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Pete Syme

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Aviation reporter @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/author/pete…

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Pete Syme @pwsyme.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I've been tracking the private jets that landed near Davos. There were at least 157 on Monday, arriving from more than 40 different countries across five continents. www.businessinsider.com/map-davos-pr...
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Map shows how the rich and powerful are descending on Davos by private jet
Business Insider tracked 157 private jets arriving near Davos as billionaires and world leaders flew to the Swiss Alps for the WEF's annual meeting.
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Pete Syme @pwsyme.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Did Elon Musk walk straight into a trap? Ryanair and Michael O'Leary have spent years insulting people as a promotional strategy. Provoking Musk might win them the most attention yet. www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-ry...
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Elon Musk has met his match in Ryanair's time-tested marketing strategy
Ryanair and Michael O'Leary have a long history of making provocative statements and insulting passengers as a promotional strategy.
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 18/09/2025
A Spirit executive wrote to its pilots' union proposing negotiations, adding that it could ask a bankruptcy court to change or reject the contract.
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Spirit Airlines tells pilots it wants to cut their pay and shave $100 million from their union deal
A Spirit executive wrote to its pilots' union proposing negotiations, adding that it could ask a bankruptcy court to change or reject the contract.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 31/01/2025
Competitive figure skaters. Children. A flight attendant with a love of travel. A helicopter crew chief who had a smile for everyone, especially his son. As families grieve the lives lost Wednesday in D.C., they also shared some of their stories: wapo.st/3CzT2OD
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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 31/01/2025
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) who leads oversight of the FAA in the House told @politico.com that he does not believe DEI "had anything to do with this particular accident." #AA5342
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DEI not to blame in crash, says top Republican overseeing FAA
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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 30/01/2025
For those at home, this press conference is highly unusual for many reasons, but it is extremely rare for a leader like this to come out in front of the NTSB and discuss aspects of any ongoing air safety investigation. Trump is doing a play-by-play of the events last night on the briefing podium.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/01/2025
Rachel Reeves confirms government backing for Heathrow third runway
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Rachel Reeves confirms government backing for Heathrow third runway
In economic growth speech, chancellor says move would make UK ‘world’s best-connected place to do business’ * UK politics live – latest updates * Heathrow third runway: saga of promises, protest and U-turns Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the…
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Pete Syme @pwsyme.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
🍰 At his inaugural ball, Trump signaled his appetite for the new Air Force One by cutting a cake adorned with the VC-25B. ✈️ Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg told CNBC: "The president wants the airplane sooner, and so we're working with Elon and the team..." www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-bo...
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Elon Musk is trying to help Boeing out with its much-delayed new Air Force One for Trump
Boeing has lost more than $2 billion producing the Next Air Force One after President Donald Trump renegotiated the deal in his first term.
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Pete Syme @pwsyme.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Asked if he'd like Airbus to resume production of the A380, Tim Clark replied, "Well, they know we do. I've given them the designs."
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Pete Syme @pwsyme.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
A taste of today's #StormEowyn travel chaos: ✈️An Edinburgh-bound flight nearly diverted to Cologne, but went back to Stansted. ✈️A Barcelona-to-Dublin flight diverted to Stansted, some 300 miles away. ✈️Thousands tracked an Emirates A380 struggling to land. www.businessinsider.com/flights-to-n...
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Flights to nowhere for hundreds of passengers as storm with 100mph wind gusts causes travel chaos
At least two Ryanair flights ended up back where they started, while another was diverted 300 miles away as Storm Éowyn hit the UK and Ireland.
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 24/01/2025
American, Delta, United, and Alaska all announced record results as the biggest airlines continue to recover from the pandemic downturn.
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Airlines are flying high with record earnings as they bounce back from the pandemic
American, Delta, United, and Alaska all announced record results as the biggest airlines continue to recover from the pandemic downturn.
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