U.S. stocks fell for a fifth straight day on Friday, with the S&P 500 ending the week down 1.7 percent in its longest losing streak since February.For the day, the […]
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Back to news homeDelta’s Extra $200 Insurance Fee Shows Vaccine Dilemma for Employers
At Delta, the surcharge is one of several new requirements for unvaccinated workers. Starting immediately, those employees will have to wear masks indoors. In about two weeks, they will be […]
Flight Attendants’ Hellish Summer: ‘I Don’t Even Feel Like a Human’
But while airlines are eager to capitalize on the demand, many appear to lack the staffing to keep up.Bureau of Transportation Statistics data show that the number of full-time-equivalent employees […]
Airlines See a Surge in Domestic Flights, Beating Forecasts
The aviation recovery is gaining momentum.A summer travel bonanza is exceeding expectations, helping airlines earn profits again and brightening the outlook for the rest of the year. It’s a welcome relief […]
Southwest Airlines Delays and Cancels Hundreds of Flights a Third Day
Another traveler, Azavier Jackson, 29, said she was disappointed with Southwest, which she was flying for the first time. Her flight from Los Angeles to Charlotte, N.C., was delayed, as […]
United Airlines Wants to Bring Back Supersonic Air Travel
Two decades later, some start-up companies, including Boom and Spike Aerospace, are pushing ahead with new designs and plans.Today in BusinessUpdated June 3, 2021, 12:31 p.m. ETBoom, which is working with […]
Flying and Climate: Airlines Under Pressure to Cut Emissions
The worst of the pandemic may be over for airlines, but the industry faces another looming crisis: an accounting over its contribution to climate change.The industry is under increasing pressure […]
E.U. and Britain Move to Impede Belarus’s Access to Air Travel
Airlines are often forced to adjust operations in response to major disruptions, geopolitical and otherwise. This month, for example, several U.S. airlines canceled flights to and from Israel as a […]
Colonial Pipeline Begins Restart: Latest News on the Shutdown
Tanker trucks are moving fuel in a 12-hour trip from Houston to Atlanta. Since the largest tanker trucks hold only 250 barrels, it would take roughly 1,000 trucks to fill […]
Gas Pipeline Hack Leads to Panic Buying in the Southeast
HOUSTON — Panicked drivers scrambled to fuel their vehicles across the Southeast on Tuesday, leaving thousands of stations without gasoline as a vital fuel pipeline remained largely shut down after […]