Airlines
Flight attendants’ union backs Spirit-Frontier merger, clearing labor hurdle
A Frontier Airlines airplane taxis past a Spirit Airlines aircraft at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images The union that represents flight attendants at Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines on Tuesday backed the carriers’ planned merger, clearing a labor hurdle among the biggest […]
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United Airlines says FAA has cleared 52 Boeing 777s to fly again after they were grounded for engine failure
A United Airlines Holdings Inc. Boeing 777-200 aircraft on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images United Airlines said Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the path for the return of 52 Pratt & […]
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International travel in first and business class is recovering faster than in economy: Industry body
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JetBlue launches hostile takeover bid for Spirit Airlines
LaGuardia International Airport Terminal A for JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBC JetBlue Airways launched a hostile takeover bid of Spirit Airlines on Monday after that carrier turned down JetBlue’s $33 per share, all-cash offer earlier this month. JetBlue has said acquiring Spirit would give it access to a large […]
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Boeing management needs a reboot after losing its way, Ryanair CEO says
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary pictured during a press conference of Irish low-cost airline Ryanair, Wednesday 02 March 2022 in Brussels. Nicolas Maeterlinck | AFP | Getty Images Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has called for a shakeup of management at U.S. aircraft giant Boeing, after delivery delays and a period of fractious negotiations between the two […]
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Ryanair posts $369 million annual loss, eyes return to ‘reasonable profitability’
Ryanair on Monday posted a 355 million euro ($369.06 million) loss for the pandemic-hit 12 months to end-March, but said it was impossible to accurately forecast anything beyond hoping for a return to “reasonable profitability” this year. The Irish airline, which is operating more flights than any other European airline according to air traffic regulator […]
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A severe pilot shortage in the U.S. leaves airlines scrambling for solutions
Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The United States is facing its worst pilot shortage in recent memory, forcing airlines to cut flights just as travelers are returning after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. The crisis […]
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Emirates Airline, stung by soaring fuel prices, posts $1.1 billion dollar loss
Aircraft operated by Emirates, at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dubai’s Emirates Airline narrowed its losses to $1.1 billion in the year to March, even as soaring jet fuel costs threaten to overshadow a recovery in travel demand. The world’s largest long haul carrier said revenue jumped 91% to $16.1 billion dollars, as […]
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United reaches new contract deal with pilots union, the first of the major airlines in pandemic
Boeing 777ER United Airlines. Aircraft to Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport. Massimo Insabato | Mondadori Portfolio | Getty Images United Airlines and its pilots’ labor union have reached an agreement on new contract terms, the first of the major carriers to strike a deal since the start of the pandemic. The crisis roiled the industry […]
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U.S. airline bookings dropped 17% in April as flights got even more expensive
A Southwest Airlines aircraft taxis as an American Airlines aircraft lands at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters U.S. airline bookings dropped 17% last month from March, according to a report from Adobe published Thursday, one of the first signs of cooling demand for air travel as […]
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