Spirit, Frontier Call Off Merger
Shortly before Spirit Airlines was to announce Wednesday the results of a shareholder vote on its proposed merger with Frontier Airlines, the two carriers mutually called off the deal, each…
Shortly before Spirit Airlines was to announce Wednesday the results of a shareholder vote on its proposed merger with Frontier Airlines, the two carriers mutually called off the deal, each…
JetBlue has upped its bid once more for Spirit Airlines to $33.50 per share in cash, valued at $3.7 billion, surpassing its June 6 offer of $31.50 per share, and…
Delta Air Lines will resume nonstop service between Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and Seoul-Incheon International Airport effective Oct. 2, the carrier has announced. Initially, flights will operate three times per…
Finnair and sustainable aviation fuel producer Gevo have signed a new agreement in which the carrier has agreed to purchase 7 million gallons of SAF per year for five years,…
American Airlines launched its new Main Select fare today, targeting business travelers, the airline announced Tuesday. The product will be available in select high-frequency markets and offered only on the…
American Airlines AAdvantage members who also have a Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck membership can now use their American Airlines Mobile ID at select TSA PreCheck checkpoints at Dallas Fort Worth…
British Airways workers at London’s Heathrow airport have voted to strike this summer over pay, the BBC has reported. About 700 members, mostly check-in staff, of both the Unite and…
Air New Zealand plans to relaunch 14 international routes between June 24 and July 9, the carrier announced Wednesday. Once resumed, the airline will be operating 60 percent of its…
The U.S. Travel Association has unveiled the Sustainable Travel Coalition, a group of representatives of nearly 60 initial member organizations that will serve as an advisory board to the association,…
New Amtrak president Roger Harris Amtrak has promoted its chief commercial officer Roger Harris to president, Amtrak announced Thursday. In addition, the company promoted Gerhard Williams to EVP of service,…
JetBlue has partnered with Blade for helicopter transfers between Manhattan and John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, the carrier announced Thursday. The travel times “to both…
Latam will eliminate its single-use plastics by 2023, the Santiago, Chile-based carrier announced last week. Beginning June 1, international flights started to use reusable bags to cover the rest items…
United Airlines announced Thursday that it was removing 50 daily domestic departures from its schedule at Newark Liberty International Airport effective July 1, the carrier confirmed. The departures represent about…
Spirit Airlines signed an amended merger agreement with Frontier Airlines after the latter increased its bid for the carrier, Spirit announced Friday. The carrier also reiterated its stance that JetBlue’s…
Lufthansa ground workers are scheduled to go on an all-day “warning strike” on July 27—from 3:45 a.m. until 6 a.m. July 28—the labor union Ver.di announced Monday. The strike is…
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport regained the top spot as the world’s busiest Airport by passenger traffic in 2021, the Airports Council International trade association announced Monday. The Atlanta airport handled…
Mobility platform and ground transportation platform provider HQ has expanded its commercial team and has hired Susan Lichtenstein as VP of sales and Charity Rumery as chief revenue officer, the…
The U.S. Department of Transportation in April received more than 5,000 complaints from consumers about airline service, up 14.8 percent from March and up 321.5 percent from the roughly 1,200…
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U.S. air travel during the July 4 weekend had its challenges in terms of flight cancellations, but not nearly as many as on the two prior 2022 summer holiday weekends,…