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Business & Finance

WestJet seat U-turn exposes risks for airlines squeezing economy passengers

MONTREAL: Canada’s WestJet abruptly walked back a rollout of tighter economy seating last week after viral videos...

Published 23 Jan, 2026 05:48am

World

Global airlines race to fix Airbus jets; US reports little disruption

Airlines worked through the night after global regulators told them to remedy the problem before resuming flights

Published 30 Nov, 2025 11:00am

World

US flight delays, cancellations accelerate as air traffic controller shortages surge during shutdown

Major airlines were dealing with a third day of government-mandated flight cuts after thousands of delays and cancellations snarled traffic on Saturday

Published 10 Nov, 2025 11:28am

Markets

S&P 500 and Dow gain, airline stocks fly on Delta’s forecast

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Dow edged up on Thursday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s latest tariff...

Published 11 Jul, 2025 03:20am

World

Delta CEO says flight crew on Toronto plane that crashed was experienced

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said on Wednesday the flight crew on board the regional jet that flipped upside down...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 07:35pm

Business & Finance

Hyundai, Stellantis, Delta each donating $1 million to Trump inaugural fund

WASHINGTON: Hyundai Motor’s U.S. unit, Chrysler-parent Stellantis and Delta Air Lines, on Monday each announced they...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 08:29am

Business & Finance

Southwest Airlines to outline strategy to fix its profitability problem

CHICAGO: Southwest Airlines will lay out a strategy on Thursday to turn around its business and restore profit...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 11:36am

World

Delta Air to resume flights to Israel starting June 7

Delta Air Lines said late on Wednesday it will resume flights to Israel starting June 7, becoming the second major...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 11:07am

World

At APEC, Biden touts workers’ rights, stable Chinese relations

SAN FRANCISCO: US President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would keep working to advance a Pacific trade pact, even...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 10:37am

Business & Finance

American Airlines signals profit hit by rising labour, fuel costs

BENGALURU: American Airlines Group Inc on Wednesday forecast first-quarter profit below market expectations, joining...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am

Business & Finance

Delta earnings beat estimates as travel demand remains strong

CHICAGO: Delta Air Lines Inc on Friday forecast current-quarter profit below expectations on higher operating costs...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:40pm

World

Airlines hope for return to normal Thursday after FAA outage snarls US travel

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO: The US aviation sector was struggling to return to normal on Wednesday after a nationwide ground...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 10:21am

Markets

Wall Street wavers as hot CPI data stokes rate hike jitters

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks fluctuated on Wednesday as investors digested surprisingly strong U.S. inflation data,...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 11:57pm

Business & Finance

Air France-KLM seeks to raise $2.4bn in new share issue

PARIS: Air France-KLM on Tuesday announced a bid to raise 2.26 billion euros ($2.4 bn) by issuing new shares, as the...

Published 24 May, 2022 01:35pm

Markets

Wall St rises as recovery in growth stocks offsets mixed earnings

U.S. shares rose on Wednesday as a rebound in growth stocks on falling yields and strong results from Delta Air...

Published 13 Apr, 2022 11:37pm

Business & Finance

US airlines see strong travel recovery after Omicron

NEW YORK: Major US carriers lifted their revenue forecasts Tuesday as a faster-than-expected travel recovery from...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 08:28pm

Technology

Websites of major US airlines face outage

Southwest canceled nearly 300 flights on Wednesday.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 10:15am

Print

Delta Air Lines flight diverted after passenger tries to breach cockpit

LOS ANGELES: An unruly passenger who tried breaking into the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Tennessee...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Business & Finance

Delta CEO foresees 'renaissance' of US business travel

"I think there's going to be a renaissance of business travel in our country, not just for the airlines, I think in general," Bastian said. "Customers have a desire to get back out on the road and reconnect like never before," he said.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 07:51pm

Business & Finance

Delta to resume flight service to Tel Aviv on Friday

Israel's bombardment of Gaza and rocket attacks on Israeli towns ceased after 11 days under an agreement mediated by Egypt, which prompted foreign airlines to suspend services.
We continue to closely monitor the security situation and will make adjustments to our flight schedules as necessary," the spokesperson added.

Published 21 May, 2021 08:37pm

Business & Finance

Delta plans to buy 25 Airbus planes amid expected travel rebound

Delta last week reported a quarterly loss, but pointed to an expected return to profitability later in 2021 amid quickly rising travel demand.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Business & Finance

United Airlines reports another loss, bullish on recovery

Starting in July, the big US airline will offer international service to Dubrovnik, Croatia, Athens, Greece and Reykjavik, Iceland.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 10:20am

Print

US voting law debates stoke tussle over airline tax breaks

Airlines are bracing for challenges to tax breaks they receive from US states as a result of wading in to a ...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:35am

Business & Finance

US airlines see recovery signs, United expects to end cash burn in March

"I do think we're near the end of the virtual world," United Chief Executive Scott Kirby said at a J.P. Morgan conference.
Shares of United surged 7.1% to $60.30 in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Updated 15 Mar, 2021 09:24pm

Business & Finance

US airlines see 'glimmers of hope' as bookings improve

Earlier, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways also pointed to a steady rise in leisure bookings as signs of a slowing pandemic due to vaccine rollouts drive more people to go on vacations or visit their friends and relatives.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:36pm

Business & Finance

Delta to spend $30mn to offset most of its 2020 impact on climate

The Atlanta-based company said its medium-term goal is to replace 10% of its jet fuel, which is currently refined from fossil fuel, with sustainable aviation fuel by the end of 2030.
That followed moves in Europe by easyJet to offset emissions on all its flights and by British Airways and Air France to do the same on their domestic flights.

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:52pm

Business & Finance

Delta Air Lines reports $12.4bn 2020 loss on pandemic hit

Amid depressed traffic levels, Delta's loss for all of 2020 was $12.4 billion, compared with profits of $4.8 billion in 2019.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:40pm

Business & Finance

Delta calls 2021 year of recovery after first loss in 11 years

Reports 2020 loss of $12.4 billion.
Says on track to halt cash burn.
Expects improvement in summer.
Shares up 2.2% in pre-market trade after results.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:40pm

Business & Finance

Delta Air Lines in talks to add more quarantine-free flights

Cantarutti said that after an initial trial period through late January, Delta hoped to leverage data and experience from the flights to help expand those routes to leisure travelers and reach agreements on other destinations.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 11:17am

Business & Finance

United, Delta join American Airlines in scrapping change fees on international tickets

Chicago-based United said it has scrapped change fees for international bookings through the year end and plans to further extend the policy.
Major US airlines began implementing temporary change fee waivers this year to tide over the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 12:36am