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Luxury flights to the eclipse: $10,000 a seat, plus a lawn chair

Paul touw, xojet president and ceo

Bloomberg For the well-heeled looking for a last-minute plan to see next week’s solar eclipse, a US private-jet operator is offering an option for $10,000 a seat. Million Air is whisking customers to remote airports where the moon will totally block the sun’s rays for a time on August 21. Passengers will watch from lawn chairs near the wings of ...

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Latam Airlines claws back 5 years after losing crown

Bloomberg It’s taken five years, but the merger that created Latin America’s largest airline might finally be bearing fruit. Latam Airlines Group SA, once the world’s most valuable carrier, is in its strongest financial condition since predecessor Lan Airlines bought Brazil’s TAM in 2012, said Chief Financial Officer Ramiro Alfonsin. The airline has had to navigate Brazil’s worst recession in ...

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Lufthansa set to add more US routes

Air berlin declares insolvency

Bloomberg Air Berlin Plc’s insolvency could open the way for Deutsche Lufthansa AG to add new hubs for inter-continental flights while allowing short-haul discount specialist EasyJet Plc to boost its presence in the German capital. The ailing carrier’s Berlin and Dusseldorf bases would provide Lufthansa’s lower-cost Eurowings arm with a chance to expand a long-haul network currently limited to Cologne-Bonn ...

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