A United Airlines airplane takes off at San Francisco International Airport. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images United Airlines is trying to recruit pilots early in their training as the second-biggest U.S. carrier faces an impending shortage as half of its aviators approach retirement. The airline on Thursday said it would offer conditional
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Halloween may not be until the end of October, but for theme parks, it started all the way back in September. Haunted houses, creepy mazes and coaster-riding ghouls can be found at amusement parks big and small across the United States this time of year. Spooky-themed events were once a way to extend operations at
1 Hour Ago Uber is now allowing New York City users to book helicopter flights to John F. Kennedy International airport through its app. The company says flights to and from Lower Manhattan will become available to all Uber users on Oct. 7, 2019. Uber made the feature available to its premium members in June.
Alibaba is well known for its e-commerce platforms, but the Chinese tech giant has branched into fintech, film, new retail and now, hospitality. I recently stayed at Alibaba’s futuristic FlyZoo hotel, which is adjacent to its headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Here, there are no keycards and everything is cashless. It features facial recognition doors, robotic
Delta unveils it’s first Airbus A350. Leslie Josephs | CNBC The U.S. on Wednesday announced tariffs on Airbus planes after winning a World Trade Organization dispute over subsidies received by the aircraft manufacturer, and travelers may end up paying higher airfare as a result. The tariffs stem from a 15-year-old dispute between the U.S. and Europe
A Boeing 737 Max 9 test plane at the Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington on on March 22, 2019. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Boeing on Monday said it would streamline how it addresses safety issues in its aircraft as the manufacturer faces mounting criticism over the fatal crashes of two of its 737 Max
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies capsule. Source: Hyperloop TT Think of how well-traveled and eco-responsible you would be if you could economically zip between cities at speeds exceeding 700 miles per hour in a comfortable, carbon-neutral way. Without going to the airport. That’s the promise of hyperloop. The ground transportation technology envisions moving people (and, no doubt,
Glacier in Antarctica Eastcott Momatiuk | The Image Bank | Getty Images Airbnb is looking for five people to embark on an all-paid for month-long trip to Antarctica to study the environmental impact humans are having on the isolated continent. The vacation rental platform partnered with non-profit advocacy group Ocean Conservancy to run the “Antarctic
Getty Images If you’ve been racking your brain about where to retire on a budget, it might be time to think outside the U.S. A report by International Living, which publishes information about living abroad, lists destinations where you can coast on less than $30,000 a year. To be sure, retiring in a new country
DUBAI — Saudi Arabia will for the first time offer tourist visas to a range of nationalities as it pushes ahead with plans to make tourism a pillar of its economy. The announcement of the visa regime, scheduled for Friday and the details of which are forthcoming, comes just two weeks after terror attacks claimed
This photo taken on June 28, 2019 shows the terminal of the new Beijing Daxing International Airport. STR | AFP | Getty Images China’s monument to booming air travel demand opened Wednesday: a sprawling starfish-shaped airport in southern Beijing that could handle up to 100 million travelers a year. Beijing Daxing International Airport, inaugurated by
An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Some of the Federal Aviation Administration inspectors who worked on training requirements for the troubled Boeing 737 Max planes and other aircraft were underqualified, and the air safety agency
Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are seen parked on Boeing property on August 13, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. David Ryder | Getty Images The Boeing 737 Max’s return to service after two fatal crashes will be up to the safety assessment of each country, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson reiterated on
Source: Visit KC Kansas City is well-known for its tangy barbecue, its jazz and blues history and its more than 200 fountains, some of which date back to the days when horses were said to outnumber people in the city. “The American Humane Society began putting water troughs at every corner to keep the horses hydrated and, over
Boeing and Airbus won’t gain anything by “going at each other’s jugular,” according to the European planemaker’s top salesman. Earlier this week, Airbus shares slumped on reports that the World Trade Organization will soon grant President Donald Trump the right to slap billions of dollars in tariffs as recompense for subsidies granted to Airbus by
