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US airlines warn of weakening demand ahead of holiday travel
The holiday travel rebound U.S. airlines were anticipating is starting to wobble.Surging coronavirus cases have caused a “weakening” in bookings, American Airlines Group Inc. President…
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Southwest Air expands layoff threat with warning to more workers
Southwest Airlines Co. sent another 403 workers warnings that they could be furloughed, as the carrier struggles to shave $500 million from labor costs and…
Pilot’s mother criticizes FAA, Boeing for rushing Max’s comeback
The mother of a pilot who died in a 737 Max crash said the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co. are bringing the plane…
Boeing’s comeback from Covid crisis hinges on tarnished 737 Max
Boeing Co.’s manufacturing might and financial recovery are riding on the world’s most infamous aircraft, the 737 Max.
Delta to keep blocking middle seats amid ‘surging virus’
Delta Air Lines Inc. will keep blocking middle seats through the first quarter of next year, outlasting other U.S. carriers because it wants to reassure…
Boeing Max is cleared to fly as FAA lifts longest US grounding
Boeing Co.’s 737 Max can safely return to the skies with an extensive package of fixes, after a scarring 20-month hiatus prompted by a pair…
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Statements of Ranking Members Sam Graves and Garret Graves on the FAA’s Ungrounding of the Boeing 737 MAX
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) today commended the Federal Aviation Administration’s…
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Boeing Max cleared to fly as FAA lifts long U.S. grounding
Boeing Co.’s 737 Max can safely return to the skies with an extensive package of fixes, U.S. regulators ruled, after a scarring 20-month hiatus prompted…
UN recruits 40 airlines to deliver vaccine to poorest states
United Nations humanitarian relief agency Unicef is looking to recruit some of the airline industry’s biggest operators to help distribute a coronavirus vaccine to the…
AirAsia Japan files for bankruptcy in latest covid casualty
AirAsia Japan Co. has filed for bankruptcy with the Tokyo District Court after flagging last month it would cease operations in the country, as the…