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Why Struggling Budget Airlines May Court Premium Passengers to Survive

As legacy carriers like United and Delta post steady profits, Sprit’s bankruptcy highlights hazards for lower-cost airlines.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

10/27: Face the Nation

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance discusses Russian disinformation campaigns and the Trump-Vance ticket's "women problem." Plus, ...

The new face of European illiberalism

Prime Minister Robert Fico has tightened his grip on Slovakia using Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán’s playbook as inspiration

World - Financial Times - October 31

Meta faces day in court

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Meta to face trial in FTC antitrust suit Meta must face trial in an antitrust case brought by the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

11/17: Face the Nation

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Republican Rep. French Hill and Democratic Rep. Jim Himes join as we take a look at some of President-elect Donald Trump's controversial picks ...

Digested week: Obama fan-boys Eminem, American Airlines gets tough on ‘gate lice’

Plus: Trump alleges foreign interference in the election while an Aussie hiker gives us all something to smile about. Friends in New York with non-American accents are careful not to go canvassing ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Spirit Airlines stock jumps 15% after struggling budget carrier said it will sell planes, cut jobs

Spirit Airlines shares rose after the struggling carrier said it will cut jobs and sell planes.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Alan 'Sky' Magary, an Airline Executive Who Said No to Smoking on Planes, Dies at 82

Ditching cigarettes thrust him into the center of a public-health debate, but it also allowed him to change the narrative around Northwest Airlines.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 25

US airline temporarily suspends flights to Haiti's capital after UN helicopter hit by gunfire

At least one U.S. airline has temporarily canceled flights to Haiti’s capital after gang members opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter flying near the country’s main airport

World - ABC News - October 25

‘Some airline passengers are gross’: I don’t understand why they cheat to board early. Why do they act like savages?

American Airlines is targeting “gate lice” with technology that sets off an alarm when a passenger tries to skip their group number.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

5 things to know about the new airline-refund rules that just went into effect

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said passengers ‘deserve to get their money back when an airline owes them’

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Airlines must now give automatic refunds for significant delays. Here's what to know.

The new rule standardizes what constitutes a significant delay, and forces airlines to provide automatic refunds to customers.

United Airlines and Nvidia bookend list of 15 soaring S&P 500 stocks in October

Two airlines and two cruise lines make the list of the month’s best performers in the U.S. benchmark index.

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

US Airlines Have New Rules on Refunds for Canceled Flights. Here’s What to Know

The way airlines refund or compensate you for flight delays and cancellations has changed. So have policies on misplaced luggage and fees for in-flight Wi-Fi that doesn't work.

Tech - Wired - November 8

Several airlines suspend flights to Haiti after JetBlue and Spirit planes hit by gunfire

A number of airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a Spirit Airlines plane and a JetBlue plane were hit by gunfire amid escalating gang violence in the Caribbean nation. CBS News senior ...

FAA bans U.S.-Haiti flights for 30 days after flights struck by gunfire

A Spirit Airlines plane was struck by gunfire as it was trying to land at Port-au-Prince airport.

Business - CNBC - November 12

US prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti and UN suspends flights after planes were shot by gangs

The Federal Aviation Administration is prohibiting U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot two planes

World - ABC News - November 12

Ben Baldanza, Spirit Airlines CEO Who Pioneered Ultralow-Cost Air Travel in the U.S., Dies at 62

He knew his airline offered a stripped-down version of what his competitors did—and he was proud of it.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 12

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

Spiraling violence and airline shutdowns in Haiti cut families off from adoptive kids

The last words Michelle Reed heard from her 6-year-old adopted son in early November were: “Mom, come get me.”

World - ABC News - November 13

As airlines avoid Israel, UAE's FlyDubai and Etihad keep up flights for both diplomacy and dollars

Since the Mideast wars began with Hamas’ initial Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, many international airlines have halted, restarted and halted again their flights into Israel’s main gateway to the ...

World - ABC News - November 15

Budget travel icon Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection after mounting losses

The airline hasn't posted an annual profit since 2019 and lost more than $335 million in the first half of the year.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy after tumultuous period in which two attempted mergers fell through

Spirit Airlines filed for voluntary, prearranged chapter 11 bankruptcy early Monday after reaching an agreement with its bondholders, capping a tumultuous period for the low-cost airline in which ...

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

American Airlines' new system cracks down on passengers trying to board plane early

American Airlines has been testing a new boarding system in Tuscon and two other airports that prevents passengers from trying to board before their group is called. American will add the system to ...

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