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Flight attendants’ union backs Spirit-Frontier merger, clearing labor hurdle
The union that represents flight attendants at Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines on Tuesday backed the carriers’ planned merger,...
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May 18, 20221 min read
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China Eastern Airlines crash that killed 132 may have been intentional: report
The Chinese airliner that crashed into a mountain in March was put into a near-vertical nosedive by someone in the cockpit, The Wall...
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May 18, 20221 min read
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World's Biggest Ammonia Producer Joins Center for Zero-Carbon Shipping
The world's largest producer of ammonia has signed on to the shipping industry's leading clean-fuel technology consortium, the Mærsk...
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May 17, 20222 min read
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Alaska Airlines says May will be 'choppy' with 4% of flights canceled every day
Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci announced that the airline is canceling dozens of flights every day to offset the ongoing pilot...
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May 17, 20222 min read
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United Airlines lifts second-quarter revenue forecast
CHICAGO, May 16 (Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL.O) on Monday raised its revenue estimate for the current quarter despite...
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May 17, 20221 min read
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Amtrak Train From Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., Postponed
SEATTLE (AP) — Amtrak will postpone restoring its Cascades passenger-train service between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., until possibly...
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May 16, 20222 min read
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JetBlue goes hostile to buy Spirit Airlines after rejection
By Rajesh Kumar Singh and David Shepardson CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp is not taking no for an answer in its...
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May 16, 20222 min read
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Airlines press U.S. to lift pre-departure testing requirements
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines are pressing the Biden administration to lift a 16-month-old rule requiring nearly all...
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May 16, 20222 min read
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Unruly passenger cases fall as mask mandate is lifted
The numbers of unruly passenger incidents on aircraft has fallen for the first time since the pandemic, following last month’s ruling by...
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May 13, 20222 min read
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Rising Diesel Costs Are Straining U.S. Truckers, Shipping Operations
Diesel costs are reaching new highs across the U.S., straining the operations of trucking companies and wrecking the transportation...
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May 13, 20224 min read
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Southwest, Delta, United ranked among best US airlines
It has been a tumultuous year for the airline industry as carriers continually faced weather disruptions, COVID-related staffing woes and...
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May 13, 20222 min read
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Passenger Lands Small Plane in Florida After Pilot Falls Ill
By Christine Chung A passenger without any flying experience safely landed a private plane on Tuesday at a Florida airport after the...
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May 12, 20222 min read
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The Top Three Challenges And Transformation Opportunities In Transportation And Logistics
By Jeff Gardner, Forbes Councils Member Jeff Gardner is CEO of CalAmp, a leading Software-as-a-Service provider of connected intelligence...
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May 12, 20224 min read
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Pilots Need To Work With Airlines To Help The Industry Bounce-Back
As the news of fresh strikes hits the stands, passengers face even more potential disruption to their travel plans. Now more than ever,...
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May 11, 20222 min read
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Is the economic tide turning for trucking?
by Mike McCarron Truckers have been riding an epic wave of demand. But the tide is turning. Are we in a freight recession? Are we...
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May 11, 20223 min read
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United Airlines to start using fuel made of animal fat, cooking oil on some flights
By Steven Yablonski CHICAGO - In its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 100% by 2050, United Airlines has become the...
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May 11, 20223 min read
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U.S. trucking downturn puts pressure on independent operators -Uber Freight
May 9 (Reuters) - A continued decline in on-demand trucking prices risks squeezing out tens of thousands of small operator-owned trucking...
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May 10, 20222 min read
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Alaska Airlines suffers another spate of flight cancellations, infuriating passengers
Alaska Airlines passengers suffered another bad run of flight cancellations over the weekend. Internal data from Alaska, obtained by The...
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May 10, 20221 min read
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Travel industry, airlines urge end to COVID testing to enter U.S.
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Major U.S. airlines, business and travel groups and other companies urged the White...
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May 9, 20222 min read
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Pent-up demand prompts European travel recovery as COVID curbs ease
LONDON/DUBLIN May 6 (Reuters) - European airlines and hotel chains are seeing bookings recover to levels barely seen since the start of...
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May 9, 20224 min read
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