CNBC Daily Open: Boeing’s ‘moment of reckoning’

CNBC Daily Open: Boeing’s ‘moment of reckoning’

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on March 27, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more

Southwest shareholder Artisan signals support for Elliott

Southwest shareholder Artisan signals support for Elliott

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan speaks as he is interviewed by CNBC outside the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A top Southwest Airlines shareholder on Wednesday signaled its support for Elliott Management’s activist campaign to oust CEO Bob Jordan and executive chairman Gary Kelly, as the carrier struggles … Read more

Southwest CEO vows change as activist Elliott pushes for new leadership

Southwest CEO vows change as activist Elliott pushes for new leadership

A Southwest commercial airliner takes off from Las Vegas on Feb. 8, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said the company is ready to adapt to changing customer trends like premium seating as pressure from an activist investor mounts. “We will adapt as our customers’ needs adapt,” Jordan said at an … Read more

Delta premium economy service coming to NYC-LA flights

Delta premium economy service coming to NYC-LA flights

A Boeing 767 passenger aircraft of Delta Air Lines arrives from Dublin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on Feb. 7, 2024. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Delta Air Lines said Monday that it will bring its premium economy service to transcontinental flights in … Read more

Southwest Airlines faces activist challenge from Elliott

Southwest Airlines faces activist challenge from Elliott

A Southwest Airlines jet comes in for a landing at Laguardia Airport in New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2023.  Mike Segar | Reuters Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has amassed a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and plans to push for leadership changes at the airline that has lagged big rivals. Elliott is seeking to … Read more

India’s aviation growth remains strong but external risks linger: Vistara

India’s aviation growth remains strong but external risks linger: Vistara

India’s aviation sector remains robust but external pressures pose the biggest risks for growth, according to the CEO of Vistara Airlines. Aviation demand in India is “still progressive” and headed in a positive direction, Vinod Kannan told CNBC in an exclusive interview. However, factors such as fuel costs as well as the strong U.S. dollar … Read more

United Airlines launches personalized ads on seatback screens

United Airlines launches personalized ads on seatback screens

Passengers on a Boeing 737 Max-8 plane during a United Airlines flight departing from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Now playing on United Airlines‘ seatback screens: personalized ads. The carrier on Friday said it launched a media platform … Read more

Spirit Airlines CEO says not considering chapter 11

Spirit Airlines CEO says not considering chapter 11

A Spirit Airlines aircraft undergoes operations in preparation for departure at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie said Friday that the budget airline isn’t considering a chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and is “encouraged” by its plan after a failed takeover … Read more

Airbus showcases ‘Wingman’ drone concept at 2024 ILA Berlin Air Show

Airbus showcases ‘Wingman’ drone concept at 2024 ILA Berlin Air Show

An Airbus Wingman air combat drone stands on display at the 2024 ILA Berlin Air Show on June 05, 2024 in Schoenefeld, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Airbus this week revealed the concept for a new fighter-type drone, called Wingman, and showcased a model of it at Berlin’s massive ILA … Read more

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to testify in Senate hearing June 18

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to testify in Senate hearing June 18

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks briefly with reporters as he arrives for a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will testify before a Senate panel June 18 to answer lawmaker questions about whistleblower allegations … Read more