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Southwest raises Q3 forecast, announces .5 billion buyback

Southwest raises Q3 forecast, announces $2.5 billion buyback

Mickey Vernon

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines raised its third-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday, announced its board authorized $2.5 billion in share buybacks ...

Flights are getting more expensive as airlines scale back growth plans

Flights are getting more expensive as airlines scale back growth plans

Bob Elliott

Delta Airlines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.  Kent Nishimura | ...

JetBlue to build airport lounges in New York, Boston

JetBlue to build airport lounges in New York, Boston

Bob Elliott

JetBlue planes at JFK’s Terminal 5 in New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBC JetBlue Airways will open its first airport ...

U.S. airlines cool hiring after adding employees in post-Covid spree

U.S. airlines cool hiring after adding employees in post-Covid spree

Bob Elliott

A pilot performs a walkaround before a United Airlines flight Leslie Josephs/CNBC U.S. passenger airlines have added nearly 194,000 jobs ...

Why airlines like American are scrambling to make engines last longer

Why airlines like American are scrambling to make engines last longer

Bob Elliott

TULSA, Okla. — Parts and labor shortages. Delayed deliveries of new airplanes from Boeing and Airbus. An engine recall. Premature ...

Where are low-cost airlines cutting back now? New planes

Where are low-cost airlines cutting back now? New planes

Bob Elliott

JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines airplanes proceed to gates after landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, ...

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines merger clears Justice Department hurdle, now faces DOT

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines merger clears Justice Department hurdle, now faces DOT

Bob Elliott

Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines planes takeoff at the same time from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, ...

Highest class will include snacks, W-Fi, bags

Highest class will include snacks, W-Fi, bags

Bob Elliott

A Spirit commercial airliner prepares to land at San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California, U.S., January 18, 2024.  ...

JetBlue shares jump after surprise profit in second quarter

JetBlue shares jump after surprise profit in second quarter

Bob Elliott

A JetBlue Airways jet comes in for a landing after flights earlier were grounded during an FAA system outage at ...

U.S. airlines cut growth plans for the second half of the year

U.S. airlines cut growth plans for the second half of the year

Bob Elliott

Airplanes from United and JetBlue and Delta populate the taxiway at Laguardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York ...