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United CEO expresses ‘renewed confidence’ in Boeing after meeting with new leader Ortberg
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby celebrates the opening of a new addition to its Flight Training Center in Denver, Colorado, on Feb. 22, 2024. Hyoung Chang | Denver Post | Getty Images United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says he is optimistic about Boeing‘s recovery after meeting with the manufacturer’s new chief executive. It’s an upbeat […]
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Alaska Airlines flight attendants reject new contract, union says there’s ‘more work to do’
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER aircraft on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in Seattle, Washington, US, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alaska Airlines flight attendants rejected a new labor deal that would have come with immediate raises averaging more than 24%, their union said Wednesday, setting […]
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Microsoft fires back at Delta after massive outage, says airline declined ‘repeated’ offers for help
Delta Airlines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Microsoft fired back at Delta Air Lines on Tuesday after the carrier said it would seek damages from the software giant and CrowdStrike for thousands of flight cancellations in the wake of a […]
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Budget airline Spirit is trying to go upmarket with snacks, Wi-Fi and checked bags included
A Spirit commercial airliner prepares to land at San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California, U.S., January 18, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters Free Wi-Fi? Free checked bag? Free snacks? On Spirit? The Florida-based carrier that is practically synonymous with budget air travel in the U.S. said Tuesday that it plans to offer packages […]
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At the year’s biggest air show, Boeing and Airbus orders were muted. Supply chain worries were not
An Airbus A321 flies at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 22, 2024. Toby Melville | Reuters FARNBOROUGH, England — Massive airplane orders, hundreds deep in recent years, were absent from this year’s biggest air show. The focus instead was on struggles at Boeing and Airbus to ramp up airplane production while battling […]
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U.S. airlines cut growth plans in a bid to stem profit-eating fare discounts
Airplanes from United and JetBlue and Delta populate the taxiway at Laguardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City. Bruce Bennett | Getty Images U.S. airlines are reducing their capacity through the end of the year in a bid to cool an oversupplied domestic market that has led to lower fares and reduced […]
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Southwest profit falls 46% as airline takes ‘urgent’ steps to increase revenue
Southwest Airlines airplanes are serviced at their gates at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 18, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Southwest Airlines on Thursday forecast a potential drop in unit revenue for the third quarter as an oversupplied U.S. market has forced airlines to discount tickets […]
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Southwest to get rid of open seating, offer extra legroom in biggest shift in its history
A Southwest commercial airliner takes off from Las Vegas on Feb. 8, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters Southwest Airlines is ending open seating and will offer extra legroom seats on its airplanes as mounting pressure on the carrier to increase revenue prompts the biggest changes to its business model in its 53 years of flying. […]
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Delta flight cancellations from IT outage persist through the weekend, CEO apologizes
Travelers wait in line at a Delta Airlines counter at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on July 19, 2024. Airlines around the world experienced disruption on an unprecedented scale after a widespread global computer outage grounded planes and created chaos at airports. Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian […]
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