Airfare is down, but here’s why that may not last for long

Airfare is down, but here’s why that may not last for long

Travelers at LaGuardia Airport in New York on June 30, 2022. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Airfare fell 6.4% in January from a year earlier, the Labor Department said in its monthly consumer price index on Tuesday. It might not last too long. January is typically a slower month for travel as customers take fewer trips … Read more

JetBlue resets with new CEO Joanna Geraghty, airline veterans

JetBlue resets with new CEO Joanna Geraghty, airline veterans

A JetBlue Airways plane prepares to depart New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Leslie Josephs/CNBC In the 24 years since JetBlue Airways‘ first flight, the New York-based airline has pushed the envelope for a carrier of its size. Now, with some veteran executive hires and cost-cutting, it’s trying to get back to basics. JetBlue was a pioneer in seat-back … Read more

Spirit Airlines (SAVE) Q4 2023 earnings

Spirit Airlines (SAVE) Q4 2023 earnings

A Spirit Airlines plane awaits takeoff at LaGuardia Airport in New York Leslie Josephs/CNBC Spirit Airlines‘ fourth-quarter loss narrowed to nearly $184 million, but its CEO said the carrier is back on the path to profitability and the domestic air travel market is improving. The carrier is trying to find its footing after domestic fares … Read more

JetBlue Airways (JBLU) earnings Q4 2023

JetBlue Airways (JBLU) earnings Q4 2023

JetBlue planes at JFK’s Terminal 5 in New York. Leslie Josephs/CNBC JetBlue Airways swung to a loss in the fourth quarter and forecast lower capacity this year as it scrambles to return to profitability. The New York-based airline reported a net loss of $104 million for the last three months of 2023, compared with a … Read more

Airline stocks rise as United kicks off busy earnings week

Airline stocks rise as United kicks off busy earnings week

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, from United Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 28th March 2023.  JanValls | Nurphoto | Getty Images United Airlines shares rose about 4% Tuesday after the company reported higher-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter. The carrier hit its full-year adjusted earnings target of between $10 and … Read more

Spirit Airlines stock rebounds after appeal of JetBlue merger block

Spirit Airlines stock rebounds after appeal of JetBlue merger block

Spirit and JetBlue planes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.  Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spirit Airlines shares jumped about 10% Monday after the budget carrier and JetBlue said after the market closed on Friday they would appeal a federal judge’s ruling … Read more

Make way for the bull market?

Make way for the bull market?

Visitors around the Charging Bull statue near the New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more

How Spirit Airlines’ shaky future could make American travel worse

How Spirit Airlines’ shaky future could make American travel worse

Spirit Airlines airplanes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Spirit Airlines Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on October 26. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge’s order blocking a $3.8 billion-dollar deal that would … Read more

JetBlue and Spirit appeal judge’s ruling that blocks their proposed merger

JetBlue and Spirit appeal judge’s ruling that blocks their proposed merger

Spirit and JetBlue planes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.  Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines on Friday said they are appealing a federal judge’s ruling issued earlier this week that blocks the two carriers’ planned merger on … Read more

JetBlue to cut some routes after judge bars Spirit purchase

JetBlue to cut some routes after judge bars Spirit purchase

The JetBlue drop-off area at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Oct. 31, 2023. Leslie Josephs/CNBC JetBlue Airways told staff this week that it will cut some routes and service as it struggles to return to profitability and grapples with the fallout of its blocked plan to buy Spirit Airlines. JetBlue said it will stop flying … Read more