Flights become more expensive as airlines scale back growth plans
Delta Airlines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Kent Nishimura |…
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American Airlines flight attendants ratify new contract with immediate increases of more than 20%
Julie Hedrick, president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), right, announces a strike authorization outside Dallas-Fort Worth International…
Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract
A Boeing 737 MAX airplane is assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan…
Southwest President Kelly to step down next year amid Elliott fight
A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport above other Southwest planes on July 25, 2024 in Burbank,…
Why do airlines like American strive to make engines last longer?
TULSA, Okla. — Parts and labor shortages. Delayed deliveries of new planes Boeing and Airbus. An engine recall. Premature repairs.…
Boeing Starliner to leave ISS empty, months later than planned
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is seen from the window of SpaceX's Dragon “Endeavour” capsule on July 3, 2024 while docked…
US airlines slow hiring after adding employees in post-Covid wave
A pilot does a walk-through before a United Airlines flight Leslie Josephs/CNBC U.S. passenger airlines have added nearly 194,000 jobs…
American Airlines adds new flights to Europe for summer 2025
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, of American Airlines, taking off from Barcelona Airport, in Barcelona on February 24, 2023. Jan Valls |…
In which areas are low-cost airlines cutting costs? New aircraft
JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines planes head to the gates after landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in…
Boeing Starliner returns empty and NASA will use SpaceX to bring astronauts
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the hatch connecting Boeing's Starliner to the International Space Station.…