Transportation
Lufthansa hopeful Trump administration will spur Boeing deliveries as delays hit bottom line
German airline group Lufthansa is hopeful that the new U.S. administration will support Boeing in overcoming issues that have led to industry-wide delivery delays, CEO Carsten Spohr said Thursday. The company expects 2025 will be the year when it starts to recieve aircraft for which it has been “waiting for so long now,” Spohr told […]
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Trump grants automakers one-month exemption from tariffs
In an aerial view, brand new Subaru cars sit in a storage lot at Auto Warehouse Co. on March 4, 2025 in Richmond, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The White House on Wednesday announced a one-month North American tariff exemption for automakers after President Donald Trump spoke a day earlier with heads of General […]
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Trump’s tariffs could quickly cut North American auto production by a third
Autoworkers at Nissan’s Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant in Tennessee, June 6, 2022. The plant employs more than 7,000 people and produces a variety of vehicles, including the Leaf EV and Rogue crossover. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — Roughly a third of vehicle production in North America could be cut by next week as a […]
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Southwest Airlines closing 2 more crew bases in cost-cutting push
A Southwest Airlines aircraft at a gate at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, Feb. 16, 2023. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is closing two more crew basis amid its cost-cutting push that has also led to its first mass layoffs in its more than 50 years of flying. The airline […]
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Aviation industry pushes Congress for air traffic improvements, more hiring
File photo shows the air traffic control tower at Chicago’s Midway International Airport. M. Spencer Green | AP Aviation industry members on Tuesday again urged lawmakers for newer air traffic control technology and more hiring of air traffic controllers as airlines continue to complain about longtime shortfalls, while air travel demand has boomed. Their testimony […]
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Airline stocks tumble amid economic concerns
United airplanes are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, Unitted States on July 16, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon NYSE Arca Airline Index versus the S&P 500 Airlines, especially full-service carriers with big international networks, had been a bright spot thanks to strong demand […]
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First-class seats are getting so fancy they’re holding up new airplanes
A Lufthansa First Class “Allegris” cabin, which was set up outside the show. Peter Kneffel | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Heated or cooled seats. Ultra-high-definition TV screens. Benches. Convertible beds. All-aisle access. And of course, the coveted privacy door. Ever-more luxurious first- and business-class cabins that have hundreds of parts and require regulator approval […]
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American Airlines to start testing free inflight Wi-Fi
The main cabin of a American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER jet. Mary Altaffer | AP American Airlines is planning to test complimentary inflight Wi-Fi starting next week as pressure mounts on carriers to offer the service free of charge. The tests will be available on three flights: Between hub Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina […]
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U.S. transport chief seeks to boost air traffic control hiring
The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday the Trump administration will take steps to boost air traffic controller hiring after a series of recent safety incidents again raised questions about a persistent staffing shortage. The Federal Aviation Administration will open its hiring window to […]
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A third of trucks leaving Singapore’s ports were empty — AI helped cut that number in half
Singapore’s trucking industry has long been weighed down by manpower shortages, high operational costs and wasted trips. Here’s how artificial intelligence helped change that. Efficiency should be everything at one of the world’s busiest shipping hubs. And yet, for years, Singapore’s haulier industry has been weighed down by manpower shortages, high operational costs and wasted […]
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