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Spirit Airlines and the Death of Leisure for the Non-Leisure Class
After Spirit Airlines ceased operations, in the middle of the night on May 2nd, a series of canary-yellow airplanes sat on the tarmac at…
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On Spirit Airlines, the Government Protected Competition by Eliminating It | National Review
This was wanton economic destruction masquerading as antitrust enforcement. Source link
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Elizabeth Warren’s Jaw-Dropping Dishonesty on Spirit Airlines | National Review
The senator is not even telling half the story. Source link
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The Spirit Airlines Bailout Is a Bad Idea Built on a Worse Precedent | National Review
Once the federal government signals that struggling carriers can descend on Washington for relief, the line forms quickly. Source link
Business
Several airlines to reinstate flights to Israel in coming weeks
Greek carrier Blue Bird, set to resume flights on Sunday, will be the first foreign carrier to return to Israel since the skies largely…
Culture
Singapore Airlines, Scoot avoiding airspace over Iraq, Red Sea amid US-Iran tensions
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot have avoided the airspace of Iraq and the Red Sea as a precautionary measure amid tensions between the…
Culture
Singapore Airlines flights to and from New York among thousands cancelled due to US snowstorm
Air travel has been disrupted by Winter Storm Fern, sparking warnings of transportation chaos A number of Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights…
Culture
AirAsia X targets up to US$600 million debt restructuring after combining airlines
Malaysia’s AirAsia X targets US$500 million to US$600 million in debt restructuring after the budget airline this week bought the…
Business
How the aviation industry handles airspace closures safely – and what to expect if you’re flying
When tensions rise in various conflicts across the globe, it’s a running joke that netizens swiftly log on to ‘monitor the situation’.…
Culture
FAA warns airlines on Central, South American flights of potential military actions
THE US Federal Aviation Administration warned airlines on Friday to exercise caution when flying over Mexico, Central America and parts of…
Culture
Iran temporarily closes airspace to most flights, forcing airlines to reroute
Iran closed its airspace temporarily to most flights late on Wednesday, forcing airlines to cancel, reroute or delay some flights, amid…
Beauty
5 Airlines With the Widest Economy Seats Ranked
Flying economy can feel less like travel and more like a social experiment in human compression. You board hopeful, optimistic, maybe even…
Culture
US airlines see record holiday travel even as airfares climb
A daily average of 2.9 million passengers will travel between Dec 19 and Jan 5, up 1.5% from a year earlier US airlines expect to ferry a…
Culture
Chinese airlines see hopes dim for profit return with Japan spat
China’s “Big Three” have racked up combined losses of 206.4 billion yuan (S$37.7 billion) from 2020 to 2024 THE standoff between China and…
Culture
Global airlines set for record US$41 billion net profit next year: Iata
Global airline trade body Iata said on Tuesday the airline sector would post record profits next year despite ongoing supply-chain issues…
Culture
Apac airlines to increase net profit by 6.5% to US$6.6 billion in 2026: Iata
Asia-Pacific airlines are projected to record US$6.6 billion of net profit in 2026, up from S$6.2 billion in 2025, the International Air…
Culture
Chinese court orders Malaysia Airlines to pay US$3.3m in compensation over missing MH370 plane
A Beijing court has ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay some families of missing passengers onboard flight MH370 a total of US$3.28 million…
Culture
China's three major airlines extend refunds and Japan flight changes to March 2026
Three major Chinese airlines will offer refunds and charge-free changes to Japan-related flights until March 28 next year, state-owned…
Beauty
I Will Start Dressing Respectfully When Airlines Start Respecting Me
Well, air travelers, it appears we’ve officially been put on notice: The U.S. Department of Transportation recently launched what it’s…
Culture
US airlines may see weaker holiday traffic amid shutdown fallout
Fewer US travellers are due to fly over the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays later this month, with Christmas demand also looking shaky, as…
Culture
ST Engineering sells 49% stake in Shanghai MRO JV to China Eastern Airlines for 680.5 million yuan
The move will yield a one-off gain of around S$48.1 million, based on the S$60.2 million carrying value for Starco ST Engineering has…
Culture
Singapore Airlines shares fall as much as 3.6% on net profit drop
Shares of flag carrier Singapore Airlines fell as much as 3.6 per cent on Friday (Nov 14) after it reported an 82 per cent drop in net…
Culture
US airlines brace for third day of government-mandated flight cuts
13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 security screeners have been forced to work without pay Major airlines braced for a third day of…
Culture
Chinese airlines return to profit on summer surge, but challenges persist
China’s three biggest airlines posted their first collective quarterly profit in a year in the third quarter on the back of the peak…