Can Starbucks fix long lines at its airport cafes?

Can Starbucks fix long lines at its airport cafes?

Customers wait in a long line at a Starbucks cafe in a terminal at Miami International Airport, in Miami, Dec. 12, 2022. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Air travelers face a host of headaches on their journeys: slow security lines, long waits for plush lounges, the threat of delays or cancellations … Read more

Jack Iker, ACNA founder and former bishop, dies at 75

Jack Iker, ACNA founder and former bishop, dies at 75

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Monday, October 07, 2024 Rt. Rev. Jack Leo Iker, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, of the Anglican Church in North America. | Diocese of Fort Worth Jack Iker, a former bishop who led his Texas-based diocese to leave The Episcopal Church over its support for … Read more

American Airlines (AAL) earnings Q2 2024

American Airlines (AAL) earnings Q2 2024

American Airlines CEO on Thursday vowed to be “diligent” in making sure capacity doesn’t outgrow demand after the carrier slashed its profit forecast for the year after a backfired sales strategy and an industrywide glut of flights that have forced airlines to discount seats. American said it expects to earn an adjusted 70 cents to … Read more

American Airlines raises bag fees, limits miles for travel agency bookings

American Airlines raises bag fees, limits miles for travel agency bookings

An American Airlines plane sits at the gate at Cancun International Airport on May 26, 2023. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images American Airlines has raised the price to check a bag for the first time in more than five years and said it would limit which travel agency bookings are eligible to earn … Read more

SFO sees ground stop, hundreds of delays due to winter storm

SFO sees ground stop, hundreds of delays due to winter storm

Travelers headed home for the holiday season might be frustrated by the current SFO ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. A winter storm is expected to bring rain throughout Wednesday afternoon and evening to the region. At 8 a.m., the FAA declared a ground delay at SFO “due to low ceilings.” The solid … Read more

TSA expands its PreCheck program

TSA expands its PreCheck program

FILE: An Alaska Airlines plane takeoff from SFO in June 2023. Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In the latest airline news, new construction at San Francisco International could delay flights for months, the airport warns; Alaska Airlines is boosting checked bag fees; regional carrier JSX orders hundreds of hybrid-electric planes to expand service to smaller … Read more

Another popular SFO airline is increasing checked bag fees

Another popular SFO airline is increasing checked bag fees

FILE: An Alaska Airlines plane takeoff from SFO in June 2023. Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In the latest airline news, new construction at San Francisco International could delay flights for months, the airport warns; Alaska Airlines is boosting checked bag fees; regional carrier JSX orders hundreds of hybrid-electric planes to expand service to smaller … Read more