LOS ANGELES — With Friday, Dec. 15, marking the official beginning of the holiday travel season, federal transportation officials are urging people heading to airports to plan ahead, arrive early and bring a dose of patience. Transportation Security Administration officials said they expect to screen more than 1.9 million passengers at Los Angeles International Airport … Read more
CNBC’s Phill LeBeau and Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan join ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss the airline’s holiday travel outlook, state of the airline industry, 2024 demand outlook, and more. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to … Read more
United Airlines flight attendants picketed Los Angeles International Airport for the second time Thursday, Dec. 14, claiming they’re underpaid and not being compensated for the time they spend boarding, deplaning and waiting between flights. The one-hour protest was part of a nationwide day of action demanding United management negotiate a “fair” labor contract. An estimated … Read more
Angel Di Bilio | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Delta Air Lines is adding more flights next year at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, in a bid to gain market share in one of the country’s fastest-growing airports. The carrier plans to add 11 nonstop flights from Austin in April, giving it almost 50 peak-day flights, the … Read more
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan speaks as he is interviewed by CNBC outside the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters With the peak Christmas travel season just days away, Southwest Airlines‘ CEO vowed that the carrier will not have a repeat of last year’s meltdown that stranded thousands of … Read more
During the meeting, the minister reviewed the performance of each airlines and emphasied over on time performance (OTP) . (File Photo) Scindia asked airlines to submit individual aircraft induction as well as deployment plans for the next six months An advisory group meeting, led by the Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M Scindia was conducted … Read more
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, May 7, 2023. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southwest Airlines and its pilots union are closing in on a new contract that would raise pay for the carrier’s more than 11,000 aviators and end months of contentious … Read more
Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, setting up another potential regulatory battle in the second proposed airline merger in less than two years. Alaska would pay $18 a share for Hawaiian and would take on $900 million of its debt, the companies said Sunday. Shares of … Read more
An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Alaska Air Group‘s executives spent months working on its plan to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines. The airlines’ leaders will now spend many more trying to convince regulators the acquisition … Read more
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines said Sunday it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, including debt, putting it on track for a potential clash with a Biden administration wary of higher fares in the industry. The combined company would keep both airlines’ brands, rooted in the nation’s 49th and 50th states. … Read more
