashes
Global News

After two decades of travelling together, Twyla Shannahan knew that when her husband Lawrence died, he'd want to be brought back home. But at the airport she was told she'd have to put his ashes in her checked bag, and then that bag was lost. When…

cnbc.com - Leslie Josephs - American Airlines will stop upgrading elite flyers to business from coach on long domestic flights
American Airlines will stop upgrading elite flyers to business from coach on long domestic flights
CNBC

American Airlines will stop letting elite frequent flyers jump from coach to business class through free upgrades on some of its longest domestic flights. Elite frequent flyers can still get complimentary upgrades to business class if they bought a…

cnbc.com - Hugh Leask - Apollo agrees to buy UK airline EasyJet in $7.7 billion deal as Castlelake withdraws
Apollo agrees to buy UK airline EasyJet in $7.7 billion deal as Castlelake withdraws
CNBC

EasyJet shares rose Thursday afternoon after Apollo Global Management said it would buy the U.K. airline after private equity rival Castlelake announced it was withdrawing its bid. Castlelake last month unveiled an improved offer for the…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Liv Clarke - Manchester Airport airline to axe two routes within weeks
Manchester Airport airline to axe two routes within weeks
Manchester Evening News

Regional airline Loganair has announced that it is ending two routes from Manchester Airport later this month to the closure of its Southampton base. The airline is axing its Southampton and Exeter services from the northern travel hub. It has…

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