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International Consolidated Airlines Group slips Wednesday, underperforms market
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. IAG shares dropped 4.75% to £4.55 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 1.66% to 10,489.04. International…
Are airline miles still worth it?
Airline miles used to feel like a secret travel weapon. You saved them, watched the award chart and then pounced when the right seat opened up. Now? You may search for a flight and see a price so ridiculous that it makes you want to close the…
U.S. airlines' monthly fuel spending in May leaps 84% - TT
Airlines worldwide have responded to the jump in fuel prices by raising fares and fees and trimming flight schedules. (ozgurcoskun/Getty Images) U.S. airlines spent $6.66 billion on jet fuel in May, the second straight month above $6 billion, as…
Stock Movers: Kura Sushi, United Airlines, Community Health
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…
Local airlines announce special flight arrangements as Super Typhoon Bavi approaches
Local airlines have announced special flight arrangements for routes involving Taipei, Kaohsiung and Okinawa as Super Typhoon Bavi approaches the waters east of Taiwan over the next couple of days and edges closer to the coast of eastern China.
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This airline is now allowing passengers to use their faces as a boarding pass
A new face ID system has launched at Qatar 's main airport that allows passengers to use their faces as boarding passes when boarding a Qatar Airways flight. The Middle Eastern airline has launched “Fast Pass”, a facial recognition…
Why do airlines make passengers check their carry-on at the gate?
Catching a flight with just a carry-on can make travel feel easy. No need to check a bag and all your belongings stay with you. But quite often, that suddenly changes before boarding. Why do airlines make passengers gate-check their carry-on…
Southwest Airlines Company (LUV) Stock Forecasts
The major indices are lower at midday on Tuesday. Tech stocks are giving back gains from yesterday as fears over the cost of the massive AI buildout have combined with news that China's DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip - sparking selling in…
Why some airline window seats don't have windows
A pair of lawsuits against two US airlines over what counts as a 'window seat' has drawn attention to a quirk of aircraft cabins: not every window seat actually has a window. Several carriers, including United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alaska…
UBS Updates Its Call on United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL) Stock. Here's the Takeaway
United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL) is one of the best stocks to buy according to David Greenspan's Slate Path Capital. During Q1 2026, Slate Path Capital increased its position in United Airlines stock by 65%. Some 68 hedge funds have…
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: United Airlines, Micron, Chevron & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Energy stocks — Shares of energy companies were boosted as U.S. oil prices surged after President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is over. Diamondback Energy jumped more…
Major airline roasts passengers who jump up right after landing, igniting fierce backlash
Southwest Airlines has reignited one of air travel's biggest etiquette debates after joking in a social media post that passengers who stand up immediately after landing 'won't get off the plane faster.' 'You 👏 won't 👏 get 👏…
Another Airline Starts Flying With Starlink, But Many Passengers Will Have to Pay
The last word in a common three-word description of Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi—'fast and free'—will be inoperative for many Copa Airlines passengers hoping to enjoy SpaceX's satellite broadband on Copa's flights around the Americas.
The big questions for customers and staff as takeover of airline looms
US private equity outfit Castlelake has repeatedly raised the price as it has made one bid approach after another. Of course, while easyJet has announced an agreement in principle with Castlelake on “the key financial terms of a recommended…
Chris Ellison's stealth $10 million airline buyout
The praise for Mal Bundey keeps getting louder as he scrubs the sins off Mineral Resources. The chairman can take some applause. Bundey gave an update last month to outline the company's “succession plan”. This is in case Chris…
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