A United Airlines passenger aircraft prepares to leave its gate and taxi to the runway at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. Robert Alexander | Getty Images United Airlines is buying a flight-training academy in an effort to speed up hiring of more than 10,000 pilots by the next decade as about half
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Royal Caribbean Cruises warned of more canceled cruises in its fourth-quarter earnings call Tuesday and said it expects to take an earnings hit of 25 cents per share after canceling eight cruises out of China because of the coronavirus outbreak. “It seems likely that we will have to cancel more, but we don’t know how many,”
The Burj Khalifa looms over Dubai, United Arab Emirates. owngarden Back in early 2012, I bounded up to the ticket booth at the then-new, 2,722-foot Burj Khalifa in Dubai, hoping to snag a last-minute elevator ride to the top of the world’s tallest skyscraper. Taking a seven-hour tourist detour from a business stay in neighboring
Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Dawn Paul Marotta | Getty Images Cruise lines around the world are taking new measures to reduce the risk of a coronavirus outbreak onboard their ships. A cruise ship carrying 6,000 tourists went into lockdown at the Italian port of Civitavecchia on Thursday over fears a Chinese passenger may be infected
Delta, United and American on Friday announced they would halt service to mainland China as the rapid spread of coronavirus and government warnings against travel to the country drove down demand for flights there. Large U.S. corporations, from Apple to Ford to Kraft Heinz, have restricted their employees’ China business travel or scaled back operations because of the
A rally for Donald Trump in Wildwood, NJ. Kevin Breuninger | CNBC WILDWOOD, N.J. — On an average day in January, this is a city in hibernation, lying in wait for hotter days to lure throngs of tourists to the neon-lit rows of doo-wop-themed hotels dotting the shoreline. President Donald Trump’s campaign rally there Tuesday
Some 6,000 tourists are being held on a cruise ship in Italy over fears that a passenger could be infected with the coronavirus. “Sanitary protocol” has been activated amid concerns over the health of an individual traveling on the ship operated by Italian firm Costa Cruises. The ship reached the Italian port of Civitavecchia on
A Boeing 747-4B5(F), on a charter flight from Wuhan, China, arrives at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on January 28, 2020 in Anchorage, Alaska. Lance King | Getty Images Boeing raised concerns on Wednesday about the spread of coronavirus, as the rising number of infections prompts airlines to cut back service to China, where most
United Airlines on Tuesday said it would suspend dozens of China flights next month because of a “significant decline in demand” to the country as it battles the growing number of coronavirus cases. United has the most service to China of the U.S. airlines. The flight cancellations take effect Feb. 1 and last through Feb.
Boeing has secured commitments of more than $12 billion in financing from more than a dozen banks, according to people familiar with the matter, as the industrial giant shores up its balance sheet amid the nearly yearlong grounding of the 737 Max. The manufacturer was trying to secure a loan of at least $10 billion,
The Seattle Space needle. Courtesy: Space Needle LLC Seattle is well-known for its caffeine-fueled culture and for being the birthplace of Jimi Hendrix, grunge music and a company that invented same-day delivery of just about anything bought online. Now, its allure is increasingly getting discovered by business travelers. Starbucks, Amazon, Costco Wholesale, and Microsoft are among the
A Boeing branded 777X-9 sits at Boeing’s facility in Everett after it was announced that their 777X model will make its first test flight later in the week in Everett, Washington, January 21, 2020. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing‘s 777X, part of a new generation of the wide-body aircraft, took off in its maiden flight
Two workers walk under the wing of a 737 Max aircraft at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, March 27, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has told airlines that it could lift a flight ban on the Boeing 737 Max before midyear, ahead of the manufacturer’s new timeline
Travelers wearing face masks stand in line inside the departure hall at West Kowloon Station, operated by MTR Corp., in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images The State Department on Thursday advised people planning to visit China to exercise increased caution due to a pneumonia outbreak
An ambulance worker in protective clothing boards an ambulance outside the Infectious Disease Centre at Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The World Health Organization postponed making a decision Wednesday on whether the mysterious coronavirus that has killed at least 17 people
A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey. Chris Helgren | Reuters United Airlines Holdings’ fourth-quarter profits surged nearly 40% in the last three months of 2019 from a year earlier, thanks to strong travel demand and less expensive fuel. The Chicago-based carrier
Boeing is in talks with banks to secure a loan of $10 billion or more, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company faces rising costs stemming from two fatal 737 Max crashes. The company has secured at least $6 billion from banks so far, the people said, and is talking to other
While fans and odds makers have their favorites, we don’t yet know which teams will be facing off at Super Bowl LIV at the Dolphin’s Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Feb. 2. That doesn’t mean that football fans should wait to look for tickets and deals on airfare and hotels for the game. Officials