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Airlines plead tech failure after government orders automatic refunds for wronged travelers
Some CEOs are already raising questions about how airlines will comply with new Biden administration rules requiring refunds for canceled…
Congress passes $105 billion bill to ease air traffic controller shortage as planes keep nearly crashing on the tarmac
Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $105 billion bill designed to improve the safety of air travel after a series…
After shrugging off a $355 million first-quarter loss, Boeing has to slog through the mud of fresh allegations it retaliated against workers
Fresh off questions about the structural integrity of its airplanes, Boeing is now battling multiple accusations that it shut down…
Ryanair CEO dishes advice to Boeing on managing its crises: ‘Never put a pilot in charge of an airline’
Boeing has weathered passenger deaths in its planes, ongoing safety emergencies, an FAA investigation, frequent Senate hearings and rocky finances…
A Colorado Rockies coach visited the cockpit of a United flight while at 35,000 feet. Now the FAA is investigating
Federal transportation officials are investigating an unauthorized inflight cockpit visit by a coach for the Colorado Rockies baseball team during…
Boeing whistleblower says he was told ‘frankly, to shut up’ after 3 years of raising aircraft quality concerns: ‘This is the hell that I was subjected to’
Boeing quality engineer Sam Salehpour’s managers at Boeing retaliated against him and quashed safety concerns he raised over malfunctioning aircraft…
Boeing is falling so behind on plane deliveries that United is asking pilots to volunteer for unpaid leave, potentially for months
United Airlines asked pilots to take unpaid time off next month due to excess staffing, which the airline said is…
United Airlines loses $600 million in market cap on news that FAA is opening a probe after airline’s 10th safety flub in just 2 weeks
United Airlines shares fell about 4% Monday—wiping out about $600 million of its market capitalization—following United’s Friday announcement that the…
United Airlines says its operations will ‘see more of an FAA presence’ following a ‘spike of incidents’—including an engine fire and a tire falling off
Federal regulators are increasing their oversight of United Airlines, the company announced Friday, following a series of recent issues including a…
Boeing’s awful start to 2024 just got worse after 50 people were injured on one of its planes due to a ‘technical event’
Boeing’s tumultuous year went from bad to worse on Monday after a “technical event” led a 787-9 Dreamliner to nosedive,…