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Jan 9, 2025 | msn.com | Melvin Backman

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Jan 9, 2025 | yahoo.com | Melvin Backman

Hawaiian Airlines is increasing its flexibility towards the items that passengers bring on its planes. The company announced Wednesday that flyers will be able to bring their surfboards and bicycles as checked luggage. “Hawaiʻi is synonymous with surfing and many ocean and land-based activities that draw visitors from around the world,” said Sandra Wang, a product manager at the airline.

Jan 8, 2025 | yahoo.com | Melvin Backman

Aircraft cabin temperatures, long a source of passenger complaints but largely unregulated, will now be the subject of a federal safety study as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s latest reauthorization. The FAA said it has contacted the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to begin investigating the subject, though it has yet to develop a full plan pending the study’s scope.

Jan 8, 2025 | qz.com | Melvin Backman

In This StoryDAL-1.18%LYFT-5.48%UBER-1.47%Members of SkyMiles, the Delta Air Lines (DAL-1.18%) loyalty program will soon have a new way to earn miles. The company is partnering with Uber to let people build their stockpiles by using the app’s car-hire and delivery services.

Jan 8, 2025 | qz.com | Melvin Backman

In This StoryDAL+1.55%FDS-1.51%CMCSA-1.09%Delta will report fourth-quarter earnings on Friday that will give a sense of how its 2024 went. According to the finance data platform FactSet (FDS-1.51%), Wall Street is expecting $1.1 billion in quarterly net income on $14.2 billion in revenue. For the full year, investors are looking for $3.9 billion on $56.7 billion in revenue. All four figures would represent declines from the same time the year before.