Airline Cuts Ties With ICE Over Deportation Flights
“The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran…
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Airline Caterer Gategroup said to pick banks for Zurich IPO
The world’s biggest in-flight caterer Gategroup Holding has selected banks for an initial public offering, which could take place as soon as the second half of next year, people familiar…
Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell multimillion-dollar airline stake as promised
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has not sold off his multimillion-dollar stake in the airline he led since 1999 despite a promise to do so as part of his ethics agreement,…
India’s biggest airline IndiGo says operations ‘back to normal’
India’s biggest airline IndiGo said on Tuesday (Dec 9) its operations had stabilised after it cancelled thousands of flights, triggering days of airport chaos – sparked by a…
Vietnamese airline Vietjet to resume use of Chinese-made Comac planes: sources
The airline’s flights to Con Dao will restart on Nov 25, with four daily services Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet plans to resume the use of Comac jets next week after a one-month…
3 SeatGuru alternatives for finding the best airline seats
Frequent flyers and travel hackers who visited SeatGuru on October 31 were met with an unpleasant surprise: a shuttered website directing them to Tripadvisor’s homepage. After nearly a…
This week in business: from AI turbulence to airline refunds
If you glanced at the headlines this week, you might think everything is fine. Markets are not in full panic mode, unemployment is not spiking, and earnings season is still producing…
UPS to ground 9% of its airline fleet after plane crash
UNITED Parcel Service said it will ground its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes, accounting for about 9 per cent of its fleet, after a crash this week. “Out of an abundance of caution and in…
Australian airline Qantas says millions of customers’ data leaked online
Qantas confirmed earlier that hackers had targeted one of its customer contact centres Australian airline Qantas said on Sunday (Oct 12) that data from 5.7 million customers stolen in a…
Airline rewards rankings 2025: These programs offer the best points value, flight change and cancellation perks
Airline loyalty programs are a multibillion-dollar business, rewarding frequent fliers and credit card users with free travel, but they can be hard to navigate. Now, a new global ranking…
Trump administration grounds Biden’s airline payout plan
The Trump administration is backtracking on a plan that would have forced airlines to give passengers cash as compensation for late flights. The Department of Transportation tossed out the…
Airline shares surge after airfare data shows pricing power returning
Shares of major U.S. carriers jumped on Tuesday after upbeat airfare data for July signaled improving pricing power for the industry, as airlines bring capacity in check to align with a…
Bain seeks next airline after tripling money on Virgin Australia
Bain Capital is scouting for its next airline deal after already more than tripling its money on Virgin Australia Holdings. The US buyout firm sold a 30 per cent stake in Virgin Australia,…
US: Wall St opens muted; airline stocks jump on Delta's outlook
Wall Street opened muted on Thursday (Jul 10), taking a breather after Nvidia’s US$4 trillion sprint, while airline stocks jumped following Delta’s upbeat forecast. At 09.31 am,…
Is my JetBlue flight canceled? Customers entitled to refunds, alternate routes as airline pulls out of Miami
With the summer travel season in full swing and next weekend’s busy July 4 holiday nearing, many airlines are feeling the pinch of softer-than-expected travel demand, as Americans find it…
Sats proposes 4.2 million euro sale of 49% stake in Servair joint venture to Swiss airline caterer Gategroup
The disposal is consistent with its capital recycling and reallocation strategy, the ground handler says Ground handler Sats is proposing to divest 509,600 ordinary shares or around 49 per…
Emirates airline group announces record US$6.2 billion gross profit
The 18% rise in profit, slimmed to US$5.6 billion after the UAE’s recently introduced corporate tax Dubai’s Emirates Group, which includes the Middle East’s biggest airline,…
Airline satisfaction soars: Travelers are happier with fewer fellow passengers clogging up flights
One of the worst parts about flying might just be, well, the fellow passengers. In fact, a 2023 Fast Company-Harris poll even found that 62% of airline customers are most dissatisfied with…
Southwest CEO says US airline industry is already in a recession
The Dallas-based carrier is more dependent on domestic leisure travellers for revenue than US peers with more extensive international operations and corporate business clients …
Southwest layoffs: LUV stock price rises as airline slashes corporate workforce in ‘transformational plan’
Southwest Airlines has announced that it will lay off 15% of its employees in an effort to reduce costs and maximize its efficiencies. Here’s what you need to know about Southwest’s…
Virgin overtakes Qantas as Australia’s largest domestic airline
VIRGIN Australia overtook Qantas Airways to become Australia’s largest and most reliable airline at the end of last year, sending a warning to the marquee carrier and supporting a…
Malaysia’s Sarawak now gets its own airline in autonomy quest
Sarawak will sign a sales and purchase agreement on Wednesday to acquire MASwings MALAYSIA’S Sarawak state will acquire a sister company of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, its latest…
SIA ranked top airline, clinches 28th overall spot in Fortune’s list of world’s most admired firms
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has clinched the top spot as an airline and ranked 28th overall in Fortune magazine’s list of the most admired companies globally. The list, in its 27th edition,…
This airline won an award for its cabin design
At TheDesignAir Awards 2024, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific took home three honors, including Design Airline of the Year, Asia. It received an overall design score of 81.9, putting it…