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In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen during the Palisades fire in the Malibu area of Los Angeles county, California on January 9, 2025.  Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images Airlines have extended travel waivers for Los Angeles airports as wildfires continue to burn in the area. American Airlines,

Tourists take photos in Shinsekai with Tsutenkaku tower in sight in Osaka, Japan, on December 12, 2024.  Kichul Shin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Planning an international trip this year? You could be in luck, if you’re willing to fly far. Long-haul trips are cheaper than last year, according to data released this week from

Singapore has the world’s most powerful passport, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index. The nation-state was one of six countries which tied for the top spot in 2024 in the list produced by the migration consultancy Henley & Partners, which ranks passports by the number of destinations that holders can access without needing a

In this article BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The aviation industry is bracing for another year of difficulties, as delivery delays at Boeing and supply chain problems are set to continue into 2025, say aviation consultants. Sunday marked one year since a door panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 operated by

Pedestrians shelter from the rain under umbrellas as they pass the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock’s bell, Big Ben, at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in London on Feb. 22, 2024. Henry Nicholls | AFP | Getty Images If you’re traveling to the U.K. as

In November, Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The icon of U.S. budget air travel hasn’t had a profitable year since 2019, and it’s lost more than $2 billion since 2020. How did it get here? The Covid-19 pandemic was devastating to all airlines, but that was just the start of Spirit’s financial

In this article ALK UAL DAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Travelers view the arrival and departure boards at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Air travel demand continued to surge in 2024, led by a bounce back

In this article JBLU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT JetBlue Airways aircraft are pictured at departure gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on June 15, 2013. Fred Prouser | Reuters The Department of Transportation fined JetBlue Airways $2 million for “chronically delayed flights,” the first penalty of its kind, the

In this article DAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Aeromexico was the most punctual global airline in 2024, according to a report published by aviation analytics company Cirium. Some 86.7% of its tracked flights arrived “on-time,” defined as arriving within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival times. This result was “absolutely” a surprise, Cirium CEO

In this article BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 taking off from Osaka Kansai airport.  Fabrizio Gandolfo | Lightrocket | Getty Images Accident investigators are trying to figure out what caused a Jeju Air flight to belly land without its landing gear down at Muan International Airport in South

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024.  Kim Hong-ji | Reuters Aviation experts are questioning the role of an airport design that positioned a mound of dirt and a concrete wall past the end of a

You can ask for a bottle of Evian or San Pellegrino at Singapore’s three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Zen. But you won’t get one.   The restaurant, which charges nearly $500 per person for dinner, only serves water from the Swedish company Nordaq, said Executive Chef Martin Öfner. Dishes and drinks at the restaurant are made from the

Rebecca Douglas has been to Iceland 29 times. And she’s already booked her 30th trip. The goal of every trip is the same: photographing the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights. Douglas has been photographing this spectacular phenomenon since 2010. It’s colors — which can paint the sky a dazzling array of green, purple, yellow and

I work shifts, four days on four days off, as a firefighter. This gives me a huge advantage in terms of time I have with my daughter. Together, we’ve attended play dates, and craft and toy sharing sessions — and despite online portrayals of a more equal world, I am usually the only dad present.

People check-in for their flights at the airport ahead of the Thanksgiving Holiday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., November 27, 2024.  Megan Varner | Reuters It’s been another eventful year for U.S. air travel. Just five days into the year, a door panel blew off of a nearly new Boeing 737

Spilled drinks, crunched laptop screens and crushed knees. A new video shows the reasons why reclining your seat on airplanes morphed from an acceptable practice into a top irritant for many air passengers.   The video is part of an ad campaign launched in late November by the furniture company La-Z-Boy, which includes a petition

In this article AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT American Airlines planes sit by their gates at the Miami International Airport on October 25, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines grounded flights nationwide Wednesday morning due to a technical issue, snarling travel during what carriers expect to be a

In this article 1928-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sands China CEO and President Grant Chum said Macao was diversifying its economy away from gaming to become “a city of sports and … a city of entertainment,” during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the city that concluded Friday. In an interview on “Squawk

Clockwise from top: Former Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun (CNBC), Starbucks former CEO Laxman Narasimhan (Getty Images), former Nike CEO John Donahoe (Reuters), former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger (Getty Images) TL: CNBC | TR: Getty Images | BL: Reuters | BR: Getty Images Retired, ousted or poached, CEOs headed for the exits this year. U.S. public

A lone traveler makes his way past a nearly deserted TSA security screening area at Orlando International Airport ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, on October 9, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.  Paul Hennessy | Anadolu | Getty Images A government shutdown is looming just as the peak holiday travel season gets underway. Lawmakers have