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skift.com - Rafat Ali - It Took Eight Years to Create a One-Page PDF for the U.S. Airline Industry
It Took Eight Years to Create a One-Page PDF for the U.S. Airline Industry
Skift

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…

thehill.com - Patrick M. Brenner, opinion contributor - Illinois and Colorado are coming for your airline miles
Illinois and Colorado are coming for your airline miles
The Hill

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…

scmp.com - Julian Ryall - Japan Airlines wants to blast human culture into space and land it on the moon
Japan Airlines wants to blast human culture into space and land it on the moon
South China Morning Post

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…

upi.com - Japan airlines, bullet trains add premium seats
Japan airlines, bullet trains add premium seats
UPI

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…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Southwest Airlines Co. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Southwest Airlines Co. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
MarketWatch

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…

cnbc.com - Tony Zhang - This airline stock could be a big winner as oil prices stabilize. How to trade it
This airline stock could be a big winner as oil prices stabilize. How to trade it
CNBC

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…

bloomberg.com - Stock Movers: United Airlines, JPMorgan Chase, Boston Scientific
Stock Movers: United Airlines, JPMorgan Chase, Boston Scientific
Bloomberg

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…

wsj.com - Alison Sider - Don't Expect United Airlines to Snap Up Smaller Carriers
Don't Expect United Airlines to Snap Up Smaller Carriers
Wall Street Journal

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…

seekingalpha.com - Frank Holmes - Cruise Lines Are Sold Out, Airlines Are Adding Capacity. The Market Isn't Paying Attention
Cruise Lines Are Sold Out, Airlines Are Adding Capacity. The Market Isn't Paying Attention
Seeking Alpha

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…

flyingmag.com - FLYING Staff - How to Get an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate
How to Get an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate
FLYING Magazine

The airline transport pilot certificate is the ultimate level of certificate for pilots in the United States. A mark of completion in terms of flight hours, academic requirements, and practical examinations, the ATP is a prerequisite for many of…

express.co.uk - Astha Saxena - Airline plunges into administration with all flights cancelled - in business since 2022
Airline plunges into administration with all flights cancelled - in business since 2022
Daily Express

A major airline entered administration, grounding its entire fleet. More than 3,000 passengers have been left in limbo after Royal Air Philippines was compelled to cancel all of its commercial services. Get the latest news from around the world and…

skift.com - Meghna Maharishi - Avelo Airlines Looks to Car, Hotel Partnerships After ICE Controversy
Avelo Airlines Looks to Car, Hotel Partnerships After ICE Controversy
Skift

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…

cnbc.com - Davis Giangiulio - Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Marvell, Zscaler, United Airlines, Bath & Body Works & more
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Marvell, Zscaler, United Airlines, Bath & Body Works & more
CNBC

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…

wsvn.com - Jayme Berezdivin - 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
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
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.

investors.com - JED GRAHAM - Oil Prices Slide On U.S.-Iran Peace Signals; Airline Stocks Take Off
Oil Prices Slide On U.S.-Iran Peace Signals; Airline Stocks Take Off
Investor's Business Daily

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…

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