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Leslie Josephs covers air travel and aerospace at CNBC. She joined the company in 2017.
Her coverage across CNBC’s platforms has included air safety, labor issues, bankruptcies and travel trends like airlines’ increased reliance on wealthier consumers.
Leslie previously worked at The Wall Street Journal, where she covered commodities markets, stocks, asset management, small businesses and food. Before that, she reported for Reuters in Costa Rica and was a correspondent at The Associated Press in Peru. She can be reached via email at leslie.josephs@cnbc.com.
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‘Bring ’em on’: Delta wants United’s crown over the Pacific, tooLeslie Josephs24 Min AgoAirlines urge Trump administration not to curb international flights in feud over ‘sanctuary cities’Leslie JosephsMay 29, 2026Airlines, hotels warn against Trump admin threat to international flights to ‘sanctuary cities’ Leslie JosephsMay 28, 2026American Airlines picks SpaceX’s Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi on more than 500 planesLeslie JosephsMay 26, 2026Spirit’s collapse, high fuel prices test limits of summer vacation spendingLeslie JosephsMay 23, 2026Sinkhole shuts runway at LaGuardia Airport, delaying flightsLeslie JosephsMay 20, 2026Meet the pilots flying Spirit Airlines’ yellow jets to the desertLeslie JosephsMay 16, 2026China will order 200 Boeing jets, Trump tells Fox NewsLeslie JosephsMay 14, 2026Dow jumps 370 points to recapture 50,000; S&P 500 posts first close above 7,500Sean Conlon|Lisa Kailai HanMay 13, 2026Allegiant CEO makes case for low-cost airline model as Sun Country acquisition closesLeslie JosephsMay 13, 2026United Airlines flight attendants ratify new contract with 31% raises this summerLeslie JosephsMay 12, 2026Boeing, Citigroup CEOs set to join Trump on China visit next weekPhil LeBeau|Kevin BreuningerMay 7, 2026
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