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All Passengers on Japan Airlines Jet Evacuated After Plane Collision
2Jan By adminNo Comments
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All Passengers on Japan Airlines Jet Evacuated After Plane Collision

Updated Jan. 2, 2024 7:04 am ETTOKYO—A Japan Coast Guard plane and a Japan Airlines passenger jet collided at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport but all 379 people on board the passenger jet were able to escape, Japan Airlines said.Five of the six people aboard the Coast Guard plane died in the crash, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. He said they were planning to deliver relief supplies to people affected by an earthquake on the Japan Sea coast on New Year’s Day.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Delta Throttles Back on Pilot Hiring
30Dec By adminNo Comments
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Delta Throttles Back on Pilot Hiring

Delta Air Lines plans to hire roughly half as many pilots next year as it did in 2023, the latest sign that a more than two-year-long pilot hiring spree is starting to slow.Major carriers have been hiring pilots at a record clip as they raced to catch up with the rapid rebound in travel demand that followed the Covid-19 pandemic. They hired over 13,000 pilots last year and are on track to bring on nearly as many this year, according to FAPA.aero, a pilot career advisory firm.  Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Fog at Chicago’s Midway Airport Is a Blip in Otherwise Smooth Christmas Travel Weekend
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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Fog at Chicago’s Midway Airport Is a Blip in Otherwise Smooth Christmas Travel Weekend

Updated Dec. 24, 2023 6:48 pm ETAn overall smooth weekend of holiday travel ran into a hiccup as dense fog made it harder for flights to reach Chicago’s Midway International Airport before Christmas Eve. Southwest Airlines accounts for over 90% of Midway’s passengers and was the hardest hit as the Federal Aviation Administration stopped or slowed Midway-bound flights Saturday night and throughout much of Sunday. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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JetBlue Airways Lifts 4Q Forecasts on Strong Holiday-Travel Demand
7Dec By adminNo Comments
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JetBlue Airways Lifts 4Q Forecasts on Strong Holiday-Travel Demand

JetBlue Airways lifted its outlook for fourth-quarter sales, saying that demand for travel is holding up and bookings have accelerated into the holidays.The airline is forecasting a 4% to 7% drop in fourth-quarter sales from a year ago, compared with a previous forecast for a sales decline of 6.5% to 10.5%. For the full year, JetBlue is targeting sales growth of 4% to 5%, compared with a prior outlook of 3% to 5% growth.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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What the Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines Deal Means for Travel to Hawaii
5Dec By adminNo Comments
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What the Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines Deal Means for Travel to Hawaii

Updated Dec. 5, 2023 9:51 am ETYou could end up spending more for a trip to Hawaii as a result of the proposed agreement between Alaska Air and Hawaiian Airlines.The owner of Alaska Airlines said this week that it plans to purchase Hawaiian, in a deal that would pair Pacific-region carriers. The airlines said in an investor presentation that they expect to have greater than 50% market share in Hawaii should the deal receive regulatory approval. The companies estimate that the deal will close within 12 to 18 months.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Alaska Air Reaches Deal to Buy Hawaiian Airlines
3Dec By adminNo Comments
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Alaska Air Reaches Deal to Buy Hawaiian Airlines

Updated Dec. 3, 2023 2:35 pm ETAlaska Air reached a roughly $1 billion deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines, a combination of rivals that largely serve destinations in the Pacific region that are reliant on air travel.Alaska Air will pay $18 a share in cash under a deal the two companies unveiled Sunday.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Uber, Jabil, Builders FirstSource to Join S&P 500
3Dec By adminNo Comments
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Uber, Jabil, Builders FirstSource to Join S&P 500

Uber Technologies, Jabil and Builders FirstSource will join the S&P 500, S&P Global said Friday.The three will replace Sealed Air, Alaska Air Group and SolarEdge Technologies in the index, respectively.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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U.S. to Restrict Visas of Charter Operators Flying Migrants to Nicaragua
22Nov By adminNo Comments
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U.S. to Restrict Visas of Charter Operators Flying Migrants to Nicaragua

The U.S. government said Tuesday it would impose visa restrictions on individuals running charter flights into Nicaragua, flooding the Central American country with tens of thousands of U.S.-bound migrants, mostly from Haiti, Cuba and Africa.The authoritarian government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, which has strained ties with the U.S., has in recent months allowed several little-known charter airlines and travel agencies to operate flights from Haiti, Cuba and other Caribbean airports to Nicaragua, according to Haitian and Nicaraguan civil aviation data.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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