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Michelle Yeoh to join business and political leaders at Global Citizen NOW summit to fight poverty

Mar. 28, 2024 08:12 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg are among the diverse group of political, business and philanthropic leaders Global Citizen will convene in New York on May 1 and 2, the nonprofit announced on Thursday. ...

Federal officials want to know how airlines handle — and share — passengers' personal information

Mar. 21, 2024 16:45 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials said Thursday they will review how airlines protect personal information about their passengers and whether they are making money by sharing that information with other parties. The U.S. Department of Transportation said its review will focus on...

Southwest reaches a labor agreement with flight attendants, who voted down a previous deal last year

Mar. 20, 2024 11:16 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with union flight attendants, who have lagged behind pilots in winning pay raises from U.S. carriers. Details were not released Wednesday about the deal, covering about 20,000 attendants at the...

Businesses are ready for April's total solar eclipse with celestial-themed doughnuts and beer

Mar. 15, 2024 13:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Eclipse-themed beer. Jewelry and ornaments. And doughnuts that capture the sun's disappearing act with the help of buttercream frosting. With April 8's total solar eclipse right around the corner, businesses are ready for the celestial event that will dim skies...

Delta Airlines is hiking checked-baggage fees 17% following similar moves by United and American

Mar. 05, 2024 15:25 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In case you needed yet another incentive to cram all your travel items into a carry-on, Delta Airlines just boosted the cost of your first checked bag by 17%. The increase adds $5 to the previous, and not-exactly-insignificant, $30 fee for domestic flights. ...

Airfares were already dropping. Here’s why they could go even lower in 2024

Feb. 28, 2024 09:43 AM EST

Inflation has hit most of the economy, but that’s hardly the case with airfare. Not only are airfares down 6% year-over-year based on January 2024 prices, but they’re even down 15% versus a decade ago. That’s according to consumer price index data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...

United Airlines says after a 'detailed safety analysis' it will restart flights to Israel in March

Feb. 21, 2024 18:28 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says it plans to resume flights to Israel next month, reviving a route that was suspended in October at the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The airline said Wednesday that it will start flights from Newark, New Jersey, to Tel Aviv with a stop in Munich...

A NY-bound flight is forced to return to Toronto because of fire

Feb. 19, 2024 23:06 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — A flight heading from Toronto to New York City earlier this month had to turn around because of a “burnt electrical smell” in the cockpit. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Endeavor Air Flight 4826 left Toronto’s Pearson International Airport the...

Masco: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 08, 2024 07:33 AM EST

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — Masco Corp. (MAS) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $191 million. On a per-share basis, the Livonia, Michigan-based company said it had profit of 85 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 83 cents...

AmEx tries to win over grumpy Delta customers with revamped SkyMiles credit cards

Feb. 01, 2024 18:01 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — American Express rolled out several updates to its Delta SkyMiles credit cards Thursday that will give additional benefits to users, part of efforts to soothe sore Delta Air Lines customers who have considered abandoning the airline after last year’s SkyMiles loyalty fiasco. ...