airline
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You probably have heard about the kerfuffle between Delta and Elon Musk after the airline passed on Starlink service in favor of Amazon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
A Royal Air Maroc statement earlier described al-Hammami as having been turned down for a job at the North African airline after three months of preliminary training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“That is not beyond the realm of possibility given the sharp increase in gasoline prices and airline fares. Nonetheless, we still expect the Fed to wait until December before raising interest rates,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The airline says passengers are accommodated based on their frequent-flier status and when they signed up for the seat-change option.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Small price to pay to get airline tickets for you and Frankie.”
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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The weekend edition of the Financial Times highlights what it is calling a "mounting crisis" for airlines.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Numerous flights at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport were delayed or cancelled, while the airport advised travellers of the "necessity" to contact airlines before their trips.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Involuntary bumping is relatively rare—fewer than 25,000 people were involuntarily bumped last year on U.S. airlines out of the millions who flew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
In Saudi Arabia, the latest blasts came a day after the Houthis claimed attacks on two international airports, while repeating a warning to airlines to avoid Saudi airspace.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
It was as if Wall Street had decided to allow everyone to gamble on the punctuality of commercial airlines.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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