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Airline industry
Activist investor says Southwest Airlines is underperforming
Jun 10, 2024
The airline's had a bumpy ride since multitudes of passengers were stranded by bad weather and an aged computer system.
New routes offer opportunity for budget airlines — and travelers
Feb 28, 2024
Vacation season is not far away. Fancy a direct flight from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh or Salt Lake City to Ontario, California?
He always wanted to be a pilot. Now he's training to become one.
Dec 18, 2023
Adam Kephart of Poulsbo, Washington, went from government employee to coffee barista to flight instructor. His next stop:? airline pilot.
Pilot shortage spurs six-figure bonus offers and poaching of personnel
Nov 8, 2023
An American Airlines unit is offering $250,000 bonuses to attract pilots from freight and other carriers. FedEx, though, has a suplus.
Americans don't just want to travel: they want to go abroad
Aug 7, 2023
Trips from the U.S. to Europe especially are surging this summer.
And that has consequences for domestic airlines—and airfares.
This summer's travel crowds are expected to be record-setting
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Henry Epp
May 22, 2023
AAA expects Americans will break the travel records they set the year before the pandemic started.
Extra fees have conquered the airline industry. But there may be fewer going forward.
Feb 22, 2023
Customer and airlines like them better than higher airfares.
For public good, not for profit.
As travel picks up, airlines expect to turn their first profit since 2019
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Lily Jamali
Dec 8, 2022
Leisure travel, as opposed to business, is the source of most of the industry’s profits these days.
Aviation, telecom again at odds over 5G
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Matt Levin
Nov 24, 2022
Airlines and manufacturers say they need more time to retrofit planes to prevent the cell technology from interfering with altimeters.
Pilot contract negotiations go south at major airlines
Nov 3, 2022
This week, pilots at both American and United Airlines rejected tentative contract deals, and Delta pilots voted to authorize a strike if negotiations break down.