Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines merger clears Justice Department hurdle, now faces DOT

Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines planes takeoff at the same time from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on June 21, 2023.Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesAlaska Airlines said that its plan to acquire Hawaiian Airlines has cleared the U.S. Justice Department after...

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Alaska Airlines flight attendants reject new contract

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 ImagesAlaska Airlines flight attendants rejected a new labor deal that would have come with immediate raises averaging more than 24%, their...

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Delta says chaos after CrowdStrike outage cost it $550 million

A Delta Airlines Airbus A319-114 aircraft taxis at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Las Vegas on May 5, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines on Thursday said last month's CrowdStrike outage and subsequent mass flight cancellations cost it some $550 million and...

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Boeing’s new outsider CEO Kelly Ortberg takes the helm

Robert K. "Kelly" Ortberg is the Boeing's new president and chief executive officer, effective August 8, 2024. Ortberg will also serve on Boeing's Board of Directors.Courtesy: BoeingAerospace veteran Robert "Kelly" Ortberg becomes Boeing's new CEO on Thursday with a singular mission: restoring the reputation of a U.S. manufacturing icon.That...

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Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems in spotlight at NTSB hearing on 737 Max panel blowout

Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, speaks during investigative hearing, into the blowout of a left mid exit door plug on a Boeing 737-9 MAX during Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 flight on January 5, 2024, at the National Transportation Safety Board headquarters in Washington D.C. United...

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Boeing taps Kelly Ortberg as new CEO to replace Dave Calhoun

Kelly Ortberg, chief executive officer of Rockwell Collins Inc., stands for a photograph at the company's production facility in in Manchester, Iowa, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBoeing has named Robert "Kelly" Ortberg to succeed CEO Dave Calhoun, picking a longtime aerospace veteran...

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