Delta to open new tier of premium airport lounges this year

Delta to open new tier of premium airport lounges this year

Delta’s new Sky Club airport lounge at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Leslie Josephs/CNBC Delta Air Lines‘ popular airport lounges are getting a more exclusive tier, in the airline’s latest push to cater to high-spending travelers. The first “premium” lounge is scheduled to open in June at New York’s John F. Kennedy International … Read more

Hawaiian Airlines debuts SpaceX Starlink free inflight Wi-Fi

Hawaiian Airlines debuts SpaceX Starlink free inflight Wi-Fi

A Hawaiian Airlines A321 aircraft with Starlink WiFi installed. Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines is rolling out complimentary Wi-Fi via SpaceX’s Starlink on board commercial flights this week, the companies told CNBC, the first major U.S. airline to offer the satellite-based service. “SpaceX has really cracked the code – literally, in terms of the technology – … Read more

Spirit Airlines (SAVE) Q4 2023 earnings

Spirit Airlines (SAVE) Q4 2023 earnings

A Spirit Airlines plane awaits takeoff at LaGuardia Airport in New York Leslie Josephs/CNBC Spirit Airlines‘ fourth-quarter loss narrowed to nearly $184 million, but its CEO said that the carrier is on a path back to profitability and that the domestic air travel market is improving. The airline is trying to find its footing after … Read more

Bolts appeared missing from Alaska Air plane

Bolts appeared missing from Alaska Air plane

In this photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board, investigator-in-charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 7, 2024. National Transportation Safety Board via AP Bolts appeared to have been missing from a door plug that blew out midair on a Boeing 737 Max … Read more

Boeing (BA) Q4 2023 earnings

Boeing (BA) Q4 2023 earnings

A grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing on Wednesday is set to report fourth-quarter results and answer to investors eager to hear how a midair blowout on one of the plane maker’s new 737 Max 9s could reverberate through the aviation industry … Read more

JetBlue Airways (JBLU) earnings Q4 2023

JetBlue Airways (JBLU) earnings Q4 2023

JetBlue Airways swung to a loss in the fourth quarter and forecast lower capacity this year as it scrambles to return to profitability. The airline expects revenue to drop between 5% and 9% in the first three months of the year, more than the 5.5% decline Wall Street analysts were predicting. Capacity in the first … Read more

Southwest Airlines takes Boeing Max 7 out of fleet plan for 2024

Southwest Airlines takes Boeing Max 7 out of fleet plan for 2024

Southwest Airlines ranked as the second-best domestic airline, according to Bounce’s 2023 Airline Index. Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images Southwest Airlines has taken the Boeing 737 Max 7 out of its fleet plans as regulators haven’t yet certified the smallest model of the manufacturer’s bestselling plane. Southwest became the latest of the major … Read more

American Airlines (AAL) Q4 2023 earnings

American Airlines (AAL) Q4 2023 earnings

American Airlines on Thursday posted a $19 million profit for the last three months of 2023, topping Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines. Shares of the company rose more than 10% on Thursday. Here’s how American performed in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared with Wall Street estimates compiled by LSEG, formerly … Read more

Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding will cost $150 million

Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding will cost 0 million

Alaska Airlines N704AL, a 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on January 5 is parked at a maintenance hanger in Portland, Oregon on January 23, 2024.  Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Alaska Airlines said Thursday that the weekslong grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 will … Read more

FAA halts production expansion, OKs inspection instructions

FAA halts production expansion, OKs inspection instructions

Alaska Airlines N704AL is seen grounded in a hangar at Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 9, 2024. Mathieu Lewis-rolland | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday halted Boeing‘s planned expansion of its 737 Max aircraft production, but it cleared a path for the manufacturer’s Max 9 to return to service … Read more