Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Air Canada seeks government action as standoff with pilots escalates

A standoff between Air Canada and its pilots over a new labor contract escalated on Thursday, as the airline took the unusual step of saying Ottawa should be ready to

Air Canada seeks government action as standoff with pilots escalates
Business|Technology|Travel

Microsoft blames Delta for its struggle to recover from global cyber outage

Microsoft blamed Delta Air Lines on Tuesday for its dayslong struggle to recover from a global cyber outage that led it to cancel more than 6,000 flights.

Microsoft blames Delta for its struggle to recover from global cyber outage
Business|Travel

US airlines jump on the premium-seat bandwagon

Demand for high-end travel is booming, and U.S. carriers are in a rush to seize on it.

US airlines jump on the premium-seat bandwagon
Business|Travel

Southwest Airlines to end its brand-defining open-seating policy. Will it work?

Southwest Airlines' plan to eliminate open seating is one way for the company to raise much-needed revenue, but it comes with the risk of alienating loyal

Southwest Airlines to end its brand-defining open-seating policy. Will it work?
Business|Travel

Delta's flight disruptions hit its premium brand image

Among the big U.S. carriers, Delta Air Lines has assiduously built a reputation as a premium airline, touting its punctual and reliable operations relative to

Delta's flight disruptions hit its premium brand image
Business|Economy

United Airlines flight attendants to vote on strike authorization

United Airlines flight attendants will vote whether to authorize a strike if agreement on a new employment contract cannot be reached, their union said on

United Airlines flight attendants to vote on strike authorization
Business|News

American Airlines flight attendants reach new contract deal

American Airlines' 28,000 flight attendants have reached a tentative labor agreement with the company, their union said on Friday.

American Airlines flight attendants reach new contract deal
Business|Technology

GE Aerospace to invest $1 billion on upgrades at its engine repair shops

GE Aerospace on Friday unveiled a plan to invest more than $1 billion over five years to expand its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facilities

GE Aerospace to invest $1 billion on upgrades at its engine repair shops
Business|Economy

United Airlines earnings outlook underscores discounting pressure

United Airlines on Wednesday forecast a lower-than-expected profit in the current quarter and announced plans to cut capacity, providing further evidence that

United Airlines earnings outlook underscores discounting pressure
Business|Economy

Fitch restores Delta's investment-grade rating

Fitch Ratings on Tuesday upgraded Delta Air Lines' credit rating to investment grade, citing improvements in its balance sheet in the past three years.

Fitch restores Delta's investment-grade rating
Business|Economy

Delta sees improvement in pricing power after discounting pressure hits Q3 outlook

Delta Air Lines on Thursday said its pricing power will "significantly" improve August onwards as U.S. carriers slow down seat capacity growth in

Delta sees improvement in pricing power after discounting pressure hits Q3 outlook
Business|Technology

Spirit Aero chief in spotlight as Boeing searches for new CEO

Boeing's long-awaited announcement that it will buy back its struggling supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, now shifts the focus of investors to the planemaker's

Spirit Aero chief in spotlight as Boeing searches for new CEO
Business

Spirit Airlines finds itself with few options after judge blocks deal with JetBlue

Spirit Airlines faces tough choices about its future including looking for another buyer and finding other ways to shore up its finances after a federal judge

Business|Technology

GE Aerospace sees supply constraints persisting next year

A GE Aerospace executive said on Wednesday global supply chains will likely remain challenged even next year, despite a production slowdown at Boeing.

GE Aerospace sees supply constraints persisting next year
Science|Technology

GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets

GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the middle of the next decade.

GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets
Business

United Airlines says FAA review places restrictions on flying new aircraft

United Airlines on Wednesday said it has been prevented from putting new aircraft into service due to an ongoing review of its operations by the U.S.

United Airlines says FAA review places restrictions on flying new aircraft
Business

Biden administration partners with states to protect airline customers

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Biden administration partners with states to protect airline customers
Business

Frontier Airlines overhauls network, turns to premium seats in comeback

U.S. no-frills carrier Frontier Airlines is focusing on growing its network in "high fare" markets like Seattle and Detroit at the expense of its footprint in

Frontier Airlines overhauls network, turns to premium seats in comeback
Business

JetBlue cuts routes to improve financial performance

JetBlue Airways will eliminate a number of its routes and markets, and reduce service in Los Angeles to improve its financial performance, the company said on

JetBlue cuts routes to improve financial performance
Business

United Airlines CEO vows review of recent safety incidents

United Airlines is reviewing recent safety incidents in which it has been involved and using the insights to update safety training and procedures for

United Airlines CEO vows review of recent safety incidents
Business

Analysis-Airlines try to leverage Boeing woes despite lack of alternatives

Airline executives are frustrated with Boeing as its safety crisis has upended their business plans.

Analysis-Airlines try to leverage Boeing woes despite lack of alternatives
Business

Analysis-Spirit Airlines faces tough road after JetBlue merger falls through

Ultra-low-cost airline Spirit Airlines has its work cut out as it plots a future after the collapse of its $3.8 billion merger deal with JetBlue Airways.

Analysis-Spirit Airlines faces tough road after JetBlue merger falls through
Business

Exclusive-Allegiant expects fewer aircraft from Boeing as US planemaker faces quality issues

Low-cost U.S. carrier Allegiant expects fewer aircraft deliveries from Boeing this year, its president told Reuters, as the planemaker grapples with the

Exclusive-Allegiant expects fewer aircraft from Boeing as US planemaker faces quality issues
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Delta CEO confident Boeing will learn from mid-air panel incident

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said he was confident Boeing would learn from an incident last week involving a mid-air blowout of a cabin panel on one of the

Delta CEO confident Boeing will learn from mid-air panel incident
Business

Delta to buy 20 Airbus A350-1000 widebody planes

Delta Air Lines on Friday unveiled a deal with Airbus to buy 20 A350-1000 widebody aircraft, in a deal that is likely to make it the first U.S. carrier to

Delta to buy 20 Airbus A350-1000 widebody planes

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