Best U.S. airlines in 2024

There are plenty of factors to consider when booking long-range travel plans. One of the biggest: which airline will fly you to your destination. While many airlines will take you where you want to go, the travel experience can vary widely when it comes to factors such as boarding processes, amenities and baggage allowances. WalletHub … Read more

American Airlines cuts some international flights citing Boeing delays

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 24th February 2023.  JanValls | Nurphoto | Getty Images American Airlines on Friday said Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner delivery delays are forcing it to cut some long-haul flights in the second half of the year and into early 2025, the latest … Read more

American Airlines (AAL) earnings Q1 2024

American Airlines swung to a loss in the first quarter, but its forecast for the current period surpassed analysts’ estimates. American expects to earn between $1.15 and $1.45 per share in the second quarter, on an adjusted basis, largely above the $1.18 that analysts compiled by LSEG estimated on average. American reiterated its forecast to … Read more

Stock futures rise slightly with S&P 500, Nasdaq on six-day losing streak

Stock futures pushed higher on Sunday evening as Wall Street looks to find its footing following a steep sell off for tech companies. Futures the S&P 500 rose 0.2%. Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.2%, while those for the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 66 points, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite tell 3.05% … Read more

Investors are hoping Big Tech earnings next week could revive a flagging bull market

The Big Tech earnings next week could revive a flagging market, or at least give investors direction into where stocks are going from here. Next week will spotlight the bulk of the Magnificent Seven names, which had a strong start to the year, but have been in a slump as of late. Tesla reports Tuesday, … Read more

Airline execs predict record summer, even more demand for first class

Travelers at LaGuardia Airport in New York on June 30, 2022. Leslie Josephs | CNBC While the aviation industry has been in the spotlight lately for a host of safety issues, airline executives say there is no sign of slowing demand for flights. United Airlines “as an airline and as an industry” will carry record … Read more

Boeing airplane deliveries drop during Q1 amid safety crisis

Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are pictured outside a Boeing factory on March 25, 2024 in Renton, Washington.  Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Boeing airplane deliveries dropped in the first quarter to the lowest number since mid-2021 as the company faces increased scrutiny after a door plug blew out from one of its 737 Max 9 planes midair … Read more

JetBlue cuts routes spanning LAX, South America

A JetBlue Airways plane prepares to take off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Jan. 31, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images JetBlue Airways told staff on Tuesday that it is culling a host of routes, making it the carrier’s latest move to cut costs in the wake of a … Read more

‘Feels like the enemy is within’ Boeing airplanes, says pilot who flew for the Air Force during Operation Desert Storm

Boeing‘s recent troubles have put some pilots on high alert when they enter the cockpit. “It gives me even more pause when I get on the airplane,” Dennis Tajer, spokesperson for the Allied Pilots Association and a pilot for American Airlines, told CNBC’s Last Call on Tuesday. “And not a pause of concern of flying … Read more

Empty middle seats, more legroom

A Frontier Airlines plane lands at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.  Elizabeth Page Brumley | Tribune News Service | Getty Images First class on Frontier? Not quite. But the budget airline on Tuesday launched a new add-on to get more room at the front of its tightly-packed planes … Read more