Boeing agrees to buy fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems in $4.7 billion deal

Boeing agrees to buy fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems in .7 billion deal

Boeing Co. 737 fuselage sections sit on the assembly floor at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing said Monday that it will buy back Spirit AeroSystems in an all-stock deal that the planemaker has said will improve safety and quality as it struggles with its latest manufacturing crises. … Read more

Americans take less time off but Europeans are more vacation deprived

Americans take less time off but Europeans are more vacation deprived

Nearly two in three workers around the world are “vacation deprived,” according to a new report published by Expedia. However, the report shows the feeling is highest among cultures that take the most days off. Some 84% of Germans and 69% of French respondents said they feel they don’t have enough time off, according to … Read more

U.S. plans to seek guilty plea from Boeing over fatal 737 Max crashes

U.S. plans to seek guilty plea from Boeing over fatal 737 Max crashes

The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024. NTSB | Via Reuters U.S. prosecutors plan to seek a … Read more

‘Inside Out 2’ tops $1 billion at global box office, first since ‘Barbie’

‘Inside Out 2’ tops  billion at global box office, first since ‘Barbie’

Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke voice Joy and Anxiety, respectively, in Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.” Disney | Pixar Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” is the newest member of the billion-dollar club. The animated feature has tallied $1.014 billion worldwide as of Sunday, making it the highest-grossing film of 2024 and the first film … Read more

Fathom, joint venture of AMC, Regal, Cinemark, makes major gains

Fathom, joint venture of AMC, Regal, Cinemark, makes major gains

At a time when the box office is starved for content and audiences seem pickier than ever, Fathom Events is posting record revenue gains. For 20 years, the joint venture between AMC, Regal and Cinemark has been best known for bringing alternative content to the big screen in the form of classic Hollywood titles, live … Read more

36% of Americans plan to take on debt for summer travel

36% of Americans plan to take on debt for summer travel

Some people could find themselves wrangling with summer travel bills well after Labor Day. To that point, 36% of Americans said they plan to take on debt in order to travel this summer, according to a March survey from Bankrate. The payment methods for summer travel expenses ranged from personal loans (5%) and buy now, … Read more

What to know about Asia’s first Disney cruise

What to know about Asia’s first Disney cruise

Enchanted valleys, vibrant street markets and fantastical forests. Those are just some of what fans of Disney cruises can expect on board the upcoming Disney Adventure, according to details announced Tuesday by Disney Cruise Line. The ship — the sixth cruise liner from Disney — is the company’s first to homeport in Asia. Its maiden … Read more

Why consumers are spending so much this summer

Why consumers are spending so much this summer

Taylor Swift fans queue outside Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, on June 6, 2024. Her fans, known as Swifties, had made the superstar $200 million in Eras merchandise sales as of November 2023. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News | Getty Images The price of ‘funflation’ Some ticket prices have surged in recent months, … Read more

Southwest Airlines cuts revenue forecast

Southwest Airlines cuts revenue forecast

A Southwest Airlines jet is parked Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Kehole awaiting passengers on January 20, 2024 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Southwest Airlines shares fell roughly 4% in early trading Wednesday after the carrier cut its second-quarter revenue forecast, citing changing booking patterns. Southwest expects revenue per available seat … Read more

Mattel to make Uno, Phase 10, Dos and Blokus colorblind accessible

Mattel to make Uno, Phase 10, Dos and Blokus colorblind accessible

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Mattel aims to make 80% of its games colorblind accessible by the end of the year, before raising that amount to 90% in 2025, the company announced Tuesday. Mattel said the move is part of an inclusivity effort and will target some of its most popular products, including Uno, … Read more