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☆ Airbus' game-changing A321XLR will enter service soon. These airlines have already announced routes with the new plane, including 3 to the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Airlines, including Iberia, Wizz Air, and Aer Lingus, have announced their first A321XLR routes. Irish carrier Aer Lingus said in October that it will launch its first A321XLR flight between Dublin and Nashville in April. The eight-and-a-half-hour route is a niche nonstop for the industry, with Aer Lingus as the only operator. Related storiesOther potential A321XLR routesWhile only a handful of A321XLR routes are officially on the books, many previously unserved city pairs could fit the bill, airlines have said. Qantas' list of potential A321XLR routes includes routes like Brisbane to Tokyo, Perth to the Maldives, and Melbourne to Bangkok.

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☆ Our luxurious vacation cost 1 million credit-card points and $12,000. We spent 14 days in Europe and never flew less than business class.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Kimanzi Constable | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I took my wife, daughter, and niece on a five-country Europe trip to celebrate my wife's birthday. We booked most of the flights and hotel rooms using credit-card points and miles. The rewards-booked flights were all business and first class, and the hotel rooms were luxurious. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .

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☆ The cost of Boeing's strike keeps rising as talks continue
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Boeing is set to resume negotiations with union bosses on Monday. Thousands of members of the IAM union have been on strike since September 13. A group of Bank of America analysts, led by Ron Epstein, estimated that the strike was costing Boeing $50 million a day. Some 33,000 Boeing workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have been on strike since September 13. Nearly 95% of union members voted against Boeing's initial offer of a 25% pay rise across the four-year contract.

Persons: —, Ron Epstein, Kelly Ortberg, Boeing's Organizations: Boeing, Analysts, IAM, Service, Bank of America, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Reuters, Business Insider

☆ 52-year-old worked 90-hour weeks in an oil refinery to save money for his business—now he's worth $9.5 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Natalie Wu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Yet the concept, which eventually became Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, propelled Graves to his debut Tuesday on the Forbes 400, a ranking of America's richest people. He's reportedly the country's 107th-richest person, with an estimated net worth of $9.5 billion, largely driven by his ownership stake in Raising Cane's. Graves owns more than 90 percent of the company, and has no plans to take it public or sell his stake to private investors, he said. "I want my kids in the business to be able to carry our values on after their mom and I are gone," said Graves. "They can turn this into a worldwide business and continue to grow."

Persons: Todd Graves, Craig Silvey, Graves, He's, Cane's —, Cane — Organizations: LSU, Forbes, Nicholls State University, Small Business Administration, CNBC Locations: Louisiana, Cane's, California, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, Alaska —

☆ Dating Apps Helped Me Find Love. Now They've Become a Total Scam.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Albert Fox Cahn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

I spent some time alone after things ended, but by the end of 2012, I was ready to re-embrace online dating. Within a few years, my fellow millennials and I were reportedly spending 10 hours a week on dating apps. "Dating apps are designed to be a miserable experience," Stephanie Rodgers, the founder of the forthcoming dating app Verb, said. Increasingly, it feels like dating apps make things more monotonous and cumbersome to incentivize us to pay for upgrades. And while dating apps' cost in terms of harassment, threats, and violence is paid disproportionately by women, its financial cost is disproportionately paid by men.

Persons: —, I've, I'd, it's, undateable, Phil, begrudgingly, Tinder, Charlotte Fox Weber, Weber, Swiping, Koshiro, Stephanie Rodgers, Rodgers, you'll, we're, curt, It's, I'm Organizations: Congressional, New York Times, Harvard Law, Facebook, Match, The League, Upper East, Grand Central Locations: DC, Washington, Western Europe, East, Asia, Raya, Brooklyn, Americas

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☆ JetBlue is axing hot meals for economy flyers as it looks to cut costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

JetBlue has eliminated hot meals for economy passengers on transatlantic flights. AdvertisementJetBlue has axed hot meals for economy passengers as it looks to save money. Therefore, the lack of hot meals could be necessary so that the reduced cabin crew can cope with the workload. Passengers in JetBlue's business class, Mint, still have the option of hot food — including pizza and roasted chicken. Despite expectations for a loss, JetBlue reported a profit of $25 million in the second quarter.

Persons: —, Insider's Thomas Pallini Organizations: JetBlue, Service, Business, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines Locations: Dublin, Edinburgh

☆ With Hurricane Helene disrupting travel, here's what fliers need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

However, weather-related events like Hurricane Helene are generally considered to be outside an airline’s control, meaning passengers have relatively few rights to compensation, experts said. Airlines make concessions in some casesSome airlines are making concessions tied to Hurricane Helene, though they vary by carrier and geography. For example, American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have alerts about flooding in the Southeast. American Airlines is also giving leeway to passengers scheduled to travel through Augusta, Georgia, between Sept. 29 and Oct. 4. Plus, policies bought after Helene became a named storm generally won’t cover claims related to it.

Persons: Eric Napoli, Helene, Napoli, “, Hurricane Helene, ”, Sally French, ” Napoli Organizations: North Carolina Department of Transportation, U.S . Department of Transportation, Hurricane, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Valdosta ., Delta, Consumers Locations: Southeast U.S, U.S, Florida, Florida , Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Asheville , North Carolina, Georgia, Valdosta, Valdosta . United, Augusta , Georgia, Asheville

☆ With Hurricane Helene disrupting travel, here’s what fliers need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Men inspect the damage from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday in Florida as a Category 4 storm, leaving a swath of wind- and flood-related damage across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. Airlines make concessions in some casesDamage to a store in Valdosta, Georgia, from Hurricane Helene. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSome airlines are making concessions tied to Hurricane Helene, though they vary by carrier and geography. For example, American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have alerts about flooding in the Southeast.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Sean Rayford, Eric Napoli, Helene, Taylor, Napoli, Michael M, Sally French Organizations: Getty, North Carolina Department of Transportation, U.S . Department of Transportation, Finance, Santiago, Hurricane, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Valdosta ., Delta Locations: Hurricane, Asheville , North Carolina, Southeast U.S, U.S, Florida, Florida , Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Valdosta , Georgia, Georgia, Valdosta, Valdosta . United, Augusta , Georgia, Asheville

☆ I wanted my coffee shop to become a haven for Hurricane Helene survivors. The storm totally destroyed it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hurricane Helene destroyed Maples, a coffee shop in Burnsville, North Carolina. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Susan Scoggins, 61, the owner of Maples, a coffee shop in Burnsville, North Carolina, that was destroyed by Hurricane Helene. All of the customers know my two-year-old great-granddaughter, who has been the little greeter for the coffee shop since she was born. There are a lot of people without food, water, power, medicine, and all of the necessities, yet they continue to be kind, and everyone is helping everyone. But at the moment, it's most important to me that we help the community rebuild after Hurricane Helene.

Persons: Helene, Maples, Susan Scoggins, —, Hurricane Helene, Nicholle Stewart, Nicholle Stewart I'm Organizations: Service, Maples Locations: Burnsville , North Carolina, Hurricane, North Carolina

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☆ An Asian airline hopes launching one of the world's longest narrowbody routes will actually be a comfort upgrade for passengers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Air Astana is launching one of the world's longest narrowbody routes from Almaty to London. AdvertisementAir Astana is launching one of the world's longest narrowbody routes with the aim of increasing comfort for passengers. The Kazkhstani flag carrier announced last Wednesday that it will use an Airbus A321LR on its route from Almaty to London. Plus, Air Astana is a relatively small carrier, as it only has three widebody jets, all Boeing 767s. European budget airline Wizz Air earlier this month announced its first route utilizing the Airbus A321XLR on seven-hour flights.

Persons: —, that's, József Váradi Organizations: Air Astana, Airbus, Service, Boeing, British Airways, Wizz, Air, Kazakhstani Locations: Almaty, London, Aktau, Kazakhstan, Dallas, Fort Worth, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

As federal investigations swirled around Eric Adams over the past year, the New York City mayor stuck to a familiar script. In one instance, an unidentified Adams staffer agreed to an interview with FBI agents. In March 2019, an Adams staffer was exchanging text messages with the then-Brooklyn borough president about another possible trip to Turkey. “To be o[n the] safe side Please Delete all messages you send me,” the staffer wrote Adams, according to the indictment. Later that day, the Adams staffer visited the businessman at his office and said he had just met with the mayor.

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams will step into a Manhattan courtroom and into the history books on Friday when he is arraigned on federal corruption and bribery charges that could force him out of office. Adams is the first sitting New York City mayor to be indicted on criminal charges in the modern era. “This was a multiyear scheme to buy favor with a single New York City politician on the rise,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Thursday. Adams' indictment capped two weeks of turmoil in his administration, a period during which Banks, the city’s police commissioner, and the city's top lawyer, have announced their resignations. “You could almost picture them trying to cobble this together and try to tell a story so that they could say, ‘corruption, corruption’ at a press conference,” Spiro said at a Thursday press conference.

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☆ Eric Adams indictment: All the travel benefits the New York City mayor is alleged by prosecutors to have accepted
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Prosecutors allege New York City Mayor Eric Adams solicited travel from foreign businesspeople. As a city official, Adams should have disclosed the gifts and travel benefits, Williams said. AdvertisementThese are the travel benefits and luxury perks federal prosecutors allege Adams has solicited since 2016. Flights to France, Turkey, and ChinaIn 2017, Adams accepted free business class tickets for himself and travel companions to France, Turkey, and China, per the indictment. The travel benefits were worth more than $9,000 and Adams failed to disclose them, prosecutors said.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, —, rebuking, Damian Williams, Williams Organizations: New York City, Service, New, Democratic, Turkish, Prosecutors, Business, Bentley, Turkey Prosecutors Locations: New York, Manhattan, Brooklyn, York, India, Turkey, France, China, Istanbul, Regis, Hungary, St, Ghana

☆ I flew on 2 long-haul flights, one in business and another in economy. The perks were drastically different — take a look.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I've flown across the world in both business class and economy cabins. In 2022, I was in business class with Air New Zealand. Last year, I flew in United's economy class. But after taking two long-haul flights — one in business class and the other in economy — I learned that amenities can make or break a trip. From receiving a complimentary toiletry bag on an Air New Zealand business-class flight to free earbuds on a United economy flight, take a look at all the differences in amenities.

Persons: I've, — Organizations: Air New Zealand, Service, Air New Locations: Air New Zealand

Adams allegedly committed 23 different “overt acts,” which include accepting free flights and hotel rooms and coordinating straw donations. In 2017, Adams allegedly accepted free business class tickets for three roundtrip international flights and a heavily discounted stay at a suite in the St. Regis Istanbul. Adams allegedly accepted over $123,000 worth of luxury travel benefits between 2016 and 2021, without disclosing any of it. “No one is above the law, including the Mayor of New York City,” Schumer said in a written statement Thursday. The indictment does not total the amount of matching public funds Adams allegedly received directly from the eight illegal straw donations.

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☆ Meet the brash lawyer that everyone from Eric Adams to Alec Baldwin and Elon Musk turns to in a crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Alex Spiro, a high-profile lawyer, is representing Mayor Eric Adams as he battles criminal charges. He's defended both Elon Musk and Alec Baldwin. The litigator is bringing his hard-charging tactics to the federal criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The manslaughter case against Baldwin was shockingly dropped earlier this year after Spiro argued that prosecutors hid key evidence before trial. Read the full profile of Alex Spiro here.

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☆ Southwest will never be the same again
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Both regular and enhanced seats will be available for selection at booking, starting in 2025 for flights in early 2026, Southwest said. Southwest AirlinesSouthwest has already announced an improved cabin with tablet holders, charging ports, upgraded overhead bins, and better WiFi. The cabin improvements come as Southwest plans to cut some short-haul flying in favor of more lucrative long-haul operations. Southwest left four airports altogether in August: Bellingham International Airport in Washington, Mexico's Cozumel International Airport, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York. This means Icelandair passengers can connect in the US on Southwest flights, and vice versa.

Persons: —, Chicago's O'Hare, Houston's George, Icelandair Organizations: Service, Southwest Airlines, Business, Southwest, Southwest Airlines Southwest, Delta Air Lines, Bellingham International Airport, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Syracuse Hancock International, Washington International Locations: Southwest, Atlanta, Bellingham, Washington, Cozumel, New York, Nashville, Baltimore

☆ Southwest's new premium seats come with a catch for everyone else
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Taylor Rains | Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Southwest Airlines introduces premium seating with extra legroom to boost revenue. Southwest said Thursday that about a third of its planes will get extra-legroom seats that boast at least five inches of extra pitch. Southwest is adding some typical industry perks to its planes, like inflight power and extra legroom seats. Southwest Airlines"On our larger aircraft, we didn't have to give up any seats," Southwest executive vice president for commercial transformation Ryan Green said during Thursday's Investor Day. AdvertisementIts future 737 Max 7 will have 48 extra legroom seats, also with 34 inches.

Persons: —, Ryan Green, you'd, Green, Max, Kevin Carter Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Service, Airlines, Boeing, Max, Southwest Airline Boeing, JetBlue Airways Locations: Southwest, Chicago

☆ Turkish Airlines offered to charge Eric Adams $50 for two business-class seats worth $15,000, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Eric Adams took perks and donations from the Turkish government for years, prosecutors say. "It is very expensive because it is last minute," the airline manager texted the Adams staffer, according to the indictment. AdvertisementThe Adams staffer pushed the manager to charge a more realistic-sounding price, prosecutors say. The Adams staffer asked for "$1,000 or so," noting that Adams' "every step is being watched right now." The Turkish Airlines manager also offered to set up Adams in the Four Seasons, which the Adams staffer deemed "too expensive."

Persons: Eric Adams, wasn't, Adams, —, Damian Williams Organizations: Service, Turkish Airlines, Prosecutors, Turkish, United Nations, Cosmopolitan Suite, Regis Locations: Turkish, New York City, Turkey, Istanbul, Manhattan, Regis Istanbul, New York, France

☆ Etihad reveals $7 billion investment plan over five years, will retrofit old Boeing jets
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Shafi Musaddique | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Etihad Airways on Wednesday revealed a $7 billion investment plan over the next five years in a bid to "double the size of the airline until 2030." Speaking to CNBC's Dan Murphy, Etihad's Group Chief Executive Officer Antonoaldo Neves revealed passengers should expect "a totally different airline" within the next two to three years. Much of the $7 billion will go into revamping its existing fleet of planes, as well as the purchase of new aircraft further down the line, he said. But Neves is aiming for the skies, with the hope of having up to 170 planes by the end of the decade. Neves said Etihad will begin retrofitting and revamping "dated" Boeing 777 planes from 2026 onward, this is due to what he described as "the constraints that we have in the global aviation market."

Persons: CNBC's Dan Murphy, Antonoaldo Neves, Abu, Neves Organizations: Etihad Airways, Etihad's, Etihad, Boeing, United Arab Locations: Abu Dhabi, Europe, Southeast Asia, United Arab Emirates

☆ I went inside the secret room where pilots sleep on long-haul flights. It was the best seat on the plane.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Pilots take shifts on long-haul flights. I toured the secret room stationed above business class on an Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! That's why pilots take shifts on long-haul flights. When pilots aren't in the cockpit, they're resting in secret rooms on board the aircraft.

Persons: they're, — Organizations: Air New Zealand Boeing, Service, Zealand Locations: Auckland , New Zealand, Los Angeles

☆ Boeing sweetens offer to union as strike enters second week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The new offer raised pay, reinstated annual bonuses and increased a bonus that would be given upon the contract’s ratification, among other changes, Boeing said on its website. It also doubled the ratification bonus to $6,000, reinstated an annual machinist bonus and raised the company’s 401(k) match. The labor union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, didn’t immediately comment on the offer. Both Boeing and the union said they were disappointed with negotiations last week. The strike came as workers voted 94.6% against the previous proposal that the union had endorsed.

Persons: didn’t, group’s, Kelly Ortberg, Ron Epstein Organizations: Boeing, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Bank of America, CNBC Locations: Renton , Washington, Seattle

☆ Boeing sweetens labor proposal in 'best and final' offer as strike enters second week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing on Monday sweetened its contract offer and said it was its "best and final" proposal for its more than 30,000 machinists as their strike, which has halted most of the aerospace giant's aircraft production, entered its second week. Boeing's new offer would raise general wages by 30% over four years, up from a previously proposed 25%. It also doubled the ratification bonus to $6,000, reinstated an annual machinist bonus and raised the company's 401(k) match. The labor union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, didn't immediately comment on the offer. The strike came as workers voted 94.6% against the previous proposal that the union had endorsed.

Persons: didn't, group's, Kelly Ortberg, Ron Epstein Organizations: Boeing, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Bank of America, CNBC Locations: Renton , Washington, Seattle

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