Airlines
Key Senate Democrats push Southwest CEO for answers on holiday meltdown
Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President Bob Jordan speaks as he is interviewed by CNBC outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Fifteen senators, including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker, sent a letter to Southwest CEO Bob Jordan on Friday demanding answers […]
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Delta CEO urges Washington to increase FAA funding after ‘unacceptable’ outage
Ed Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., during an interview in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Bastian said that he sees ‘strong demand’ for flights carrying into 2023. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian called on Washington to increase funding for the […]
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Delta Air Lines sales, profits top estimates in strong finish to 2022
Delta Air Lines Airbus A330neo or A330-900 aircraft with neo engine option of the European plane manufacturer, as seen departing from Amsterdam Schiphol AMS EHAM International airport. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines fourth-quarter profit and revenue topped expectations on Friday, but shares fell on the carrier’s outlook for the first […]
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Boeing 737 MAX can make first passenger flight in China because March 2019
Grounded China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 MAX plane parked in a line at Urumqi airport, in China’s western Xinjiiang location on June 5, 2019. Greg Baker | AFP | Getty Visuals A Boeing 737 MAX created its 1st passenger flight in China in nearly four years on Friday, marking a major milestone in the U.S. […]
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Delta curbs employee access to luxury airport lounges as it struggles with crowding
Delta Air Lines plans to curb employee access to its plush and popular airport lounges next month, its latest attempt to ease crowding. Starting Feb. 2, Delta won’t allow employees to use the airline’s airport Sky Clubs when they’re flying standby with company travel privileges, the carrier told staff in a long memo on Wednesday. […]
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American Airlines hikes revenue estimates after strong fourth quarter
Planes are seen at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Charlotte, United States. Peter Zay | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images American Airlines hiked its revenue estimates for the fourth quarter on Thursday thanks to strong demand and high fares. The airline estimates revenue rose as much as 17% over 2019, up […]
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Flight disruptions ease after FAA outage, as officials vow to investigate system failure
Travelers as flights are cancelled at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Air travel disruptions eased on Thursday, a day after a severe pilot safety-alert system failure sparked the delay of close to half of U.S. flights. The Federal Aviation […]
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China Southern flags 737 MAX flights in possible return of design
Engineers have out routine maintenance get the job done on a Boeing 737-800 airplane at the China Southern Airlines’ most significant maintenance hangar at Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport on December 2, 2021 in Guiyang, Guizhou Province of China. Qu Honglun | China News Support | Getty Images China Southern Airways has scheduled two Boeing 737 […]
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FAA lifts ground end and flights resume right after right away NOTAM program failure
CNBC’s Phil Lebeau stories on an update from the Federal Aviation Administration. Source
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FAA orders airways to pause departures just after technique outage
Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Hundreds of U.S. flights were being delayed Wednesday early morning after the Federal Aviation Administration experienced an outage of the method that sends messages to pilots. The FAA reported on its site that domestic departures would be paused right until 9:30 a.m. ET. The company claimed it was operating to restore […]
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