Summer is ‘high season’ for flight delays. What travelers need to know

Summer is ‘high season’ for flight delays. What travelers need to know

Ironheart | Moment | Getty Images The summer travel season is in full swing, often bringing more flight delays and cancellations. But travelers may be out of luck when it comes to reimbursement for such disruptions, depending on the root cause and specific airline policy, experts said. “In general, in the U.S. airlines aren’t really … Read more

Ford turns fleet business into profit driver. GM, Stellantis want in

Ford turns fleet business into profit driver. GM, Stellantis want in

2023 Ford Super Duty F-350 Limited Ford DETROIT — A once “dirty” word, and business, in the automotive industry has become a multibillion-dollar battleground for U.S. automakers, led by Ford Motor. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker has turned its fleet business, which includes sales to commercial, government and rental customers, into an earnings powerhouse. And Ford’s … Read more

CrowdStrike says it isn’t to blame for Delta’s flight cancellations after July outage

CrowdStrike says it isn’t to blame for Delta’s flight cancellations after July outage

Travelers wait in line, as a flight board shows delays, on the check-in floor of the Delta Air Lines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on July 23, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images CrowdStrike on Sunday said Delta Air Lines had rejected onsite help during last month’s massive outage … Read more

Retiring Corvette ‘godfather’ on EVs, spinoff and a performance SUV

Retiring Corvette ‘godfather’ on EVs, spinoff and a performance SUV

2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Coupe with ZTK Performance Package. DETROIT — Tadge Juechter’s first “taste” of Corvette working at General Motors was to research whether there were enough Americans who could afford a new high-performance model of the famed sports car, known as the ZR1, back in 1985. Nearly 40 years later, not only are … Read more

Delta CEO offers employees free flights after CrowdStrike-Microsoft chaos

Delta CEO offers employees free flights after CrowdStrike-Microsoft chaos

Ed Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., speaks during a keynote at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian on Friday offered employees two free travel passes to thank staff members who were caught … Read more

NASA may return Starliner astronauts on Boeing or SpaceX

NASA may return Starliner astronauts on Boeing or SpaceX

Boeing spacecraft Starliner is seen from the window of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule “Endeavour” on July 3, 2024 while docked with the International Space Station during the crew flight test. NASA NASA management has been in deep discussion this week about whether to return the agency’s astronauts on board Boeing‘s misfiring Starliner capsule or to go … Read more

Carvana (CVNA) earnings Q2 2024

Carvana (CVNA) earnings Q2 2024

In an aerial view, a sign is posted on the exterior of a Carvana car vending machine on July 19, 2023 in Daly City, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of Carvana jumped as much as 12% during after-hours trading Wednesday as the company topped Wall Street’s expectations for the second quarter and disclosed … Read more

UAW union endorses Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump

UAW union endorses Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an NCAA championship teams celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2024. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The United Auto Workers on Wednesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris over Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump. The union’s endorsement … Read more

Boeing taps Kelly Ortberg as new CEO to replace Dave Calhoun

Boeing taps Kelly Ortberg as new CEO to replace Dave Calhoun

Kelly Ortberg, chief executive officer of Rockwell Collins Inc., stands for a photograph at the company’s production facility in in Manchester, Iowa, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016.  Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing has named Robert “Kelly” Ortberg to replace CEO Dave Calhoun, picking a longtime aerospace veteran from outside the company … Read more

CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage cost the airline $500 million

CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage cost the airline 0 million

Ed Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., during an interview in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Bastian said that he sees ‘strong demand’ for flights carrying into 2023.  Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the massive IT outage earlier this month … Read more