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A consumer watchdog report found that complaints against airlines have continued to increase in 2023, despite improvements made on cancellations and delays.
Meghna Maharishi | 2 weeks ago
Eight mergers have really shaped the U.S. airline industry we have today.
Edward Russell | 4 weeks ago
Alaska and Hawaiian are singing a similar tune about their combo that other airlines did before their mergers faced the full force of an anti-consolidation Justice Department.
There's only so much organic growth can do to remain competitive, according to Jetblue's CEO in the ongoing court case to block the company's acquisition of Spirit Airlines.
Nate Raymond, Reuters | 2 months ago
Airline Weekly
It increasingly looks like JetBlue is overpaying for Spirit.
2 months ago
Affordable air travel for U.S. consumers and control of the domestic market remains central to the JetBlue-Spirit merger court case.
Slower bookings and "heightened" discounting are hurting Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines this quarter. That means potentially deep losses for the ultra low-cost carriers.
3 months ago
News Blog
Pilots at JetBlue Airways are the latest to back the carrier's proposed $3.8 billion merger with Spirit Airlines. The combination, if it wins antitrust approval, would create the fifth largest airline in the U.S. The decision to support the merger was recently approved by the JetBlue chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which…
Edward Russell | 3 months ago
Tourism
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Maui’s recovery, Marriott’s carbon footprint, and Spirit’s dispiriting forecast.
Rashaad Jorden | 3 months ago
All of the airlines are confronting a spike in fuel prices, with labor and other costs up as well. And that will hit profits.
Jay Shabat, Skift | 4 months ago
