Spain fines Ryanair, EasyJet and other budget airlines for ‘abusive’ cabin luggage fees

Spain fines Ryanair, EasyJet and other budget airlines for ‘abusive’ cabin luggage fees

A Ryanair plane takes off from Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands on December 19, 2020. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Rights on Friday slapped a $179 million euro ($186 million) fine on five low-budget airlines for “abusive practices” including charging additional cabin luggage fees. Ryanair was struck with the … Read more

How the EV era is challenging Honda

How the EV era is challenging Honda

Honda is the world’s largest engine manufacturer, powering about 27 million cars, motorcycles, generators, yard tools, airplanes, and other items. The vast majority of those are powered by internal combustion engines. The company is a supplier of engines to successful Formula 1 teams, maker of some of the most popular cars in the U.S. and … Read more

Hyundai all-electric Ioniq 9 three-row SUV revealed

Hyundai all-electric Ioniq 9 three-row SUV revealed

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 EV. Hyundaio Hyundai Motor’s newest all-electric vehicle is the 2026 Ioniq 9 SUV — a three-row, up to seven-passenger SUV for the U.S. market. The new vehicle is Hyundai’s largest EV entry to date, joining the smaller Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 all-electric vehicles in the carmaker’s growing fleet. The Ioniq … Read more

American Airlines to shame boarding line cutters with new technology

American Airlines to shame boarding line cutters with new technology

Haiyun Jiang | Bloomberg | Getty Images Watch out, line cutters. American Airlines is rolling out new technology across the country to crack down on travelers trying to get on the airplane before their boarding group is called. Customers who try to scan a boarding pass before their group is called will hear a two-note … Read more

Delta CEO says Trump regulation stance could be ‘breath of fresh air’

Delta CEO says Trump regulation stance could be ‘breath of fresh air’

Ed Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., during an interview in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the Trump administration’s approach to regulation could be a “breath of fresh air.” Speaking to reporters ahead of Delta’s … Read more

Delta forecasts sales growth in 2025 thanks to ‘resilient economy’

Delta forecasts sales growth in 2025 thanks to ‘resilient economy’

A Delta aircraft at the airline’s hangar in Atlanta Leslie Josephs/CNBC Delta Air Lines on Wednesday said sales would grow in 2025, citing a “resilient economy” for strong travel demand and credit card spending, especially for higher-end offerings. It also said it expects to grow earnings in the coming years. Delta forecast revenue growth in … Read more

Why Toyota and Honda vehicles have such high resale values

Why Toyota and Honda vehicles have such high resale values

Toyota and Honda have at times been called boring: Honda by its own engineers, Toyota more famously by a chairman descended from the company’s founder. But while they may not have the luster of, say, European sports cars, these two Japanese brands have enviably high resale values. That means they retain more of their purchase … Read more

Stellantis delays Ram electric pickup truck until 2025

Stellantis delays Ram electric pickup truck until 2025

Stellantis’ Ram 1500 Revolution battery-electric concept pickup truck is introduced during a keynote address by Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavaras during CES 2023 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on January 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Ethan Miller | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis is delaying the launch of its Ram all-electric pickup truck from … Read more

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection after mounting losses

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection after mounting losses

Passengers check in at the Spirit Airlines counter at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February 07, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airlines, an icon of budget air travel that reshaped the industry, has filed for bankruptcy protection after years of mounting losses, a failed merger, increased competition and … Read more

What travelers need to know about Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy

What travelers need to know about Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy

A passenger waits for assistance at the Spirit Airlines check-in counter in the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on November 13, 2024 in Austin, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the first major U.S. passenger carrier to do so since American Airlines 13 years ago. The budget … Read more