Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing window and a portion of a side wall of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which had been bound for Ontario, California and suffered depressurization soon after departing, in Portland, Oregon, U.S., on Jan. 5, 2024, in this picture...
An Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on December 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAlaska Airlines will temporarily ground its fleet of 65 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a section of the plane blew out...
Pedestrians carrying Nike and Allbirds shopping bags in the SoHo neighborhood of New York on Oct. 24, 2021.Nina Westervelt | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAfter years of unbridled consumer spending on everything from home improvement to dream vacations, some companies are now finding the limits of their pricing power.Shipping giant...
The Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is displayed at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20, 2022.Peter Cziborra | ReutersBoeing is urging airlines to inspect 737 Max planes to look for a "possible loose bolt" in the rudder control system, the latest quality issue to affect the manufacturer's...
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on the tarmac at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington.Robert Sorbo | ReutersBoeing on Thursday handed over a 787 Dreamliner directly to a Chinese airline for the first time since November 2019, a milestone that could open up the possibility of deliveries of the manufacturer's...
A FedEx plane carrying Ya Ya, a female giant panda that has lived in the United States for two decades, lands at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on April 27, 2023 in Shanghai, China.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesFedEx shares tumbled 8% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the...
Southwest Airlines ranked as the second best domestic airline, according to Bounce's 2023 Airline Index.Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines and its pilots' union have reached a new preliminary labor agreement, ending months of tense negotiations.Southwest is the last of the largest U.S. airlines to strike a...
The U.S. Department Transportation on Monday said it fined Southwest Airlines $140 million for violating consumer protection laws during last year's holiday meltdown that stranded millions of customers following severe winter weather.The DOT said the fine is 30 times larger than any fine it has issued for consumer protection...
Angel Di Bilio | iStock Editorial | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines is adding more flights next year at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, in a bid to gain market share in one of the country's fastest-growing airports.The carrier plans to add 11 nonstop flights from Austin in April, giving it almost...
Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President Bob Jordan speaks as he is interviewed by CNBC outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 9, 2021.Brendan McDermid | ReutersWith the peak Christmas travel season just days away, Southwest Airlines' CEO vowed that the carrier will not...