Airline seatback screens may be an endangered species
Three of the largest U.S. airlines — American Airlines Group, United Airlines Holdings and Alaska Air Group — are removing screens from their domestic workhorses,...
Cracks found on 5% of older Boeing 737 planes in inspections
(Bloomberg) -- More than 5% of older Boeing Co. 737 jets that underwent urgent inspections worldwide in the past week have cracks in a structure...
American Airlines says goodbye to MD-80 jetliner after 36 years
Julio Gomez has flown the MD-80 for his entire 20-year career at American Airlines. But he can't bring himself to make that final trip into...
American Airlines keeps canceling flights and its CEO is taking the heat
When American Airlines Group exited bankruptcy in 2013, its new boss vowed to trounce rivals within a few years. These days, those competitors are delivering...
Latest Boeing 737 MAX delays imperil return of jet by Christmas
(Bloomberg) -- American Airlines Group Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. removed Boeing Co.'s grounded 737 Max from their schedules into December, while other carriers...
Southwest drops Boeing 737 MAX from schedule until January
Boeing on Wednesday said it might need to halt output of the plane. The narrow-body jet -- a fuel-efficient workhorse -- was grounded globally in...
Airbus production delays on A321neo jets disappoint JetBlue
after the U.S. carrier learned it will get less than half the A321neo jets it was expecting this year because of production snarls that are...
Airports open up to terminal tourists who just want to hang out
During Seattle-Tacoma's six-week experiment, the daily cap was 50 and about 1,100 people took advantage, most of them to surprise incoming passengers as they disembarked,...
Southwest Airlines mechanics ratify deal after six years of talks
The deal provides employees $160 million in retroactive pay as a ratification bonus, an immediate 20% raise effective April 1, and 3% annual increases each...