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One Flight Every 9.5 Minutes: U.K. to U.S. Travel Reaches All-Time High
It might be Independence Day, but the sky-high ties between the two countries have never been stronger.
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Southwest Tries to Fend Off Elliott With 'Poison Pill'
Southwest is adopting a shareholder rights plan — known as a “poison pill” — to fend off Elliott from attaining a controlling stake in the company.
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Lufthansa Secures Approval for ITA Airways Deal
With a string of other airline mergers and acquisitions pending across the continent, the industry will be examining the regulator's comments for possible clues about the direction of future decisions.
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American Airlines Bets on Hydrogen-Electric Engines Despite Limits
Airlines have been making larger investments in hydrogen-electric startups as they look for ways to become more sustainable. But it’s unclear if such engines can be used on a wide scale.
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Cebu Pacific Steps Closer to Record-Breaking Airbus Order
If completed as planned, the deal would represent the largest plane order in the history of Filipino aviation and another big win for Airbus.
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Ryanair Just Had its Busiest Month Ever, But That Won’t Stop it Complaining
Despite Europe’s largest airline smashing its all-time passenger record, don’t expect Ryanair to be any less vocal about the external factors impacting its business.
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Meet the CEO with 13 Bosses: New Oneworld Alliance Chief Nat Pieper Talks Strategy
In one of his first sit down interviews since taking on the new job, Pieper tells Skift how he navigates such a challenging brief.
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Boeing to Buy Major Contractor to Improve 737 Max Production Quality
Boeing executives will be hoping that the Spirit AeroSystems deal helps it regain the narrative following production quality concerns.
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The Airline Industry's 2024 Half-Time Show
Put it in the books. The first half of 2024 is now finished—sadly finished, many airlines would say. Here, in no particular order, is a closer look at some key airline events and developments of the first half, region by region.
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Justice Department Plans to Ask Boeing to Plead Guilty Over 737 Max Linked to Fatal Crashes
If Boeing is convicted of committing a felony, it could become harder for the plane maker to win contract work with the federal government.