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nytimes.com - Ceylan Yeğinsu - Airlines Add Flights After Winter Storm and Snow in Northeast Cause Cancellations
Airlines Add Flights After Winter Storm and Snow in Northeast Cause Cancellations
The New York Times

Major airlines in the United States said on Tuesday they would add flights at airports across the Northeast, ramping up operations after a powerful winter storm caused thousands of flights to be canceled. As of early Tuesday, more than 2,000…

fastcompany.com - Taylor Hatmaker - Spirit Airlines plans a much smaller future as it tries to survive bankruptcy - again
Spirit Airlines plans a much smaller future as it tries to survive bankruptcy - again
Fast Company

Spirit Airlines is hanging on by a thread –but it is hanging on. The budget airline announced a plan Tuesday that would put it on track to exit its second bankruptcy in less than two years and stay in operation. The arrangement will keep the…

bostonherald.com - Associated Press - Spirit Airlines expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by summer
Spirit Airlines expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by summer
Boston Herald

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Spirit Airlines' parent company says it expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the late spring or early summer, after striking a preliminary deal with its lenders and secured creditors that provides the…

dailymail.co.uk - Jowena Riley - Five foods Brits want airlines to serve - and what they're ditching
Five foods Brits want airlines to serve - and what they're ditching
Mail Online

READ MORE: The airlines with the worst in-flight meals, snacks and drinks revealed Sandwiches, soup, stodgy pasta and salted pretzels... plane food isn't exactly known for being nutritionally dense. However, a new study reveals half of UK…

popsci.com - Andrew Paul - Techno DJ jailed after selling 60,000 fake plane parts to major airlines
Techno DJ jailed after selling 60,000 fake plane parts to major airlines
Popular Science

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. A former techno DJ is in jail after admitting to selling over 60,000 fake airplane parts to commercial airline companies around the world. A court in the United Kingdom sentenced…

news4jax.com - Rio Yamat - Spirit Airlines expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by summer
Spirit Airlines expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by summer
WJXT

Spirit Airlines' parent company says it expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the late spring or early summer, after striking a preliminary deal with its lenders and secured creditors that provides the support needed to finish its restructuring.

bostonherald.com - Associated Press - Ticker: Spirit Airlines climbing out of bankruptcy; FedEx wants Trump tariff refund
Ticker: Spirit Airlines climbing out of bankruptcy; FedEx wants Trump tariff refund
Boston Herald

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Spirit Airlines' parent company says it expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the late spring or early summer, after striking a preliminary deal with its lenders and secured creditors that provides the…

independent.co.uk - Rio Yamat - Spirit Airlines CEO gives update on bankruptcy filing and promises 'a new Spirit'
Spirit Airlines CEO gives update on bankruptcy filing and promises 'a new Spirit'
The Independent

Spirit Airlines expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the late spring or early summer, according to its parent company. It comes after the struggling airline struck a preliminary deal with its lenders and secured creditors that provides the…

yahoo.com - Talha Qureshi - United Airlines selects GE Aerospace (GE)'s GEnx Engines for Boeing 787
United Airlines selects GE Aerospace (GE)'s GEnx Engines for Boeing 787
Yahoo!

​GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) is one of the Best Aerospace and Defense Stocks to Invest In Right Now. On February 16, GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) announced a major deal with United Airlines, highlighting that the airline selected 300 GEnx engines for…

independent.co.uk - Simon Calder - Blame game: when online travel agents and airlines point fingers at each other
Blame game: when online travel agents and airlines point fingers at each other
The Independent

Online travel agents have their uses. I mostly use them to get cheaper long-haul air fares than the airlines sell themselves for an identical journey. This is an odd facet of the aviation industry: passengers save by cutting in the middleman.

thesun.co.uk - Roisin Chapman - Major airline is rolling out strict new passport rule for Brits from tomorrow
Major airline is rolling out strict new passport rule for Brits from tomorrow
The Sun

PASSENGERS travelling between the UK and Ireland will see a major change to passport requirements from tomorrow. A popular airline is switching up its identification process for anyone flying between the two states. Your info will be used in…

kare11.com - Hunter Bassler - Spirit Airlines plans to cut more flights and sell planes to emerge from bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines plans to cut more flights and sell planes to emerge from bankruptcy
kare11.com

Nation/World The budget flight icon plans to settle its bankruptcy issues in early spring. DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Spirit Airlines plans to emerge from its bankruptcy woes as a much leaner airline around early spring. The budget flight icon's…

axios.com - Nathan Bomey - Spirit Airlines reaches deal to survive bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines reaches deal to survive bankruptcy
Axios

Spirit Airlines has reached a deal to avoid liquidation. Why it matters: The budget carrier filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August for the second time in less than a year, aiming to stay in business despite numerous business…

wfaa.com - Jobin Panicker - Avelo to bring commercial flights as CEO makes 'hometown airline' promise to McKinney National Airport
Avelo to bring commercial flights as CEO makes 'hometown airline' promise to McKinney National Airport
wfaa.com

MCKINNEY, Texas — For years, McKinney officials have talked about transforming the city's airport from a private and corporate hub into a commercial one. This fall, that vision becomes reality. Avelo Airlines will be the first carrier to fly…

thenews.com.pk - The News Digital - Director of UK airline parts firm jailed over $9m fraud
Director of UK airline parts firm jailed over $9m fraud
The News International

The director of a London-based aviation parts supplier has been jailed after admitting to selling tens of thousands of fake aircraft engine parts in a fraud worth more than $9 million. Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, who led AOG Technics, was…

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