U.S. senator seeks ‘full accounting’ of Southwest Airlines meltdown refunds
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell on Thursday asked Southwest Airlines to provide a full accounting of all refunds issued and denied after a December technological meltdown led to…
Biden administration moving toward blocking JetBlue-Spirit merger, Politico reports
The U.S. Department of Justice is likely to sue to block a pending $3.8 billion merger between JetBlue Airways Corp and Spirit Airlines Inc, Politico reported on Friday, citing five…
Southwest to tell U.S. lawmakers ‘we messed up’ during holiday meltdown
Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson will apologize on Thursday before a U.S. Senate committee over the holiday meltdown that led to the cancellation of 16,700 flights and pledge…
Philippine Airlines reacquires Airbus A330; plans expansion with travel recovery
Philippine Airlines announced that it has reacquired one of its Airbus A330 aircraft in preparation for the upcoming busy summer travel season. The A330, with registration number RP-C8786, was flown…
Spirit Airlines beats estimates on strong travel demand
Ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly results on Monday, fueled by strong demand for air travel despite ongoing economic concerns. Shares of Spirit rose over 7% to…
Lufthansa, Air France-KLM eye Flybe landing slots – report
Lufthansa and Air France-KLM are circling collapsed UK regional airline Flybe to try to obtain its take-off and landing slots at London’s Heathrow Airport, Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday.…