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Brendan Case, Bloomberg
Both caution and optimism are in order regarding Boeing's fixes to its Max 737 aircraft. American's CEO is one of the first airline execs to talk openly about passenger anxieties when the Max is given the green light to fly again.
10 hours ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Niki Lauda may have been more famous as a Formula One racing driver, but he left a lasting impression on the European aviation industry.
12 hours ago
Benjamin Katz, Bloomberg
A leading pilots lobby has urged European watchdogs to vet Boeing's revisions to its beleaguered Max 737 aircraft, and rightly so.
14 hours ago
Accenture Amadeus Alliance + Skift
The Accenture Amadeus Alliance, the startup Volantio, and Amadeus’ airline partners are collaborating to tackle some of the most pressing challenges faced by the global airline industry.
1 month ago
Bloomberg News
Given that China was the first country to ground the Max, its “big three” carriers are filing for damages for planes that have been sitting idle for a longer period.
17 hours ago
Lucca De Paoli, Bloomberg
Low-cost airline Ryanair anticipates that customer reaction to the Boeing 737 Max will be positive once it's back in service. As the largest European buyer of the grounded jetliner, the company can only hope that truly will be the case.
1 day ago
Kartikay Mehrotra, Bloomberg
Maybe California’s high-speed rail agency should spend less time suing the federal government over lost grants and more time focusing on cost overruns for the state’s beleaguered bullet train. Rail can be a less-carbon-intensive form of travel, but taxpayer money should be spent wisely.
1 day ago
Justin Bachman and Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg
Six years to hammer out a new labor deal is an eternity. Everybody seems pretty simpatico — for today.
1 day ago
Isaac Carey, Skift
The airline is going to have to figure out its labor issues soon, because it's starting to affect nearly every aspect of its operations.
2 days ago
Justin Bachman, Bloomberg
American Airlines is accusing its mechanics and their unions of conducting an illegal work slowdown to gain leverage in contract talks. The whole industry will be watching how a judge rules in the matter.
2 days ago
Pratik Parija, Bloomberg
Hmmm. This statement looks designed to quell the current speculation but it sounds like there are problems behind the scenes.
3 days ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
It looks like Ryanair is preparing itself for a major shakeup of the European airline industry. We've heard it talk about struggling competition before, but things are getting much tougher out there.
3 days ago