Tag: Southwest Airlines Co
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A Southwest Boeing 737 lost engine cover during takeoff, FAA is investigating
[ad_1] A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 arrives at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on January 20, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Kevin Carter | Getty Images An engine cowling fell off of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 and struck a wing flap during takeoff from Denver International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday.…
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Why the Boeing 737 Max has been so problematic
[ad_1] Just over five years ago, 346 people were killed in two plane crashes that happened five months apart in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Both were Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. Then in January 2024, a near catastrophe occurred when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane at 16,000 feet, shortly after it took off…
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Why the Boeing 737 Max has been such a mess
[ad_1] ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Boeing’s 737 has been around since the 1960s. There have been many variations of the aircraft but the 737 Max, which debuted in 2017, has encountered problem after problem over the last five years. From two fatal Max 8 crashes in…
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Boeing CEO to step down in broad management shake-up as 737 Max crisis weighs on aerospace giant
[ad_1] Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks to reporters as he departs from a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of 2024 in part of a broad management shake-up…
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TD Cowen’s Helane Becker talks Boeing’s mounting problems weighing on airline stocks
[ad_1] ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Helane Becker, TD Cowen senior research analyst, joins ‘Closing Bell Overtime’ to talk how Boeing’s mounting issues are weighing on the airline sector as stocks like Southwest are dragged to multi-year lows. [ad_2] Source link
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Southwest Airlines cuts capacity, and rethinks 2024 financial forecast, citing Boeing problems
[ad_1] Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are seen parked at a Boeing facility on August 13, 2019 in Renton, Washington. David Ryder | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will have to trim its capacity plans and reevaluate its financial forecasts for the year, citing delivery delays from Boeing, its sole supplier of airplanes.…
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United to pause pilot hiring, citing Boeing’s delivery delays
[ad_1] A United Airlines 737 Max 8 Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines will pause pilot hiring this spring because of Boeing delivery delays, the latest effect of the plane maker’s problems on one of its biggest customers. New hire classes will be paused in May and June and will likely resume in July, Marc…
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Airlines Avelo and Breeze, three years after their pandemic debut, prepare for a profitable year
[ad_1] The inaugural flight of an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa on April 28, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images In the nearly four years since the Covid-19 pandemic upended air travel, the largest U.S. airlines have returned…
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Why airlines are raising baggage fees — and charging you more at the airport
[ad_1] Travelers arrive for flights at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on March 16, 2021. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Airlines are raising their prices to check a bag — again. Just how much you it will cost you, however, depends on when you pay for the service. United Airlines, American…
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Pilots got their payday. Now flights attendants are pushing airlines for higher wages
[ad_1] CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JANUARY 24: American Airlines workers picket at O’Hare International Airport on January 24, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. The workers, mostly flight attendants with the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), were picketing to demand better working conditions as their contract negotiations continue. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Scott Olson | Getty…