Air Freight News
Singapore Airlines’ CEO gets pay bump after record profit
Singapore Airlines Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Goh Choon Phong was paid S$8.11 million ($6 million) last financial year, a 21% increase from the previous period,…
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Justice Department to charge Boeing, seeks guilty plea from planemaker
The US Justice Department will charge Boeing Co. with criminal fraud, leaving the planemaker to choose between pleading guilty or taking the risk of going…
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Canada’s WestJet cancels more flights as strike roils travel
Canada’s WestJet Airlines Ltd. said it was awaiting urgent assistance from the government as a mechanics strike stretched on for a third day, forcing the…
Vietnam Air gets loan extension to avoid insolvency risk
Vietnam’s National Assembly approved an extension for Vietnam Airlines’ 4 trillion dong ($157 million) state-backed loans through July 2027 to give the financially struggling national…
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Canada’s WestJet cancels weekend flights as mechanics strike
Canadian carrier WestJet Airlines Ltd. canceled 235 Saturday flights after unionized mechanics went on strike late Friday, undermining government efforts to prevent travel disruptions during…
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WestJet acknowledges the Minister of Labour’s direction for final binding first contract arbitration with AMFA
Airline confirms labour action has been avoided and no additional flights will be cancelled...
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WestJet mechanic strike is averted before Canada holiday weekend
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has stepped in to prevent a strike that could have roiled air travel during the Canada Day holiday weekend.
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Canada’s WestJet to start canceling flights as holiday weekend strike looms
WestJet Airlines Ltd., Canada’s second-largest carrier, will begin canceling flights on Thursday — just ahead of a long holiday weekend — as it prepares for…
Boeing sees fewer fuselage defects, helping lift productivity
Boeing Co. said it’s seeing a sharp drop in defects on 737 Max fuselages arriving from supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. and an uptick in…
Boeing said cleared to resume wide-body jet deliveries to China
Boeing Co. has been cleared to resume delivering wide-body jets to carriers in China after the nation’s air safety regulator completed its technical review of…