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April 1, 2023

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MOORE: Proposed airline merger would bring more competition and lower fares 

February 4, 2023 Stephen Moore

If you want to see a classic case of how President Joe Biden’s regulatory tendencies are strangling the U.S. economy and raising prices, look no further than the latest Justice Department efforts to kill an […]

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Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball

December 28, 2022 David Koenig, Associated Press

DALLAS — Families hoping to catch a Southwest Airlines flight after days of cancellations, missing luggage and missed family connections suffered through another wave of scrubbed flights, with another 2,500 pulled from arrival and departure […]

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JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion

July 28, 2022 Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion in a deal that would create the nation’s fifth largest airline if approved by U.S. regulators. The agreement Thursday comes a day after Spirit’s attempt […]

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Merger vote at Spirit could reshape discount airline market

July 3, 2022 David Koenig, Associated Press

DALLAS — The prospect of a takeover of Spirit Airlines threatens to upend the cheap-fare end of the industry much like a series of mergers among big airlines reduced choices for travelers. Spirit is the […]

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Frontier Airlines buying Spirit in $3B low-cost carrier deal

February 7, 2022 Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Frontier is buying Spirit Airlines in a $2.9 billion cash-and-stock deal that will create the nation’s fifth largest carrier. The tie-up is valued at $6.6 billion when accounting for the assumption of debt and other […]

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Travel groups want to scrap testing requirement to enter US

February 7, 2022 David Koenig, Associated Press

DALLAS — Airline and tourism groups are pushing to eliminate the government requirement that international travelers provide a negative test for COVID-19 before boarding a U.S.-bound plane.  They believe the testing rule is discouraging people […]

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FAA sets rules for some Boeing 787 landings near 5G service

January 18, 2022 David Koenig, Associated Press

Federal safety officials are directing operators of some Boeing planes to adopt extra procedures when landing on wet or snowy runways near impending 5G service because, they say, interference from the wireless networks could mean […]

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Thousands of flights canceled, delayed at start of workweek

January 3, 2022 Associated Press

A winter storm hitting the mid-Atlantic combined with the pandemic to further frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first few days of the new year. […]

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American Airlines CEO latest to call it quits

December 13, 2021 Associated Press

DALLAS — American Airlines CEO Doug Parker will retire in March and be replaced by its current president, Robert Isom, as the airline seeks to rebuild after massive losses caused by the pandemic.  Parker, 60, […]

Business

How 9/11 changed air travel: more security, less privacy, new technology

September 10, 2021 admin

DALLAS — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a gauzy recollection of what flying was like. There was security screening, but it wasn’t anywhere near […]

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