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Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants to cost cuts

Travel NewsOctober 2, 202533Views

A Spirit Airlines aircraft undergoes operations in preparation for departure at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is planning to furlough about 1,800 flight attendants, roughly a third of its cabin crew members, to cut costs as the budget airline struggles in its…

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Spirit Airlines cuts flights in 12 cities as United, rivals circle

A Spirit Airlines jet takes off above two United Airlines airplanes at Newark Liberty Airport on March 23, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is ending service in a host of U.S. cities this fall as it fights for survival. Its rivals, meanwhile, are circling its customers, and…

September 9, 202540Views

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Amid Trump Budget Cuts, New Activist-Led National Park…

There are good reasons to worry about U.S. national parks right now. The Trump administration's extensive layoffs of National Park Service workers and proposed cuts of $1.2 billion to the federal agency's budget—amounting to a reduction in funding of almost 25%—will have a sharply negative impact on everything from preservation efforts and recreational programming to…

June 6, 202565Views

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Trump Budget Cuts Could ‘Wipe Out’ Operations for At Least…

"The president's proposed budget plan is beyond extreme. It is catastrophic." That's what Theresa Pierno, the head of the National Parks Conservation Association, said in an urgent press release on Friday. "If enacted by Congress, our national park system would be completely decimated." She's talking about U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget for 2026, which…

May 5, 202546Views

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Spirit Airlines cuts 200 jobs in bankruptcy cost-cutting scramble

A Spirit Airlines plane at New York's LaGuardia Airport Leslie Josephs/CNBC Spirit Airlines is cutting about 200 jobs across the company as the struggling budget carrier seeks to reduce costs after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November. "We are executing on plans to rightsize our organization to align with our current fleet…

January 16, 202570Views

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Southwest Airlines makes new cuts to company spending to reduce costs

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane taxis along the tarmac at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on December 13, 2024. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is pausing corporate hiring and promotions, suspending most of its summer internships and going without some employee…

January 14, 2025103Views

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JetBlue cuts more unprofitable routes, tweaks Europe flights

Silhouette of passenger in front of the JetBlue Airbus A321neo aircraft spotted on the apron tarmac docked at the passenger jet bridge from the terminal of Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS EHAM in the Netherlands. Nicholas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images JetBlue Airways told staff Wednesday that it is axing more…

December 5, 202490Views

Southwest Airlines cuts capacity and rethinks 2024 financial forecast, citing Boeing problems

Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are seen parked at a Boeing facility on August 13, 2019 in Renton, Washington. David Ryder | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will have to trim its capacity plans and reevaluate its financial forecasts for the year, citing delivery delays from Boeing ,…

March 20, 2024174Views

JetBlue cuts routes spanning LAX, South America

A JetBlue Airways plane prepares to take off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Jan. 31, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images JetBlue Airways told staff on Tuesday that it is culling a host of routes, making it the carrier's latest move to cut costs in the…

March 19, 2024161Views