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United Airlines Cuts Profit Outlook as Jet Fuel Costs Rise
Despite the higher fuel costs, United is still seeing high travel demand — premium and loyalty revenues were both up 17%.
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United Airlines slashes 2026 profit outlook on fuel prices, but travelers keep booking despite higher fares
United Airlines cut its profit outlook for the year as fuel prices continued to climb.
Business
How First Class Jerk Is Building a Travel Media Brand
In this Skift Take Sessions episode, recorded at the Skift Creator Summit during Skift Global Forum, Sarah Dandashy sits down with Adam Lovick, founder of First Class Jerk, to discuss how he built a travel brand around irreverent storytelling, video, and photography. Lovick shares how his family’s history in the travel industry shaped his path and why he sees content and audience attention as a competitive advantage for travel brands.
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Third of Saudi Flights Canceled As High Profile Events Postponed
Saudi carriers have restored service, but they can’t restore the confidence that international airlines and event organizers need. The longer foreign carriers stay out, the more Riyadh’s events-led Q4 turns into a lost quarter for hotels and for business, sporting and leisure events.
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Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv makes emergency landing after bomb threat
An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Bulgaria after a bomb threat was reported near the Bulgarian-Romanian border. A MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the plane.
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Airlines Can’t Upgrade Every Plane – So They’re Upgrading the Menu
New cabins are expensive, complicated, and slow to arrive. Celebrity chefs? A faster way to serve up an upscale experience — and help justify the premium fare.
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Southwest Airlines Overhauls Loyalty Program, Gives First Look of New Lounges
Southwest’s loyalty changes and new lounges make it even more like the rivals it spent decades trying to set itself apart from.
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American Airlines Network Chief Exits
American has largely focused on a domestic network strategy. But the money has been in international.
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Airlines Can Handle a Crisis – But What About Several at Once?
Black swans are starting to look like pigeons in the park. For airlines, the exceptional is becoming routine – and increasingly expensive.
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Easing EU Border Friction: There Will Be ‘Flexibility,’ Official Says
No-one wants long processing delays at the EU border, and there are signs that a further easing of the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System could be applied as needed. It seems a pragmatic move given that long airport queues are still happening.
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Delta and Amex GBT Test One-Click Status Enrollment for Corporate Travelers
Both companies are betting that the one-click enrollment capabilities for Delta SkyMiles will boost engagement with business travelers.
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Portugal Picks Lufthansa Over Air France-KLM for TAP Stake
Lufthansa gets its gateway to Brazil, but Lisbon still holds the controlling stake – at least for now.
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United Airlines is making it harder to reach its top frequent flyer status in 2027
United Airlines is doing away with flight segment as a way to reach Premier status and increasing the spending requirements for Premier 1K.
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Mumbai Airport Lets Airlines Keep Winter Slots, Delaying the Move to Navi Mumbai
A softer timeline gives Adani time to close many gaps. If it doesn’t, summer may bring the same pushback.
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Airlines suspend flights to Riyadh amid security fears
Flights to and from Riyadh have been suspended following deadly Houthi attacks, with several international airlines extending cancellations through October 19. The disruption threatens Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to become a major global aviation hub, while Delta has postponed its first direct US flights to the Kingdom until March 2027.
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Fighting Spirit’s Data Sale to Google: Court Filings Show the List Getting Longer
The deal has faced months of delays and pushback, coming to represent a thorny issue of how far bankruptcy code should go to protect employee privacy as AI makes rapid advances.
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Saudi Arabia’s Aviation Ambitions Meet a Week of Terror
A single airport incident would have been troubling. A succession of strikes over just one week, including repeated attacks on the capital, presents an extraordinary challenge for the Saudi travel industry.
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Delta Delays Riyadh Service to March 2027 Following Airport Attacks
Delta’s planned Atlanta-Riyadh service was already facing questions about safety and demand for the route ahead of the original October launch.
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FAA warns U.S. airlines of safety risks over Saudi Arabia after attacks
The FAA warned U.S. airlines about flight risks over Saudi Arabia as Riyadh airport attacks disrupt travel and Delta weighs an Oct. 23 launch.
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Delta CEO on 20% Fare Hikes (‘Limited Resistance’) and Starlink (‘No Tit-For-Tat’)
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the airline industry will need to find a way to sustain its revenue momentum whenever fuel prices start to recede.