Mixed Signals On Laptop Ban Leave Airline Stocks Twisting In The Wind

Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Airlines (UAL) and American Airlines (AAL) fell Tuesday as markets weighed conflicting reports on how a laptop ban may be widened on U.S. flights. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on «Fox News Sunday» that laptops may be banned from the main cabins on all flights into and out of […]

European Union demands urgent talks with Washington over airline laptop ban

The Department of Homeland Security is considering banning laptops and other large electronic devices from carry-on bags on flights from Europe to the United States, a department spokesman said on Wednesday. Travellers on flights leaving these airports are prohibited from carrying on board any electronic items that are larger than a cell phone. The afternoon […]

Qatar Airways loaning laptops to business-class passengers

Qatar Airways will begin a free laptop loan program next week for business class passengers traveling to the U.S. The move is an effort to alleviate the inconvenience caused by the Trump administration’s recently imposed ban on carry-on electronics for passengers flying from eight Middle Eastern and North Africa countries, including Qatar. «While other airlines […]