As part of the collaboration, Southwest will have access to an advisory council comprised of Stanford Medicine’s physician-scientists with knowledge and expertise in infectious diseases,…
After Mismanaging Their Companies With Stock Buybacks And Lucrative CEO Pay Packages, Airlines Demand Another $25 Billion From Taxpayers
(Photo by Barry Ambrose/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In March, the coronavirus—the name used at the time—wreaked financial havoc on…
Qatar Airways Group financial results reflect airline’s resilience ‘despite momentous challenges’
Doha: Qatar Airways has today published its Annual Report for 2019-20, highlighting the airline group’s resilience in the face of the continued illegal airspace blockade…
Mike Lee opposes new pandemic aid package for airlines
Utah Sen. Mike Lee is trying to prevent the take-off of another round of relief for airlines, which say they will need to lay off…
Airlines Require Masks, Yet TSA Waves Unmasked Passengers Through Security
A TSA officer checks a man’s ID at Orlando International Airport in May (Photo by Paul Hennessy) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images As the coronavirus…
Airlines, Hotels, Workspaces Get Creative in Effort to Buoy Business Travel
As the global aviation industry begins to take flight again, U.S. airlines are starting to get creative about keeping their most valuable flyers: business travelers.…
Airlines, Travel Groups Warn Of More Job Cuts As COVID-19 Aid Talks Stall
With about 40,000 workers furloughed in recent days, airlines and their employee unions are pleading with Congress and the White House to pass an extension…
Airlines court leisure flyers with deals, perks
CLOSE The Southwest Airlines gates of National Airport are almost completely without flying customers, showing the impact COVID-19 is having on air travel. Wochit You…
Booking Holdings CEO: Airlines Need Stimulus
Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel wants Congress to provide more support for the airline industry, saying that not…
Airlines, Travel Groups Warn Of More Job Cuts As COVID Aid Talks Stall
With about 40,000 workers furloughed in recent days, airlines and their employee unions are pleading with Congress and the White House to pass an extension…
Business Travel Demand Won’t Bounce Back In 2021, And Maybe Not For Years. That Will Be Devastating For Airlines.
In a relatively rare sight these days a business woman checks an airport flight information board. … [+] Business travel demand in the U.S. and…
New European Union Travel Plan Could Bring Clarity, Relief for Airlines
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Nancy Pelosi says progress is being made on more US stimulus and tells airlines ‘don’t fire people’
REUTERS/Yuri Gripas House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told CBS News on Sunday that lawmakers are “making progress” on more US stimulus, and said US airlines should…
Airlines courting leisure flyers with deals, perks
CLOSE The Southwest Airlines gates of National Airport are almost completely without flying customers, showing the impact COVID-19 is having on air travel. Wochit You…
DIA, Southwest Airlines try to calm travelers’ nerves ahead of holiday travel season amid COVID-19
Tom Starr, Southwest Airlines’ general manager at Denver International Airport, donned a surgical mask and safety vest Tuesday morning. Just after 10 a.m. he called…
Airlines, Facing a Slow Recovery, Begin Furloughing Thousands
Amy Ticknor, a flight attendant who is among the 19,000 people American Airlines is furloughing, spent Thursday filing for unemployment insurance and taking care of…
Southwest Airlines cuts 90,000 flights in November and December as holiday travel demand falters
Southwest Airlines has cut more than 90,000 flights from its November and December schedules, trying desperately to avoid empty aircraft heading into the important holiday…
Travel CEOs plead to Congress for relief as airlines furlough tens of thousands
The CEOs of 17 of the largest U.S. travel companies on Thursday urged Washington to provide aid as the airline industries furloughed tens of thousands…
American’s CEO Confident Airlines Will Receive Aid Package
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said he remains optimistic that Congress will reach an agreement on an extension of the CARES Act stimulus package providing…
Airlines Want $1.5 Billion In Interest-Free Credit Line, Says Minister
The government has yet to announce any meaningful monetary package for the aviation industry Airlines in India are seeking at least $1.5 billion as an…