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☆ Transatlantic flights are all the rage this summer. These are the 10 biggest airlines connecting the US to Europe.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Barring any cancellations, there will be 3% more seats on flights from US to Europe this summer than in 2019. United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have the most scheduled seats, with over 9 million each. Barring any cancellations, that would constitute a 3% increase in capacity compared to the summer of 2019, and a 15% increase compared to last year. With over 2.5 million seats, Turkish Airlines has increased its scheduled capacity by 78% compared to pre-pandemic times. See the top 10 airlines connecting Europe and the US by scheduled seat capacity for summer 2023:

☆ Flights from the US to Europe are going to be incredibly expensive this summer — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

There's high demand for international summer travel and likely not enough seats to satisfy it. Americans have their eyes set on international travel — and Europe especially. If you want to fly to Europe this summer, you're likely going to spend $300 more than you would have before the pandemic. Last year, it was flights within the US that had their most expensive summer in years, averaging $376 round trip. "Next summer for international will be less expensive than this summer and probably start returning to some level of normalcy similar to what happened with domestic," Berg said.

☆ Qantas is set to launch the new world's longest flight in 2025. See which airlines and routes claimed the title each year since 1997.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Singapore Airlines currently operates the world's longest flight, from New York to Singapore. The longest non-stop flight in 2023 represents a 32% range increase compared to the longest in 1997. When Qantas debuts its Project Sunrise flights it will set a new record for the longest non-stop flight in the world. The distance is 32% greater than in 1997, when South African Airways operated the longest flight at the time, connecting New York to Johannesburg. Take a look at the longest non-stop flight routes of the past 27 years:

☆ Delta bets on premium travel as 'shock absorber' for economic downturn
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Rajesh Kumar Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/5] Delta Airlines passenger jets are pictured outside the newly completed 1.3 million-square foot $4 billion Delta Airlines Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Mike SegarCHICAGO, April 12 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) is doubling down on more profitable premium travel as it looks to shore up its defenses against an economic downturn. Chief Executive Ed Bastian told Reuters the U.S. carrier will have premium seats on every plane it flies starting this summer. Rivals United Airlines (UAL.O) and American Airlines (AAL.O) are also chasing premium revenue. CHANGING TRAVEL PATTERNSThe quest for premium revenue has its underpinnings in the post-pandemic travel patterns.

☆ These are the best and worst US airlines for on-time performance in 2022, according to DOT data — see the list
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Department of Transportation's list of airlines' on-time performance was published Thursday. Every airline had a worse on-time performance rate in 2022 compared to 2021. But, the Dallas-based carrier was still the worst-performing company among the Big Four, which also includes American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta. Take a closer look at the best and worst airlines for on-time performance for 2022:10. Delta Air LinesDelta Air Lines Boeing 737-900ER aircraft Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesRate: 82.14%Rate in 2021: 88.22%

☆ Which airlines had the best on-time performance in 2022? Delta led the pack — see the rest of the list.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

☆ In battle with Attorney General Letitia James, Trump may force his nemesis Michael Cohen to testify in his defense
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A new round of subpoenas has been served by both sides in New York's massive Trump fraud lawsuit. Attorney General Letitia James said in court papers she may try to redepose Donald and Eric Trump. It's over this and another approaching deadline that the two sides in James' lawsuit are now battling. Excerpt from court filing in New York attorney general's lawsuit against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization. Michael Cohen's subpoena from the Trump defendants in New York Attorney General Letitia James' fraud lawsuit.

☆ World-first ideas unveiled at MWC 2023 by UK telecoms innovators
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With The Uk'S Department For Business | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

At the upcoming Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, collaboration and convergence will be priorities. MWC is a 'Digital World Congress' that will see more worldwide digital innovation from the UK and across the world." Attocore, recently awarded a grant for accelerating Radio Access Network (RAN) intelligence, sits alongside mobile giants Ericsson and Samsung in advancing the security of UK mobile networks. With 5G networks, an estimated £173 billion of incremental UK GDP will be added to the UK economy by 2030. MWC and scaling UK technologyMobile World Congress is also a great opportunity for big ideas to reach an even bigger audience.

☆ Donald Trump, a billionaire, is fighting NY Attorney General Letitia James over a measly $110K check
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Trump and NY's attorney general are in a wordy war over his $110K contempt-of-court check from May. "OAG" is short for Office of the Attorney General. The first, a federal lawsuit in Florida that he'd filed in November and dropped on Friday, had sought the dismissal of James' lawsuit. On Thursday night, attorneys for the 16 defendants named in James' lawsuit filed nearly 5,000 pages of response papers. The filings repetitively complain that James' lawsuit errs in repeatedly referring to "the Trump Organization," as her 222 pages do some 300 times.

☆ Delta was the most on-time North American airline during a chaotic 2022, data shows. See which carriers made the top 10.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Aviation data analytics company Cirium has revealed its annual on-time performance review for 2022. Delta Air Lines led the pack with a rate of about 84%, while Air Canada came in last at just 55%. Travel data provider Official Aviation Guide says a score of at least 80% is considered "pretty good." Fortunately, aviation data analytics company Cirium has the answer. Here is a closer look at North America's best and worst airlines for on-time performance in 2022.

Airlines are operating 13% fewer domestic flights during the eight-day Thanksgiving travel period compared with 2019, according to data by Cirium. While flight delays and cancellations marred U.S. summer travel, airlines say they are better prepared to handle the holiday travel rush for Thanksgiving, which occurs on the fourth Thursday in November. Federal officials say they have enough staffing to handle holiday travel as well. More than 1.4 million travelers are going out of town for Thanksgiving by bus, train or cruise ship, AAA estimates. The company this year received Thanksgiving travel bookings as early as June, three months earlier than in 2019.

Industry data show business travellers are taking longer trips than before COVID-19, leaving airlines adjusting flight plans. Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) and Virgin Australia say higher airfares have so far offset any revenue impact from fewer business trips. Ajit Chouhan, a Texas-based human resources executive, used to go on one-day business trips to San Francisco at least once a month before the pandemic. "If I'm on a business trip, do I want to stay an extra day if my partner's at home?" One-day journeys accounted for around 4% of domestic business trips globally in 2019, according to CWT data, versus 3% now.

☆ Analysis: For China's COVID policy, change comes in small increments
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Tony Munroe | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Authorities are making changes such as more precisely targeting lockdowns, rolling out new vaccines and adding international flights. Daily infections, though extremely low by international standards, are hitting six-month highs, while officials repeatedly reaffirm the zero-COVID policy that President Xi Jinping argues saves lives. Still, Huang does not expect fundamental change in China's COVID policy anytime soon. "COVID is not scary, it is preventable and treatable," the city's health authority told residents. China recently began rolling out what is believed to be the world's first inhalable COVID vaccine, which could help in reducing vaccine hesitancy that is especially widespread among older Chinese.

☆ China to make 'substantial' COVID policy changes soon - ex-govt expert
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"The situation is changing now and China's 'dynamic zero' will also undergo major changes. Substantive changes will happen soon," he said, according to the recording of the session, which was titled "China's Exit Strategy from Zero-Covid". Chinese health authorities will hold a press conference on Saturday on COVID-19 prevention, according to a notice that said officials from the the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention would attend. LOCKDOWNS AND PROTESTSZeng was part of a top team at China's National Health Commission when the virus started to spread from the central Chinese city of Wuhan to other parts of China in 2020. On Wednesday, the country's National Health Commission said the nation should unwaveringly stick to zero-COVID.

☆ The CEO of Airbus says there are 'concerns on the safety side' as domestic air travel in Russia takes off, but sanctions prevent plane maintenance
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Airbus' CEO said he's concerned about Russian airlines flying without required maintenance. Sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war have prevented Airbus from servicing Russian aircraft. Russian air travel has recovered to 85% of pre-pandemic capacity, per OAG, a data provider. Russia lifted all pandemic-related travel restrictions on July 1, and Russian airlines are operating at about 85% of 2019 capacity this winter season, according to data published on October 25 by OAG, a global travel data provider. Russian state-owned carrier Aeroflot started stripping spare parts from working aircraft due to supply shortages induced by sanctions, Reuters reported in August.

☆ Boeing and Airbus facing off to win 80-aircraft order for new Saudi airline, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is negotiating with Airbus and Boeing for new planes, per a report. Fund officials want to order about 80 planes for a new national airline, Bloomberg reported. The country's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is in negotiations with Airbus and Boeing to secure orders for as many as 80 new planes for the airline, Bloomberg reported. In September 2022, Arabian Business reported the airline would be named RIA and could use Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s. It's not clear whether the order reported by Bloomberg will be exclusive to one company, or split between the two.

☆ Swiss prosecutors appeal against acquittals of Blatter, Platini
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Former UEFA President Michel Platini speaks to the media after a trial at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannZURICH, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Swiss federal prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn the acquittals of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing great Michel Platini on corruption charges, they said on Thursday. Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court had cleared the two in July after a seven-year investigation in which both were booted out of the sport. A judge said the pair's account of a 'gentlemen's agreement' for FIFA to pay Platini 2 million Swiss francs ($1.99 million)for consulting work was credible, and serious doubts existed about the prosecution's allegation that it was a fraudulent payment. ($1=1.0049 Swiss francs)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Michael Shields; Editing by Clarence Fernandez/Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ There's a 50% higher chance your flight will be delayed if it leaves after 3 p.m., a new report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Flights that depart after 3 p.m. have a 50% higher chance of being delayed, a new report says. Flight cancellations have decreased considerably, however, in the past six weeks since the ARC data was collected. Flights in the US that depart after 3 p.m. have a 64% higher chance of being canceled on average, according to the report. Airlines around the world have seen higher cancellation rates in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to the report. Ticketing data shows a return of business travel following a surge in leisure travel during the first half of 2022.

☆ The world's busiest international flight route carried more than 3.2 million passengers in the last year. See which other routes made the top 10.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Cairo International Airport, Egypt to Riyadh King Khalid International Airport, Saudi ArabiaSeats: 1,913,9918. Mumbai International Airport, India to Dubai International Airport, UAESeats: 1,977,5377. Orlando International Airport, USA to San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, Puerto RicoSeats: 2,099,2346. Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia to Singapore Changi AirportSeats: 2,443,176Dubai International Airport, UAE to London Heathrow Airport, UKSeats: 2,697,5933. Dubai International Airport, UAE to Riyadh King Khalid International Airport, Saudi ArabiaSeats: 3,191,0901.

☆ Flight bookings to Qatar boom for World Cup, especially from Dubai
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Yousef Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Flight bookings to Qatar are booming for the soccer World Cup being held in November and December, with particularly strong demand from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as fans work round a shortage of accommodation in Doha, a study showed on Tuesday. The strong demand comes despite the requirement to present a negative COVID-19 test to enter Qatar. Air travel across the Gulf is set to benefit, with flight bookings to the region 16% ahead of 2019, and for the early stages of the World Cup 61% ahead, ForwardKeys said. FIFA, world soccer's governing body, has booked 80% of available rooms for players, guests and officials during the tournament, Qatar's World Cup organisers said. Qatar Airways and flydubai, working together, will operate some 54 flights a day between Dubai and Qatar, versus just six scheduled previously, OAG said.

☆ The 10 longest routes in the world flown by airlines, ranked by distance
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-20 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Singapore Airlines currently holds the title for operating the world's two longest flights at over 9,500 miles each. From San Francisco to SingaporeUnited Airlines and Singapore Airlines. Markus Mainka/ShutterstockAirline: Philippine AirlinesAircraft: Airbus A350-900Distance: 8,507 milesOutbound Scheduled Flight Time: 16 hours and 15 minutesReturn Scheduled Flight Time: 16 hours and 55 minutes6. Qantas AirwaysAirline: QantasAircraft: Boeing 787-9Distance: 8,576 milesOutbound Scheduled Flight Time: 15 hours and 20 minutesReturn Scheduled Flight Time: 16 hours and 45 minutes5. Toshi K/ShutterstockAirline: QantasAircraft: Boeing 787-9Distance: 9,009 milesOutbound Scheduled Flight Time: 17 hours and 15 minutesReturn Scheduled Flight Time: 16 hours and 45 minutes2.

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