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Boeing's new boss got a major endorsement from his biggest customer in his first week on the job
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, praised Kelly Ortberg in a post on LinkedIn. United flies more…
Pete Syme
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Analyst blasts American Airlines for troubling 'lack of vigor' and action to improve financial performance
JP Morgan analysts criticized American Airlines, which reported a 46% decline in Q2 2024 profits, f…
Benjamin Zhang
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Airlines are scrambling to fix the unsustainable crisis caused by too many cheap flights
A flood of low-priced, money-losing, economy-class seats has airlines across the industry scrambli…
Benjamin Zhang
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Spirit passengers are getting fed up with the ultra-low-cost airline's extra fees
Spirit lowered its revenue estimate, blaming declining non-ticket revenue. United's CEO previously …
Pete Syme
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Boeing isn't bringing any of its signature jets to the year's biggest air show for the first time in over a decade
Boeing said it's prioritizing work on a safety and quality plan, as it deals with a crisis followin…
Pete Syme
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I used to ultra-low-cost airlines to save money. Their cheap tickets aren't worth the headache anymore.
Mainline carriers offer the best of both worlds with basic economy, and I've found the discounted f…
Taylor Rains
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United CEO says ultra-low-cost airlines like Frontier are 'going out of business' thanks to poor customer service and a 'flawed' business model
In a candid interview, United Airlines' CEO criticized cheaper competitors like Frontier and Spirit…
Taylor Rains
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United Airlines CEO says he wants to see a competitor break the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, but isn't convinced by Chinese upstart Comac
Scott Kirby said Boeing's decision to build the 737 Max instead of a new model was a "fundamental m…
Pete Syme
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Historians absolutely hate Ridley Scott's Napoleon movie
Historians are picking apart the movie's historical accuracy. Ridley Scott says they should "get a…
Marianne Guenot
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The boss of one of Boeing's biggest customers highlighted the tug-of-war between the planemaker's 2 top priorities: speed and safety
"Get your act together," Emirates boss Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told Boeing as it struggle…
Pete Syme
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United Airlines CEO says 100 of its regional jets are grounded because of a pilot shortage
United Airlines CEO, Scott Kirby, said in a Senate hearing that the pilot shortage has stopped the …
Kate Duffy
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United Airlines flight attendants picketed at over a dozen airports worldwide after the CEO received a 90% pay increase
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby made $18.5 million last year — about 264 times more than the …
Pete Syme
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United employees sue the airline over exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, as the company announces 97% of workers have gotten the shot
United was the fist major US airline to require its employees to be vaccinated against the coronavi…
Francis Agustin
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United Airlines' CEO says only a 'handful' of staff have resigned over its vaccine mandate. 'The ones I'm aware of are in the single digit number of people.'
Around 90% of United Airlines' US workforce have shown proof of their vaccination ahead of a Septem…
Grace Dean,Kate Duffy
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United Airlines says it will put workers with vaccine exemptions on temporary leave or reassign them so they won't face customers
United Airlines staff with vaccine exemptions will be reassigned or put on temporary leave after th…
Sarah Jackson
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Summer travel could be extra chaotic as United pilots take unpaid leave and Boeing issues pile up
As Boeing delivery delays cancel flights, United asked its pilots to take unpaid leave this summer …
Shubhangi Goel
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7 taken to hospital after 'severe turbulence' on Newark-bound United Airlines flight
The aircraft was diverted to New York Stewart International Airport after it was buffeted by high w…
Nathan Rennolds
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Ridley Scott doesn't want his famously long movies to give you 'bum ache'
Scott says he actively edits his films to avoid the "bum ache factor," which he said sets in around…
Matthew Loh
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United's string of scary safety events likely has nothing to do with Boeing
While the 737 Max fallout has led to heightened scrutiny of Boeing planes, recent safety events at …
Taylor Rains
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United, Delta, and American Airlines call for Biden to lift restrictions and approve transatlantic travel between the US and UK
"There is a clear opportunity to safely open up travel between these two low-risk countries," Airli…