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Delta says the Olympics will cost it $100 million as travelers skip Paris
By Leslie Josephs, CNBC For more than 10,000 Olympic athletes, making it to Paris this summer is a dream come true. Thousands of...
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Jul 12, 20242 min read


Saudia flight catches fire while landing at Peshawar airport; ‘all guests and crew evacuated’
The landing gear of the Saudia flight from Riyadh caught fire after landing at Peshawar airport in Pakistan. A Saudia aircraft from...
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Jul 11, 20242 min read


United Airlines Boeing plane loses wheel after takeoff from Los Angeles and lands safely in Denver
LOS ANGELES — A United Airlines Boeing jet lost a main landing gear wheel Monday while taking off from Los Angeles and later landed...
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Jul 9, 20241 min read


Hertz CEO Continues Shake-Up by Hiring Ex-Delta Air Managers
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Gil West has named several former Delta Air Lines Inc. executives to key posts,...
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Jul 9, 20242 min read


US airlines cancel over 1,300 flights due to Hurricane Beryl
July 8 (Reuters) - Airlines in the United States canceled more than 1,300 flights on Monday as Hurricane Beryl intensified and made...
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Jul 8, 20241 min read


WestJet says operations have 'stabilized' following mechanics' strike
Airline expects future cancellations related to job action to be 'minimal' WestJet says its operations have "stabilized" following...
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Jul 4, 20242 min read


Alaska Air Flight Attendants Are Set for 32% Increase in Pay
Alaska Air Group Inc.’s unionized flight attendants are in line to get an average pay increase of 32% as part of a new “record contract”...
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Jul 3, 20241 min read


Canada airline WestJet cancels more than 400 flights after a surprise strike by mechanics union
Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has canceled more than 400 flights affecting almost 50,000 passengers after the union of...
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Jul 3, 20242 min read


Alaska Airlines, flight attendants reach ‘record’ tentative labor deal
Alaska Airlines’ flight attendants union said Friday that it reached a “record” tentative labor deal with the carrier, ending a drought...
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Jun 25, 20241 min read


US screens record 2.99 million air travellers in a single day
US Transportation Security Administration says it expects to screen 32 million people over July 4 holiday period. The United States has...
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Jun 25, 20241 min read


US airline suspends staff after black men kicked off flight
Several American Airlines employees have been put on leave for their involvement in an incident in which black passengers were removed...
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Jun 21, 20242 min read


American Airlines CEO vows to "rebuild trust" after removal of Black passengers
American Airlines has taken action after three Black passengers alleged racial discrimination during a flight, CEO Robert Isom wrote in a...
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Jun 20, 20243 min read


Boeing CEO blasted by Senate panel: ‘It’s a travesty that you are still in your job’
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was hammered by a Senate panel on Tuesday over the company’s safety and quality lapses, a host of whistleblower...
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Jun 19, 20244 min read


APFA to Continue Talks with American Airlines after Buttigieg Visit
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), the union representing over 27,000 American Airlines flight attendants,...
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Jun 19, 20243 min read


FAA eyes new rules for charter airlines but confirms plan to nix ‘public charter’ exemption
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to subject operators of so-called “public charter” flights to the same rules that major...
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Jun 18, 20242 min read


Judge grants request from families of Ethiopian Air Boeing 737 MAX crash victims to share confidential docs with DOJ
Lawyers want to share depositions of Boeing employees from the civil case. A federal magistrate judge in Chicago on Monday granted a...
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Jun 18, 20243 min read


FAA investigates after Southwest plane drops to ‘within 400ft’ of Pacific Ocean
News comes as US regulators investigate separate incident after Boeing 737 Max 8 plane did a ‘Dutch roll’ in May. The Federal Aviation...
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Jun 17, 20242 min read


Will AA Flight Attendants Strike? And What Should Passengers Know?
Over past two weeks, American Airlines flight attendants seem to have come closer than ever to a strike under the command of their union,...
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Jun 17, 20243 min read


The Best U.S. Airlines Of 2024, Ranked In The Points Guy’s New Report
The world is flying again, reports Bloomberg, as memories of Covid summers are receding for airlines—10.5 million flights are due to take...
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Jun 14, 20243 min read


US FAA says unruly airline passenger cases remain high
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday that unruly airline passenger incidents remain high, and the agency vowed...
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Jun 12, 20242 min read
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