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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…

businessinsider.com - Katherine Li - American Airlines is making its best free upgrade harder to get
American Airlines is making its best free upgrade harder to get
Business Insider

American Airlines is making it harder for its most loyal customers to score one of its most coveted perks. American Airlines said on Thursday that beginning August 25, elite AAdvantage members traveling on several of American's longest domestic…

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…

cnbc.com - Hugh Leask - Private equity is circling budget airlines after Apollo's EasyJet deal - and this carrier could be next
Private equity is circling budget airlines after Apollo's EasyJet deal - and this carrier could be next
CNBC

Private equity buyers could launch further bids for European budget airlines, after Apollo said this week it would acquire EasyJet. Low cost carrier Jet2 could be a potential target, said Hargreaves Lansdown strategist Anna Macdonald. She said U.K.

cnbc.com - Leslie Josephs - Companies scoff at airlines' cheapest business class tickets. 'The real value is flexibility
Companies scoff at airlines' cheapest business class tickets. 'The real value is flexibility
CNBC

Companies are weighing what to do with airlines' new, restrictive business- and premium-economy tickets. Many companies blocked their corporate travelers from booking restrictive basic economy tickets about a decade ago so employees wouldn't get…

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 - Danny Lee - US Regulator Tells Airlines to Check Boeing 737 Max Jets for Cracks
US Regulator Tells Airlines to Check Boeing 737 Max Jets for Cracks
Bloomberg

The US aviation regulator has asked operators of 471 Boeing Co. 737 Max jets to undertake checks for cracks of a component that could undermine the structural integrity of the aircraft. The affected area impacts a component that structurally…

express.co.uk - Emily Wright - UK budget airline agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firm
UK budget airline agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firm
Daily Express

The low-cost airline announced it had accepted the offer after an intense bidding war UK airline easyJet has officially agreed to a massive £5.7billion takeover by US private equity giant Apollo Global Management. The budget airline announced…

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…

timeout.com - Liv Kelly - This European airline has launched a special flight to view the solar eclipse from the air
This European airline has launched a special flight to view the solar eclipse from the air
Time Out

Solar eclipses don't happen every year – or even every decade – so when one comes along, it's natural that plenty of us are keen to maximise our chances of glimpsing the phenomenon in all its glory. Spanish airline Iberia knows that…

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…

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