CrowdStrike says it isn’t to blame for Delta’s flight cancellations after July outage

CrowdStrike says it isn’t to blame for Delta’s flight cancellations after July outage

Travelers wait in line, as a flight board shows delays, on the check-in floor of the Delta Air Lines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on July 23, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images CrowdStrike on Sunday said Delta Air Lines had rejected onsite help during last month’s massive outage … Read more

Delta CEO offers employees free flights after CrowdStrike-Microsoft chaos

Delta CEO offers employees free flights after CrowdStrike-Microsoft chaos

Ed Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., speaks during a keynote at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian on Friday offered employees two free travel passes to thank staff members who were caught … Read more

NASA may return Starliner astronauts on Boeing or SpaceX

NASA may return Starliner astronauts on Boeing or SpaceX

Boeing spacecraft Starliner is seen from the window of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule “Endeavour” on July 3, 2024 while docked with the International Space Station during the crew flight test. NASA NASA management has been in deep discussion this week about whether to return the agency’s astronauts on board Boeing‘s misfiring Starliner capsule or to go … Read more

Rolls-Royce shares jump on reinstated dividend, raised profit guidance

Rolls-Royce shares jump on reinstated dividend, raised profit guidance

A Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine for the Airbus A330 stands in a workshop of N3 Engine Overhaul Services GmbH. The company is a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik AG and Rolls-Royce for the maintenance of aircraft engines. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Rolls-Royce jumped more than 11% to hit an … Read more

CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage cost the airline $500 million

CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage cost the airline 0 million

Ed Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., during an interview in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Bastian said that he sees ‘strong demand’ for flights carrying into 2023.  Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the massive IT outage earlier this month … Read more

Boeing (BA) earnings Q2 2024

Boeing (BA) earnings Q2 2024

A logo is seen on the Boeing stand on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, south west of London, on July 22, 2024. Justin Tallis | AFP | Getty Images Boeing is set to report results before the market opens on Wednesday. Analysts are expecting another loss and lower revenue for the … Read more

Highest class will include snacks, W-Fi, bags

Highest class will include snacks, W-Fi, bags

A Spirit commercial airliner prepares to land at San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California, U.S., January 18, 2024.  Mike Blake | Reuters Free Wi-Fi? Free checked bag? Free snacks? On Spirit? The Florida-based carrier that is practically synonymous with budget air travel in the U.S. said Tuesday that it plans to offer packages … Read more

JetBlue shares jump after surprise profit in second quarter

JetBlue shares jump after surprise profit in second quarter

A JetBlue Airways plane takes off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on January 31, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images JetBlue Airways shares jumped more than 17% on Tuesday after the airline posted a surprise profit and said it would defer another $3 billion in aircraft spending through 2029 to … Read more

Boeing, Airbus orders muted amid supply chain woes

Boeing, Airbus orders muted amid supply chain woes

An Airbus A321 flies at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 22, 2024. Toby Melville | Reuters FARNBOROUGH, England — Massive airplane orders, hundreds deep in recent years, were absent from this year’s biggest air show. The focus instead was on struggles at Boeing and Airbus to ramp up airplane production while battling … Read more

U.S. airlines cut growth plans for the second half of the year

U.S. airlines cut growth plans for the second half of the year

Airplanes from United and JetBlue and Delta populate the taxiway at Laguardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City.  Bruce Bennett | Getty Images U.S. airlines are reducing their capacity through the end of the year in a bid to cool an oversupplied domestic market that has led to lower fares and reduced … Read more