Judge blocks JetBlue-Spirit merger after DOJ’s antitrust challenge

[ad_1] LaGuardia International Airport Terminal A for JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBC A federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways‘ purchase of budget rival Spirit Airlines…

FAA grounds more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s after section of Alaska Airlines plane blows out

[ad_1] Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing window and a portion of a side wall of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which had been bound…

From FedEx to airlines, companies are starting to lose their pricing power

[ad_1] A FedEx worker delivers packages in New York, May 9, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters After years of unbridled consumer spending on everything from home improvement to dream vacations,…

Alaska-Hawaiian merger faces a Justice Department that has been skeptical of airline deals

[ad_1] An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Alaska Air Group‘s…

Alaska Airlines agrees to buy Hawaiian Airlines in $1.9 billion deal

[ad_1] Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, setting up another potential regulatory battle in the second proposed airline merger in less…

Spirit Airlines offers buyouts to salaried employees to cut costs

[ad_1] A Spirit Airlines plane takes off at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, June 1, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is offering voluntary exit packages…

$29 flights are back as airlines race to fill seats in the off-season

[ad_1] A Frontier Airlines airplane taxis past a Spirit Airlines aircraft at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images FORT WORTH, Texas — Airlines…

JetBlue sinks to 12-year low as airline forecasts more losses, Spirit antitrust trial begins

[ad_1] The JetBlue drop-off area at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Oct. 31, 2023. Leslie Josephs/CNBC JetBlue Airways stock tumbled to a nearly 12-year low Tuesday as the company forecast…

Spirit Airlines halts new pilot, flight attendant training after difficult quarter, Pratt engine issue

[ad_1] A Spirit Airlines airplane taxis for takeoff at Denver International Airport in Denver on Feb. 7, 2022. Michael Ciaglo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spirit Airlines will suspend training…

Southwest slows 2024 growth as travel demand moderates

[ad_1] A Southwest Airlines passenger jet lands at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on December 28, 2022. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said Thursday…