How Southwest Airlines Lost Its Groove

For decades, the company made money even as other airlines stumbled and went bankrupt. But the carrier has struggled to adapt to changes in air travel.

Business - The New York Times - 9 hours ago

How Downtown Miami is getting its groove back

After more than a decade in the doldrums, the heart of the city is in the spotlight as it reinvents itself as a lifestyle and business hub

World - Financial Times - 14 hours ago

Southwest Airlines Settles Boardroom Fight

Southwest will add five board members as a concession.

Business - Inc. - October 25

Airline Lost Your Bag? Here’s How to Reunite With Your Luggage.

Or at least be reimbursed if it’s gone for good.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

Bullet strikes Southwest Airlines flight in Dallas

A bullet struck near the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines flight with passengers that was scheduled to depart from Dallas Love Field Airport on Friday, the airline said in a statement. Southwest ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

How Volkswagen Lost Its Way in China

A brutal price war, sudden shifts in consumer demand and human rights issues in Xinjiang have left VW stumbling in a market it led for 40 years.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

Southwest Airlines Will Face Pilots’ Union Lawsuit Over Threats

The Dallas-based carrier will head to court over claims by pilots that it harassed a senior pilot involved in training other aviators.

Business - Inc. - October 29

Bullet strikes Southwest Airlines plane in Dallas prior to departure

The aircraft was preparing to depart when it was stuck just under the flight deck, and no injuries were reported. A bullet struck a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Spirit Airlines Files for Bankruptcy; Lost $2.2 Billion in 5 Years

The low-fare carrier has struggled to find its footing after its planned merger with JetBlue was blocked by a federal judge.

Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago

‘I was a coke fiend, I made a lot of bad choices’: Garrett Morris on SNL’s early days – and how the show lost its courage

Saturday Night Live’s first Black cast member broke ground for the comics who followed him, fighting against typecasting and ‘a lot of racism going on’. If you surveyed 100 people, Family ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

How Cade Klubnik got his groove back as chaos maestro and lifted Clemson offense to Lawrence-level heights

Clemson has a top 10 offense again for the first time since Trevor Lawrence was on campus

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

Spirit Airlines mulls bankruptcy, sending its stock price into nosedive

Spirit Airlines, weighed down by mounting debt, is considering filing for bankruptcy protection.

How Trump Won, and How Harris Lost, the 2024 Presidential Election

He made one essential bet: that his grievances would become the grievances of the MAGA movement, and then the G.O.P., and then more than half the country. It paid off.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

Spirit Airlines warns its equity would be wiped out if it reaches bankruptcy deal with its creditors

Spirit Airlines Inc.’s stock cratered 55% Wednesday, on track for its biggest-ever one-day decline, after the company warned that its equity would be wiped out as part of a restructuring deal that ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 13

How Trump won — and Harris lost — the 2024 election

Democrats’ recriminations started immediately, but Trump’s victory was decisive enough that there may have been little Kamala Harris could have done.

Politics - NBC News - November 8

How United is trying to overtake Delta as the world's most profitable airline

United Airlines has been trying to expand its profits by investing heavily in roomier seats and growing a network that will excite high-spending travelers.

Business - CNBC - October 28

How Spirit Airlines Went From Industry Maverick to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The budget carrier’s pivot to ultralow fares brought it success but competition, rising costs and a failed merger bid hurt the business.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

How American Airlines Plans to Battle ‘Gate Lice’ Without Public Shaming

The airline is expanding technology that will find people trying to sneak aboard airplanes before their group, so gate attendants can discreetly invite them to take their places in line.

Business - Inc. - 2 days ago

Diver finds gold ring lost in ocean 47 years ago, surprises its owner

In 1977, Morgan Perigo's gold college graduation ring was lost to the ocean in Barbados. He just got it back.

How worried should stock-market investors be about a ‘lost decade’?

It’s theoretically possible that the stock market will play out a “Roaring ‘20s” scenario for the rest of this decade.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Destiny 2: How To Get Manifested Pages During Festival Of The Lost 2024

Destiny 2's Festival of the Lost has officially begun for 2024. It's similar to the past, but things have been simplified: Spectral Pages have been removed entirely, meaning you can stay focused ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 29

Democrats lost because we don’t know how to speak everyday American

For most Americans, reality does not conform to language. In fact, it’s the other way around.

Politics - The Hill - November 11

How a Diver Found a Ring Lost 50 Years Ago Near Barbados

A dive instructor found the well-preserved ring with a metal detector, and then used clues on the ring to try and track down its owner.

World - The New York Times - November 13

‘Here’s how it feels’: how a Lebanese businessman lost everything in five years of turmoil and war

Beirut property developer among many denied access to fortunes by banks after a financial crisis and now reeling from effects of Israel’s airstrikes. From the balcony of his flat in a monied suburb ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Southwest Offers Buyouts and Blames Boeing for Job Cuts

The embattled carrier will lay off airport workers in several locations as it cuts flights due to a shortage for Boeing 737 aircraft.

Business - Inc. - November 12

How Alabama Thumped L.S.U. and Saved Its Season

In a de facto College Football Playoff elimination game, the Crimson Tide unleashed quarterback Jalen Milroe in a 42-13 victory.

Sports - The New York Times - November 10

How we met: ‘We connected in a chat room, lost touch – then found each other 10 years later’

Alicia and Tola, now in their late 30s, met on an internet chatroom in the 90s. They reconnected through Facebook years later and remain close, despite living on opposite sides of the Atlantic . ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

How a PhD Student Discovered a Lost Mayan City From Hundreds of Miles Away

WIRED spoke with the researchers responsible for the discovery of Valeriana, a lost Maya city in the middle of the jungle of Campeche.

Tech - Wired - November 2

How does a gambling site lose money? DraftKings just lost $250 million in revenue — mostly on NFL games.

The company experienced “the most customer-friendly stretch of NFL sport outcomes we have ever seen,” its CEO said.

Business - MarketWatch - November 9

We’ve lost control of political text messaging — here’s how we can rein it in

It didn't used to be this way, and it doesn’t have to be.

Politics - The Hill - November 14

How Jets plan to conduct search for new head coach, general manager amid another lost season

One person who won't be interviewing? Bill Belichick

Sports - CBS Sports - 3 hours ago

Trump looks to gain support from Latino voters while campaigning in Southwest

Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Arizona Thursday where he repeated false claims about Democrats in 2020. He also criticized Vice President Kamala Harris on immigration and the economy.

Cellphone battery sparks fire, evacuations on Southwest flight at DIA

Everyone on board a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated safely Friday morning after a cellphone battery ignited.

Gunfire strikes Southwest plane on tarmac of Dallas airport, officials say

No one was hurt when Southwest Airlines Flight 2494 was struck by gunfire while preparing to depart Dallas Love Field for Indianapolis.

How Israel Pulled Off Its Largest-Ever Strike on Its Nemesis Iran

The attack unfolded in waves, striking missile-manufacturing and surface-to-air missile-defense sites, but steering clear of oil and nuclear facilities that Iran had warned would prompt a retaliation.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 26

Halloween to holidays: How Disney turns over its parks between its two most important seasons

October and December are two of the most popular travel months for the Disney parks, according to Gavin Doyle, founder of MickeyVisit.com.

Business - CNBC - November 2

How Apple’s Asking Its Staff About Its AR Goggles Shows Great Leadership

The company is telling employees it’s hired the smartest minds available to develop new products, so asking them to guide its ‘next big thing’ is a smart move.

Business - Inc. - November 6

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