With Hurricane Helene disrupting travel, here’s what fliers need to know

With Hurricane Helene disrupting travel, here’s what fliers need to know

Men inspect the damage from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Sean Rayford | Getty Images News | Getty Images As the Southeast U.S. recovers in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s destruction, consumers looking to change their air travel plans to or from affected areas without … Read more

Southwest raises Q3 forecast, announces $2.5 billion buyback

Southwest raises Q3 forecast, announces .5 billion buyback

A Southwest Boeing 737 is at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona, USA, on July 2, 2024.  Robert Smith | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southwest Airlines raised its third-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday, announced its board authorized a $2.5 billion in share buybacks, and detailed a host of changes to its business model as … Read more

Etihad reveals $7 billion investment plan over five years

Etihad reveals  billion investment plan over five years

An Airbus A380-800 jet airliner operated by Etihad Airways, on display at the Dubai Airshow 2017 international aerospace event.  Marina Lystseva | TASS | Getty Images Etihad Airways on Wednesday revealed a $7 billion investment plan over the next five years in a bid to “double the size of the airline until 2030.” Speaking to … Read more

Airlines suspending flights to Tel Aviv, Lebanon as conflict erupts – National

Airlines suspending flights to Tel Aviv, Lebanon as conflict erupts – National

Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space. Below are some of the airlines that have adjusted services to and from the region: Air Algerie The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice. Air … Read more

Southwest to cut service and staffing in Atlanta to slash costs

Southwest to cut service and staffing in Atlanta to slash costs

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport on July 25, 2024 in Burbank, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is planning to reduce service to and from Atlanta next year, cutting more than 300 pilot and flight attendant positions, according to a company memo seen by CNBC. The changes come … Read more

Couple mad about reclined seat are banned from flying Cathay Pacific

Couple mad about reclined seat are banned from flying Cathay Pacific

A couple, who argued with a passenger who reclined her seat, won’t be flying with Cathay Pacific ever again. The Hong Kong-based airline banned the pair after video footage emerged showing the couple taunting, using vulgar hand gestures, and jostling the chair of a female passenger who reclined her seat on a 14-hour flight from … Read more

Boeing sweetens labor proposal in ‘best and final’ offer

Boeing sweetens labor proposal in ‘best and final’ offer

Striking Boeing workers hold rally at the Boeing Portland Facility on September 19, 2024, in Portland, Oregon.  Jordan Gale | AFP | Getty Images Boeing on Monday sweetened a contract offer and said it was its “best and final” proposal for its more than 30,000 machinists as their strike, which has halted most of the … Read more

Southwest Airlines tells staff ‘difficult decisions’ ahead

Southwest to cut service and staffing in Atlanta to slash costs

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport on July 25, 2024 in Burbank, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Southwest Airlines has warned employees that it will have to make “difficult decisions” ahead to boost profits as the carrier faces pressure from activist Elliott Investment Management, which has sought leadership changes at … Read more

Machinists prepare for lengthy stoppage

Machinists prepare for lengthy stoppage

Boeing factory workers gather on a picket line during the first day of a strike near the entrance of a production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., September 13, 2024.  Matt Mills Mcknight | Reuters RENTON, Wash. — Cash-strapped Boeing is facing mounting costs from an ongoing machinist strike as workers push for higher pay. A … Read more

Boeing’s defense unit chief Colbert is departing, CEO says

Boeing’s defense unit chief Colbert is departing, CEO says

President and CEO of Boeing Global Services Ted Colbert speaks during a press conference in Dubai on November 16, 2019 ahead of the Dubai Airshow. Karim Sahib | AFP | Getty Images The head of Boeing‘s defense unit Ted Colbert is leaving the company effective immediately, said CEO Kelly Ortberg, marking his first major executive … Read more