Airlines restore Caribbean flights after U.S. lifts airspace restrictions tied to Venezuela strikes

Airlines restore Caribbean flights after U.S. lifts airspace restrictions tied to Venezuela strikes

Passengers wait at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport as all flights are cancelled following US military action in Venezuela, on January 3, 2026, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | Afp | Getty Images United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and other carriers began restoring flights to Puerto Rico and other parts of the … Read more

Airlines cancel dozens of Caribbean flights after U.S. attacks on Venezuela

Airlines cancel dozens of Caribbean flights after U.S. attacks on Venezuela

Passengers sleep on the floor, after flights were delayed and cancelled when the airspace was closed due to U.S. strikes on Venezuela overnight, at Rafael Hernandez International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Airlines canceled flights throughout the Caribbean on Saturday following U.S. strikes on Venezuela after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered commercial aircraft to avoid airspace in parts … Read more

Trump orders Chinese-controlled firm to unwind chip asset deal, citing national security risks

Trump orders Chinese-controlled firm to unwind chip asset deal, citing national security risks

File: President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images A company controlled by a Chinese national was ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday to unwind a $2.9 million acquisition of chip assets … Read more

Behind the mesh curtain: Why airline class wars will intensify in 2026

Behind the mesh curtain: Why airline class wars will intensify in 2026

Planes line up on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on November 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images From Spirit Airlines’ fight for survival to American Airlines‘ planned glow-up, from new international routes and brand-new airport lounges to stingier frequent flyer policies, class divides in the sky … Read more

Winter storm puts airlines to the test. Here’s what travelers need to know

Winter storm puts airlines to the test. Here’s what travelers need to know

A traveler near a departures board at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airlines are letting flyers change their trips ahead of a major winter storm that will put carriers to the test during one of the busiest … Read more

Waymo pauses robotaxis in SF again due to flash flood warnings on Christmas Day

Waymo pauses robotaxis in SF again due to flash flood warnings on Christmas Day

Waymo autonomous taxis turns onto Post Street in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Waymo temporarily paused its robotaxi service in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, ahead of expected storms in the area, according to a customer notification in the company’s driverless ride-hailing … Read more

Hanwha’s Philly Shipyard can build nuclear submarine for U.S. Navy, executive says

Hanwha’s Philly Shipyard can build nuclear submarine for U.S. Navy, executive says

An American Airlines plane above Hanwha signage at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hanwha’s Philly Shipyard has the capability of building a nuclear-powered submarine for the U.S. Navy, said Alex Wong, global chief strategy officer at Hanwha Group, according to a … Read more

Southwest’s profits are down 42% this year but it’s the top U.S. airline stock

Southwest’s profits are down 42% this year but it’s the top U.S. airline stock

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane arrives at Los Angeles International Airport from San Francisco on March 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Southwest Airlines‘ profits fell 42% in the first nine months of the year compared with the same period in 2024. But its stock … Read more

American Airlines no longer lets basic economy flyers earn miles

American Airlines no longer lets basic economy flyers earn miles

American Airlines Grant Baldwin | Getty Images American Airlines customers flying on basic economy fares will no longer earn frequent flyer miles or points toward elite status, the carrier said this week. “We routinely evaluate our fare products to remain competitive in the marketplace. Customers who purchase a Basic Economy ticket on December 17, 2025 and … Read more

American Airlines starts flying the longest-range narrow-body Airbus plane. Here’s what’s inside

American Airlines starts flying the longest-range narrow-body Airbus plane. Here’s what’s inside

The economy cabin of American Airlines A321XLR. Leslie Josephs/CNBC American Airlines is about to fly passengers to California for the first time on a skinny, long-range plane that it hopes will change air travel. The airline’s head of network planning now has to decide where else it should fly. The first Airbus A321XLR for a … Read more