FAA will require more rest time for air traffic controllers

An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 11, 2023 Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said the agency will increase the required amount of rest time for air … Read more

All-out war, or measured retaliation?

A banner depicting missiles and drones flying past a torn Israeli flag, with text in Persian reading “the next slap will be harder” and in Hebrew “your next mistake will be the end of your fake state”, hangs on the facade of a building in Palestine Square in Tehran on April 14, 2024.  Atta Kenare … Read more

Alaska Airlines 2024 forecast tops estimates after loss from Boeing Max grounding

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 taxis at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on March 25, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.  Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Alaska Airlines forecast second-quarter and full-year earnings well ahead of estimates on Thursday thanks to strong travel demand, despite a first-quarter loss stemming from a midair blowout of a door plug … Read more

Airline execs predict record summer, even more demand for first class

Travelers at LaGuardia Airport in New York on June 30, 2022. Leslie Josephs | CNBC While the aviation industry has been in the spotlight lately for a host of safety issues, airline executives say there is no sign of slowing demand for flights. United Airlines “as an airline and as an industry” will carry record … Read more

Boeing faces scrutiny in Senate over aircraft safety and quality

US Senator Richard Blumenthal (L) greets Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour as he arrives to testify before the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations during a hearing on “Examining Boeing’s Broken Safety Culture: Firsthand Accounts,” at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2024.  Drew Angerer | Afp | Getty Images … Read more

United Airlines (UAL) 1Q 2024 earnings

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines on Tuesday reported strong travel demand that drove it to a narrower loss than expected in the first quarter despite a $200 million hit from the temporary grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 … Read more

Israel flights disrupted due to Middle East volatility

Passengers checks their flight status in the departure terminal in Ben Gurion airport on the morning after a drone and missile attack from Iran, near Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday, April 14, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Flights to Israel are set to remain disrupted for months amid heightened tensions with Iran, while … Read more

Boeing defends 787 Dreamliner safety after whistleblower claims

An employee works on the tail of a Boeing Co. Dreamliner 787 plane on the production line at the company’s final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. Travis Dove | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing on Monday defended the quality and safety testing on its 787 Dreamliner and 777 aircraft, days after one of … Read more

World’s busiest airport rankings for 2023

British Airways Airbus A319 aircraft takes off from Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, May 17, 2021.  John Sibley | Reuters International travel roared back last year, pushing airports from London to Tokyo up in a global ranking of passenger traffic. Dubai International Airport ranked as the second busiest in 2023, up from fifth place in … Read more

How Bombardier is cashing in on elites’ desire for private jet travel

A seat and a bed onbaord a Bombardier Global 6500 business jet on display during the Singapore Airshow in Singapore, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Planes, trains and snowmobiles comprised the transportation portfolio that Bombardier was riding as the 21st century unfolded. But the Montreal-based company also was carrying … Read more