LaGuardia International Airport Terminal A for JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in New York.Leslie Josephs | CNBCA federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways' purchase of budget rival Spirit Airlines after the Justice Department sued to stop the merger, alleging it would drive up fares for some of the most price-sensitive consumers.JetBlue's...
A display showing the 'fasten your seatbelt' sign and the 'no smoking' sign illuminated on board an aircraft.Jeff Overs | BBC News & Current Affairs | Getty ImagesYou trudge down the aisle to your seat. You double- and triple-check that you've arrived at the right row. You heave your...
A plastic sheet covers an area of the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines N704AL Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft outside a hangar at Portland International Airport on January 8, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-rolland | Getty ImagesThe Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it will audit Boeing's production line...
Airbus A330neo widebody aircraft meant for Delta Air Lines being tested in Toulouse, France.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines closed out the year by doubling its quarterly profit as travel demand, particularly for international trips, helped drive record revenue in 2023. CEO Ed Bastian said continued strong...
In this photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board, investigator-in-charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 7, 2024.National Transportation Safety Board via APBoeing CEO Dave Calhoun on Tuesday said the company acknowledges "our mistake," after a door...
An American Airlines Airbus 321 sits at the gate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, on July 23, 2023.Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty ImagesFirst things first: American Airlines isn't changing the requirements to earn elite status at the airline in the coming earning year.Those...
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport in California on March 13, 2019.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines said Monday that it has found loose bolts on door plugs of several Boeing 737 Max 9 planes during inspections spurred when a panel...
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 7, 2024.Ntsb | Via ReutersAirlines have canceled...
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024.NTSB | Via ReutersBoeing has...
Boeing's new 737 MAX-9 is pictured under construction at their production facility in Renton, Washington, Feb. 13, 2017.Jason Redmond | ReutersBoeing's plan to get back on solid footing after a series of quality flaws in its best-selling jet suffered a near-disastrous blow Friday when a plane panel blew out...