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Southwest's New Battery Policy In Spotlight After A Smoking Battery Charger Diverts Flight
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 7:04am | 497A Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) flight on its way to Tampa, Florida, had to be diverted to South Carolina after a passenger's portable battery pack started smoking. What Happened: An hour into its journey, flight 1844 from Baltimore to Tampa was diverted to Myrtle Beach following the incident,...
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Ukrainian Pilots Begin Using F-16s Against Russia
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 - 6:17pm | 407Ukraine started using F-16 warplanes in combat as Russia mounted a massive aerial assault on civilian infrastructure, according to a U.S. official. F-16s are the most sophisticated weapon that the U.S.-led coalition has supplied Ukraine in its war with Russia. The White House and Pentagon had...
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Celebrity Climate Culprits: What Elon Musk, Steven Spielberg, Kylie Jenner And Others Have In Common
Monday, August 22, 2022 - 2:02pm | 1054A few years ago, Elon Musk told Rolling Stone, “Climate change is the biggest threat that humanity faces this century," touting his electric vehicle company, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), as a step toward sustainability. But after taking a look at his private jet-flying habits via @...
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Are Further Airline Mergers At The Gate?
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 - 12:59pm | 634Recent multi-billion dollar mergers and upbeat earnings reports in the airline industry have revived optimism in the sector and on airline stocks as investors turn bullish on the sector’s potential after being paralyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years. Several airline...
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9 Of The Most Expensive Planes In The World: What's Your Style?
Friday, June 3, 2022 - 3:43pm | 890Imagine airplane travel without the hassle. Seats with legroom, no person seated in front of you pushing their seat — and the fold-down tray — into your lap, no fights amongst passengers that will inevitably go viral on social media. Now, imagine this: flying on a private plane. (Though...
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Bank Of America Downgrades Southwest Airlines Amid Boeing Concerns
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 1:56pm | 347Bank of America analysts turned bullish on Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) last September, but this call has proven to be too early. The Analyst Andrew Didora downgraded Southwest from Buy to Neutral with a price target lowered from $65 to $60. The Thesis The case for turning bullish on Southwest...
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Boeing Is Feeling The Pressure
Monday, April 8, 2019 - 12:20pm | 530Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) announced it will lower production of its 737 Max 8 planes from 52 units per month to 42 per month. BofA No Longer A Bull Bank of America's Ronald Epstein downgraded Boeing's stock from Neutral to Buy with a price target lowered from $480 to $420. The analyst says...