FedEx (FDX) earnings 2Q 2023

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...

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Southwest Airlines, pilots union reach labor deal

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...

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Southwest fined $140 million for last year’s holiday meltdown

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...

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Alaska-Hawaiian airline merger faces Justice Department scrutiny

An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022.Joshua Roberts | ReutersAlaska Air Group's executives spent months working on its plan to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines. The airlines' leaders will now spend many more trying to...

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Spirit Airlines offers buyouts to salaried employees

A Spirit Airlines plane takes off at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, June 1, 2023.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesSpirit Airlines is offering voluntary exit packages to salaried employees, the budget carrier's latest cost-cutting measure as it expects financial strains to continue next year.The airline has been facing...

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Airlines shave minutes off flight times with faster boarding, new tech

Passengers make their way through the terminal as they travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on Nov. 22, 2023.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersIn air travel, minutes matter.A few moments could be the difference between making and missing a connection for passengers —...

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