Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

Aviation Industry

Business|Economy

Southwest Airlines' open seating to end as it looks to lift earnings

Southwest Airlines announced sweeping changes on Thursday, including plans to end open seating that has been the hallmark of its brand for decades

Southwest Airlines' open seating to end as it looks to lift earnings
Business

United Airlines' pilots accept new labor contract

United Airlines' pilots have ratified a new four-year contract that includes a significant pay increase and other benefits, the union representing the pilots said on Friday.

United Airlines' pilots accept new labor contract
Business|News

United Airlines rolling out plan that lets passengers in economy class with window seats board first

United Airlines says that it will start boarding passengers in economy class with window seats first starting next week, a move that will speed up boarding times for flights

United Airlines rolling out plan that lets passengers in economy class with window seats board first
Business

GE halves LEAP engine delivery growth target for 2024

General Electric on Tuesday warned that the growth in LEAP engine deliveries next year would nearly halve as its suppliers struggle to keep pace with a

GE halves LEAP engine delivery growth target for 2024
Business

US airlines back ethanol industry position on aviation fuel credit

Major U.S. airlines and aviation companies joined ethanol companies to send a letter to the Biden administration on Wednesday backing a

US airlines back ethanol industry position on aviation fuel credit
News

U.S. sustainable aviation fuel production target faces cost, margin challenges

The United States' goal of rapidly ramping up production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) may encounter strong headwinds as producers balk at the low margins for the

U.S. sustainable aviation fuel production target faces cost, margin challenges
Business

L3Harris to sell its commercial aviation solutions business for $800 million

L3Harris Technologies is selling its commercial aviation solutions business to private equity firm TJC L.P. for $800 million, the defense company said on Monday.

L3Harris to sell its commercial aviation solutions business for $800 million
Business

Analysis-US airlines' plans for growth constrained by antitrust concerns

Shortages of new planes, jet engines and pilots have left U.S. airlines with little choice but to pursue growth through acquisitions - which then puts them in

Analysis-US airlines' plans for growth constrained by antitrust concerns
Business

Textron sees strong 2024 profit on US Army deal, higher plane deliveries

Cessna business jet maker Textron on Wednesday forecast higher private plane deliveries this year and 2024 profit above Wall Street estimates as the

Textron sees strong 2024 profit on US Army deal, higher plane deliveries
Business

JetBlue tells Spirit Airlines some merger conditions may not be met before deadline

JetBlue Airways disclosed on Friday it had informed buyout target Spirit Airlines that certain conditions that are required as part of the merger agreement may not be met before the due

JetBlue tells Spirit Airlines some merger conditions may not be met before deadline
Business

United CEO kickstarts Airbus talks amid Boeing delays- sources

United Airlines has approached Airbus about buying more A321neo jets to fill a potential void left by the delayed Boeing 737 MAX 10, in a trade-off likely to ease deadlock

United CEO kickstarts Airbus talks amid Boeing delays- sources
Business

Spirit Airlines uncertainty has some pilots dusting off their resumes

Some pilots at Spirit Airlines are worried and scouring for other opportunities after a U.S. judge last month blocked the low-cost air carrier's

Spirit Airlines uncertainty has some pilots dusting off their resumes
Business

US lawmakers urge Delta Air to remain neutral in union organizing

More than 140 U.S. House lawmakers on Tuesday urged Delta Air Lines to remain neutral in ongoing efforts by employees to organize a union at the airline.

US lawmakers urge Delta Air to remain neutral in union organizing
Business

United Airlines to lean more on MAX 9 and Airbus A321 amid Boeing delays

United Airlines will rely more on Boeing 737 MAX 9 and Airbus A321 aircraft in the absence of MAX 10 to pursue its growth plans, Chief Financial Officer Mike Leskinen said on

United Airlines to lean more on MAX 9 and Airbus A321 amid Boeing delays
Business

Southwest Airlines reaches tentative agreement with Transport Workers Union

Southwest Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with a local unit of the Transport Workers Union that represents nearly 18,000 operations, provisioning, ramp and cargo agents, the

Southwest Airlines reaches tentative agreement with Transport Workers Union
Business

Delta seeks reversal of US plan to scrap airline's Aeromexico partnership

Delta Air Lines on Friday urged the Biden administration to reverse its plan to scrap the airline's antitrust immunity for its partnership with Aeromexico, citing significant economic

Delta seeks reversal of US plan to scrap airline's Aeromexico partnership
Economy

American Airlines nears jet order tilted toward Airbus, Bloomberg reports

American Airlines is close to placing an order for about 100 narrowbody jets split between Airbus SE and Boeing, with the European planemaker likely to secure the larger part, Bloomberg

American Airlines nears jet order tilted toward Airbus, Bloomberg reports
Business

Analysis-Boeing's Spirit Aero bid could help supply chain but is no cure-all

Boeing's possible takeover of Spirit AeroSystems, along with delaying plans to ramp up production of 737 MAX jets, could help the planemaker

Analysis-Boeing's Spirit Aero bid could help supply chain but is no cure-all
Business

Boeing, machinists kick off high-stakes contract talks on Friday

Boeing and its largest union open talks on Friday seeking the first new contract in 16 years as the U.S. planemaker grapples with its ongoing 737

Boeing, machinists kick off high-stakes contract talks on  Friday
Business

Emirates chief backs Boeing-Spirit merger amid factory crisis

One of Boeing's biggest customers, Dubai carrier Emirates, threw its support behind a possible Boeing takeover of Spirit AeroSystems, saying it would be a step

Emirates chief backs Boeing-Spirit merger amid factory crisis
Business

Air New Zealand pauses Auckland to Chicago non-stop service

Air New Zealand said on Tuesday it plans to pause its Auckland to Chicago non-stop service from March 31 to Oct. 25 this year due to ongoing challenges with the availability of serviceable

Air New Zealand pauses Auckland to Chicago non-stop service
Business

Productivity at Airbus plant in Canada slips as workers mull new contract offer

Productivity has slipped at a Montreal-area Airbus factory trying to ramp up assembly of the planemaker's smallest commercial jet, as workers consider a new

Productivity at Airbus plant in Canada slips as workers mull new contract offer
Business|Economy

Bombardier reveals NetJets as buyer of 12 Challenger business jets

Canada's Bombardier said on Wednesday NetJets was the customer for the order of 12 Challenger 3500 business jets announced in December.

Bombardier reveals NetJets as buyer of 12 Challenger business jets
Business|Economy

Airbus called for compensation to take on money-losing Spirit operations, sources say

Airbus has called for financial compensation to take on money-losing operations from Spirit AeroSystems, a demand that has emerged as one obstacle to a

Airbus called for compensation to take on money-losing Spirit operations, sources say
Business|Economy

Lufthansa's ITA deal faces EU veto unless stronger remedies offered, sources say

Lufthansa's bid to buy a stake in Italian peer ITA is set to be blocked by EU antitrust regulators unless there

Lufthansa's ITA deal faces EU veto unless stronger remedies offered, sources say

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