Southwest CEO vows change as activist Elliott pushes for new leadership

Southwest CEO vows change as activist Elliott pushes for new leadership

A Southwest commercial airliner takes off from Las Vegas on Feb. 8, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said the company is ready to adapt to changing customer trends like premium seating as pressure from an activist investor mounts. “We will adapt as our customers’ needs adapt,” Jordan said at an … Read more

Disney World’s Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Splash Mountain revamp

Disney World’s Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Splash Mountain revamp

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens June 28 at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida! The ride will take guests on a musical adventure picking up after the events of the Walt Disney Animation Studios film, “The Princess and the Frog.” Guests will encounter fan-favorite characters including Prince Naveen, Mama Odie and more, plus all-new music. Disney … Read more

Delta premium economy service coming to NYC-LA flights

Delta premium economy service coming to NYC-LA flights

A Boeing 767 passenger aircraft of Delta Air Lines arrives from Dublin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on Feb. 7, 2024. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Delta Air Lines said Monday that it will bring its premium economy service to transcontinental flights in … Read more

Child care crisis costs U.S. businesses

Child care crisis costs U.S. businesses

Vadym Buinov | Moment | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic brought to the surface both cracks and resilience in the American economy, with child care taking center stage as day cares shuttered, schools went remote and parents attempted to juggle their children with their jobs. While employment in the child care sector has made a … Read more

United Airlines launches personalized ads on seatback screens

United Airlines launches personalized ads on seatback screens

Passengers on a Boeing 737 Max-8 plane during a United Airlines flight departing from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Now playing on United Airlines‘ seatback screens: personalized ads. The carrier on Friday said it launched a media platform … Read more

Spirit Airlines CEO says not considering chapter 11

Spirit Airlines CEO says not considering chapter 11

A Spirit Airlines aircraft undergoes operations in preparation for departure at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie said Friday that the budget airline isn’t considering a chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and is “encouraged” by its plan after a failed takeover … Read more

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to testify in Senate hearing June 18

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to testify in Senate hearing June 18

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks briefly with reporters as he arrives for a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will testify before a Senate panel June 18 to answer lawmaker questions about whistleblower allegations … Read more

American Airlines offers flight attendants raises amid contract talks

American Airlines offers flight attendants raises amid contract talks

American Airlines flight attendants demonstrate outside the White House in Washington, May 9, 2024. Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty Images American Airlines CEO Robert Isom offered flight attendants immediate 17% wage increases on Wednesday as contract talks continue without a deal, bringing closer the prospect of a strike. The airline and the Association of … Read more

Electric air taxi maker gets key FAA signoff

Electric air taxi maker gets key FAA signoff

Midnight, an all-electric aircraft from company Archer Aviation, is seen at the Salinas Municipal Airport in Salinas, California, on Aug. 2, 2023. Carlos Barria | Reuters The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Archer Aviation a key certification that gets the electric air taxi maker closer to eventually flying travelers, the company said Wednesday. Archer is … Read more

Taiwan’s April earthquake deals another blow to its tourism industry

Taiwan’s April earthquake deals another blow to its tourism industry

As a bed and breakfast owner in Taiwan’s Hualien County, Chen Rei-jia was used to the minor tremors that sometimes disturbed her work. But this time, something felt different. “The shaking grew stronger and lasted longer, and as rescue vehicles arrived, I became frightened,” she said. “We heard rocks falling everywhere and saw smoke and … Read more