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Sustainable jet fuel supply crunch endangers airlines’ climate targets
A lack of supply and high costs are making it challenging for airlines to source and use lower-carbon fuels, Cathay Pacific’s head of procurement said.
JP Morgan Global Alternative’s Global Transportation Group sign a sale-and-leaseback transaction with IndiGo for Airbus A320neo aircraft
The jets are being delivered from Airbus in January and February 2024 and will be powered by CFM LEAP-1A26 engines.
Chinese airlines give Boeing an unexpected boost with more 737 Max deliveries
China’s airlines are stepping up deliveries of Boeing Co. 737 Max jets at an opportune time for the reeling US planemaker, whose commercial activity had…
Boeing’s CEO says ‘We caused the problem’ in Alaska Air blowout
Boeing Co.’s leader offered a public mea culpa as the planemaker detailed its response to a string of quality lapses that culminated in a near-catastrophic…
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Boeing’s dual record logs eyed in 737 Max 9 door blowout
Boeing Co.’s use of multiple record-keeping systems to log work during final construction of its 737 Max jets may have played a role in the…
Brazil speeds up $1 billion rescue for troubled airlines
Brazil’s government is working on an emergency plan to help alleviate financial pressures on airlines and address the high cost of consumer litigation and a…
Cathay Pacific offers pilots bonuses for flying during Lunar New Year
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is offering bonuses to pilots to fly during next month’s Lunar New Year period as the airline seeks to avoid canceling…
American Airlines to lay off 656 workers as it consolidates customer support
American Airlines Group Inc. will lay off 656 employees who help passengers with lost luggage and other travel problems as their jobs are consolidated into…
JetBlue weighs deeper cost cuts as sales outlook falls short
JetBlue Airways Corp. is evaluating deeper cost cuts, delaying aircraft and reworking its flight network in an effort to return to profitability in the wake…
JetBlue, Spirit seek expedited appeal of order blocking merger
JetBlue Airways Corp. and Spirit Airlines Inc. asked a federal court Tuesday to fast-track its appeal of a ruling that blocked their proposed $3.8 billion…