A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024.Jennifer Buchanan | Afp | Getty ImagesBoeing workers are voting on a new labor contract on Thursday, setting up the potential for a crippling strike if staff members decide to reject...
A pilot performs a walkaround before a United Airlines flightLeslie Josephs/CNBCU.S. passenger airlines have added nearly 194,000 jobs since 2021 as companies went on a hiring spree after spending months in a pandemic slump, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Now the industry is cooling its hiring.Airlines are...
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 24th February 2023. JanValls | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAs social media feeds make their seasonal shift from the Parthenon to pumpkin patches, airlines are busy preparing for the 2025 Europe travel season, a bet that...
TULSA, Okla. — Parts and labor shortages. Delayed deliveries of new airplanes from Boeing and Airbus. An engine recall. Premature repairs. It's all piling up, and aircraft engine shops around the world are overflowing. As travelers boarded planes in record numbers this summer, airline executives waited anxiously for repairs and...
JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines airplanes proceed to gates after landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey on May 30, 2024.Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty ImagesAirlines that spent years clamoring for new jets are changing their tune.Cash-strapped, low-cost and deep discounter airlines...
Delta Air Lines planes sit parked at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on June 28, 2024.Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines' chief operating officer is leaving at the end of the month, the company said in a securities filing on Friday.CEO Ed Bastian said in an employee...
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...
A Boeing 777x aircraft during an aerial display on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK, on Monday, July 18, 2022.Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBoeing said Monday that it has paused flight tests of its 777X after it found damage in a structure...
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby celebrates the opening of a new addition to its Flight Training Center in Denver, Colorado, on Feb. 22, 2024.Hyoung Chang | Denver Post | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says he is optimistic about Boeing's recovery after meeting with the manufacturer's new chief...
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...