COVID-19 behavior and attitudes today look a lot like they did just before Omicron

today.yougov.com As a range of poll results, including from YouGov, indicate widespread readiness to move past the pandemic and the restrictions it has brought, the latest Economist/YouGov…

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic lays off 185 employees, 18% of workforce. Nearly 80 worked in Mojave

latimes.com Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spacecraft flies during a supersonic flight test in 2018. The company said Wednesday that it plans to lay off employees due to the difficult…

American Airlines adds high-speed wi-fi to its regional flights

thestreet.com As travelers in the U.S. fly to their destinations for business and pleasure, they have come to expect an increasingly sophisticated set of in-flight entertainment…

No further investments in Virgin Galactic, says Richard Branson

arstechnica.com Sir Richard Branson has ruled out putting more money into his lossmaking space travel company Virgin Galactic, saying his business empire “does not have the deepest pockets”…

Some airline pilots carry plane trading cards

aol.com None Many people have learned through viral social media posts that Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines' aircraft trading cards. • None Delta told Business Insider the…

Apple TV+ and Paramount+ are considering bundling their streaming services as media companies seek answers to streaming profitability

aol.com As the streaming wars rage, some of the industry’s biggest players are seeking to join forces. Apple and Paramount are considering bundling their streaming services and…

Southwest, pilots' union nearing preliminary labor deal - source

reuters.com Southwest airline pilots approach to land at San Diego International airport in San Diego, California, U.S., May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing…

Paramount Global Shares Pop On Possible Bundling Of Paramount+ With Apple TV+

deadline.com Paramount Global shares closed up nearly 10% Friday, leading entertainment stocks higher after the Wall Street Journal reported that Paramount Global and Apple are…

Apple, Paramount reportedly eye streaming deal

foxbusiness.com Two streaming giants, Apple and Paramount Global, have reportedly looked at pairing their separate platforms up in a bundle for streaming viewers. The talks that the…

Canadian Market Caution: 3 Stocks to Consider Selling Today

investorplace.com Canadian airline stocks aren't the only ones you may want to consider selling now As a proud Canadian, it bothers me that Canadian airlines rank last for on-time arrivals in…

Teamsters forms coalition to unionize Delta Air Lines workers

reuters.com Delta Air Lines planes are seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport on the July 4th weekend in Queens, New York City, U.S., July 2, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File…

American Airlines just added 30 new routes to a single location (it's that popular)

thestreet.com As part of their route-planning for the year ahead, airlines will typically launch a "burst" of new routes to a given state or area. With Florida gaining nearly half a…

After Lost Year For Contracts, American And United Flight Attendants Look To 2024

forbes.com Pilots at the big three U.S. global carriers all got lucrative new contracts in 2023, but flight attendants were no so fortunate. The pilot talks put flight attendant talks…

Flare Labs Commences FAssets Testing on Coston

u.today With the new development, a number of blockchains that do not support smart contracts natively can get their first programmable assets. Flare Labs released the test version…

Flare Labs Launches Beta Testing Of Its FAssets System On The Coston Network

cryptodaily.co.uk The system allows users to transform their non-smart contract assets into smart contract-capable tokens, allowing them to participate in DeFi. Flare Labs, the blockchain…

21 Travel Tuesday flight, hotel and rental car deals you can still book

cnn.com Want more deals? Visit CNN Underscored’s Guide to Cyber Monday for wall-to-wall coverage of the best discounts to be found during the biggest shopping event of the year.…

3 Top-Rated Travel Stocks That Analysts Are Loving Now

investorplace.com Wall Street analysts see considerable upside in these top-rated stocks Over the past year, consumers have shifted their spending preferences from goods to services. After a…

Ackman Flip-Flops, Now Sees First Rate Cut As Soon As March

zerohedge.com Ackman Flip-Flops, Now Sees First Rate Cut As Soon As March Two weeks ago, in the immediate aftermath of the Nov 14 Fed dovish decision to keep rates on hold which even…

United is offering a major perk to those affected by crisis in the Middle East

thestreet.com It is now getting close to two months that U.S.-based airlines such as United Airlines (UAL) - Get Free Report and Delta (DAL) - Get Free Report have not been flying to Tel…

90% Chance Of U.S. Holiday Flights Running On Time, Weather Permitting

forbes.com With Thanksgiving air travel running relatively smoothly, U.S. airlines and airports are set to deliver stress-free holiday air travel into the new year. That is, if the…

US mediators reject attempt by flight attendants to clear the path for a strike at American Airlines

aol.com Federal mediators have rejected a union's request that could have cleared the way for a year-end strike by flight attendants at American Airlines. The National Mediation…

Omicron variants may cause fewer long COVID cases, study says

euronews.com A new study analysed the prevalence of long COVID in the population and found fewer cases of lasting symptoms associated with more recent strains. New variants of COVID-19…

Morgan Stanley Says These 3 Stocks Are Top Picks for 2024

finance.yahoo.com There’s just over a month left of 2023, which makes this a good time to figure out what lies in store for investors in 2024. Fortunately, we don’t have to rely on ourselves…

Airline passenger caught on video lighting up a cigarette

thestreet.com During the Covid pandemic flight restrictions of 2020 and 2021, many airlines were grounded for an extended period of time, causing great damage to the travel business. As…

Japan and South Korea seen as key allies for LNG export plans in B.C

theglobeandmail.com Plans to export liquefied natural gas from British Columbia could get a lift from buyers in Japan and South Korea seeking energy security, says a study commissioned by an…

Sunday After Thanksgiving Was Busiest Day Ever For U.S. Airports

forbes.com The Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend hit a record for the busiest travel day in history at U.S. airports, the Transportation Security Administration reported Monday, with…

The World Bank just stepped in to save this floundering airline

thestreet.com While many smaller airlines fail to take off and shutter just like businesses do, the situation becomes significantly more complicated when the matter concerns a country’s…

Thank You For Your Service!

zerohedge.com Thank You For Your Service! Authored by John Maxwell Hamilton via RealClear Wire, Has it dawned on you that you work for everyone who is supposed to work for you? Have you…

Mass Delays At Palm Beach International, Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International

bocanewsnow.com End Of Thanksgiving Vacation Leading To Travel Headaches At PBI, FLL. Big Problems For JetBlue. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) —…

How to Profit Using The Probabilistic POWR Pairs Process

entrepreneur.com An example of grabbing gains from comparative performance with a lower risk China pairs trade on BIDU/PDD. An example of grabbing gains from comparative performance with a…

Natural Immunity Better Than Protection From COVID-19 Vaccination: Study

zerohedge.com Natural Immunity Better Than Protection From COVID-19 Vaccination: Study Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), People with protection against…

Saturday links: your fellow travelers

abnormalreturns.com EVs Why Toyota ($TM) is sticking with its hybrid strategy. (wsj.com) History tells us the growth rate of EVs will slow. (klementoninvesting.substack.com) Lithium prices are…

KARA KENNEDY: How DID a plane ride become a one-way ticket to hell?

dailymail.co.uk America's air travel is now as lawless as its subways. Profanity, assaults and — yes — urination and defecation. In recent months, viral videos of increasingly chaotic and…

Finding room for carry-on baggage has become 'the Hunger Games' of air travel, analyst says

cbc.ca Flight attendant Cat Jones will never forget the day she spotted a woman carrying a wedding cake down the bridge to board her plane in Winnipeg. When the passenger reached…

United Airlines Reportedly Mulls Behavioral Targeting Play

mediapost.com Apparently not content with merely transporting passengers from one city to another, United Airlines reportedly may get into the behavioral targeting business. The air…

Southwest Airlines trying massive customer perk

thestreet.com Southwest Airlines operates in its own space in the airline industry. Value is part of its proposition, but it's not a no-frills, a la carte airline like Spirit and…

The Hindu meal is the best airplane food choice

washingtonpost.com Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, an Iberia flight attendant hovered over me holding a tray of food. He looked at me — a middle-aged White man — and then at the aluminum…

5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday

cnbc.com Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: Stocks are closing out a shortened trading week after the Thanksgiving holiday with a…

Wall Street Says These are the Best 10 Dividend Stocks You Can Buy Today

247wallst.com It’s been a great year if you’re looking for yield. 10-Year Treasuries hit almost a 5% yield in October! Yet, they’ve fallen since, down to 4.4% in about a month’s time. As…

7 Best Travel Stocks to Buy Ahead of Travel Tuesday

investorplace.com These selections are the gateway to investing success in the Travel Tuesday surge The search for the best travel stocks is heating up. With September showing an impressive…

Buttigieg promises to investigate wheelchair incident from viral video

washingtonpost.com A video showing baggage handlers sending a passenger’s wheelchair tumbling to the runway at Miami International Airport has racked up millions of social media views since…

Morgan Stanley Analyst Downgrades Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) - TipRanks.com

tipranks.com Spaceflight company, Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) dropped in pre-market trading after top-rated Morgan Stanley analyst Kristine Liwag downgraded the stock to a Sell…

Outrageous moment woman on plane pulls down her PANTS in the aisle

dailymail.co.uk A woman stripped naked from the waist down in the aisle of a Frontier Airlines flight to the shock and disgust of surrounding passengers. The unidentified female passenger…

Thanksgiving Travel 2023: Heavy Traffic, Long Lines From LA to Boston

youtube.com Holiday travelers are starting their final sprint. About 2.7 million people were expected to board flights on Wednesday, and Sunday is expected to set an all-time record of…

Airline Black Friday sales are already here (this is how you score a cheap flight)

thestreet.com Thanksgiving may have not even started yet but airlines are already announcing Black Friday sales for those who want to score some early deals on plane tickets. As with all…

Why Turbulence Is Getting Worse, Causing More Bumpy Flights

businessinsider.com The plane suddenly dropped several feet, flew up, then lurched back down. I held my breath, bracing for the inevitable bobbing to repeat. The flight attendant offered me a…

This Delta booking hack can save you big $$$ on your next flight

thestreet.com When looking to book an inexpensive flight, almost everyone has struggled with the decision on whether to book the flight now or keep clicking back and checking other sites…

Be warned: Flights are getting bumpier

aol.com The plane suddenly dropped several feet, flew up, then lurched back down. I held my breath, bracing for the inevitable bobbing to repeat. The flight attendant offered me a…

Can a Presley win Mississippi?

economist.com D , Mississippi’s capital, is a ghost town with storefronts boarded up since the civil-rights era and a crime rate that scares locals into staying in after sunset. More…

The 10 best credit cards for airline and hotel elite status benefits

edition.cnn.com This article is part of CNN Underscored’s “The Reset,” an editorial package featuring all of our articles aimed at giving you the information and product recommendations to…

United Airlines makes major move affecting passengers

thestreet.com The pandemic that began early in 2020 had a devastating impact on businesses worldwide. Particularly disrupted was the airline industry as travel restrictions grounded…

Thanksgiving flight cancellations update: List of delays, refund policies

newsweek.com With millions of people expected to hit airports this Thanksgiving week, many are anticipating flight delays and possible cancellations. The busiest days to fly will be…

Thanksgiving travel surge expected to set records

pbs.org Despite inflation and memories of past holiday travel meltdowns, millions of people are expected to hit airports and highways in record numbers over the Thanksgiving break.…

Record crowds are traveling for Thanksgiving this year as over 55 million Americans will hit the road for turkey time

fortune.com Despite inflation and memories of past holiday travel meltdowns, millions of people are expected to hit airports and highways in record numbers over the Thanksgiving break.…