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JetBlue grounds all incoming flights to New York JFK for the rest of Tuesday as Northeast thunderstorms trigger FAA-mandated gro

JetBlue is grounding all flights scheduled to arrive at New York JFK for the remainder of Tuesday after widespread thunderstorms disrupted operations across the Northeast. The impact includes FAA-mandated ground stops at Baltimore, Boston, Newark, and Washington Dulles and National, amplifying knock-on delays for the carrier.

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2026-07-21T17:36:37.972145-07:00

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United Airlines faces customer-incident scrutiny and renewed flight-attendant enforcement after termination of crew tied to inte

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2026-07-21T12:21:48.505598-07:00

Bloomberg

United: $14 LAX–Los Cabos fare era is ending as US airfares stay higher

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2026-07-21T02:42:52.462217-07:00

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Emirates rolls out U‑Dream economy headrest—Safran-supported—across A350, A380 and Boeing 777 after 100-aircraft retrofit milest

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2026-07-20T02:21:38.430570-07:00

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Cathay Pacific reports stronger first-half profit as travel and cargo demand hold up Cathay Pacific says it delivered stronger first-half profit supported by firmer passenger travel and air cargo demand. The company highlights resilience across both segments, underscoring how fleet and network execution continue to translate into improved financial performance.

2026-07-21T21:42:27.447784-07:00

Cathay Pacific reports stronger first-half profit as travel and cargo demand hold up

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JetBlue grounds all incoming flights to New York JFK for the rest of Tuesday as Northeast thunderstorms trigger FAA-mandated gro JetBlue is grounding all flights scheduled to arrive at New York JFK for the remainder of Tuesday after widespread thunderstorms disrupted operations across the Northeast. The impact includes FAA-mandated ground stops at Baltimore, Boston, Newark, and Washington Dulles and National, amplifying knock-on delays for the carrier.

2026-07-21T17:36:37.972145-07:00

JetBlue grounds all incoming flights to New York JFK for the rest of Tuesday as Northeast thunderstorms trigger FAA-mandated gro

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United Airlines faces customer-incident scrutiny and renewed flight-attendant enforcement after termination of crew tied to inte United Airlines is dealing with two fronts: a viral San Francisco International Airport counter incident in which a company employee appears to threaten contacting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a ticket dispute, and a renewed disciplinary push against flight attendants it says improperly use seniority to bid for international trips and then sell those assignments to junior crew.

2026-07-21T12:21:48.505598-07:00

United Airlines faces customer-incident scrutiny and renewed flight-attendant enforcement after termination of crew tied to inte

Bloomberg

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United: $14 LAX–Los Cabos fare era is ending as US airfares stay higher United Airlines executives warn customers to expect permanently higher US airfares, signaling an end to ultra-low promotional pricing such as the reported $14 Los Angeles to Los Cabos fare. The company’s leadership is positioning the increase as structural rather than temporary, affecting how consumers plan travel and how airlines price demand.

2026-07-21T02:42:52.462217-07:00

United: $14 LAX–Los Cabos fare era is ending as US airfares stay higher

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Arajet partners with Arcube to add a travel-services marketplace and expand passenger ancillary revenues Arajet says it will use UK travel-technology provider Arcube to launch a broader suite of ancillary services through a marketplace embedded on its website, targeting more monetization across the digital passenger journey. The move follows Arajet carrying 1.48 million passengers in 2025 and expanding its auxiliary income streams.

2026-07-20T10:40:33.648550-07:00

Arajet partners with Arcube to add a travel-services marketplace and expand passenger ancillary revenues

CNBC

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JetBlue to acquire $58.5M of Spirit’s LaGuardia slots, unlocking up to ~12 more daily departures JetBlue has won Spirit Airlines’ remaining slot pairs at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in a $58.5 million bid, edging out Frontier by $1 million. The acquisition covers 22 ex-Spirit slots, potentially adding about 12 daily departures and nearly doubling JetBlue’s current operations, including use of the Marine Air Terminal.

2026-07-20T07:38:31.431485-07:00

JetBlue to acquire $58.5M of Spirit’s LaGuardia slots, unlocking up to ~12 more daily departures

Reuters

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Ryanair: preliminary findings indicate a possible foreign object struck engine in Thessaloniki departure incident Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said preliminary information suggests a “foreign object” may have struck the engine of one of its Boeing aircraft on July 10 at Thessaloniki. A smashed cabin window triggered explosive decompression, partially sucking a passenger out and causing serious injury; Ryanair is also publicly reassuring customers.

2026-07-20T03:39:44.495770-07:00

Ryanair: preliminary findings indicate a possible foreign object struck engine in Thessaloniki departure incident

Washington Post

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Lawmakers seek permanent ban on in-flight phone calls as some European carriers loosen restrictions A new push from lawmakers would make a permanent ban on in-flight phone calls, following decisions by some airlines in Europe to relax in-flight calling rules. The proposal would tighten passenger communications standards across fleets rather than leaving them to individual carriers.

2026-07-20T03:08:40.382945-07:00

Lawmakers seek permanent ban on in-flight phone calls as some European carriers loosen restrictions

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