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Airline industry
Now that Boeing's strike is over, the planemaker faces a massive backlog of orders
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Henry Epp
Nov 5, 2024
But the problem's industry-wide: Airbus is also dealing with a hefty backlog.
Whether the problem is weather or staffing, refund rules apply to flight cancellations and delays
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Henry Epp
Sep 2, 2024
Federal rules require that if your flight is canceled, the airlines have to provide an automatic refund in your original payment form.
Activist investor says Southwest Airlines is underperforming
Jun 10, 2024
The airline's had a bumpy ride since multitudes of passengers were stranded by bad weather and an aged computer system.
New routes offer opportunity for budget airlines — and travelers
Feb 28, 2024
Vacation season is not far away. Fancy a direct flight from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh or Salt Lake City to Ontario, California?
He always wanted to be a pilot. Now he's training to become one.
Dec 18, 2023
Adam Kephart of Poulsbo, Washington, went from government employee to coffee barista to flight instructor. His next stop:? airline pilot.
Pilot shortage spurs six-figure bonus offers and poaching of personnel
Nov 8, 2023
An American Airlines unit is offering $250,000 bonuses to attract pilots from freight and other carriers. FedEx, though, has a suplus.
Americans don't just want to travel: they want to go abroad
Aug 7, 2023
Trips from the U.S. to Europe especially are surging this summer.
And that has consequences for domestic airlines—and airfares.
For public good, not for profit.
This summer's travel crowds are expected to be record-setting
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Henry Epp
May 22, 2023
AAA expects Americans will break the travel records they set the year before the pandemic started.
Extra fees have conquered the airline industry. But there may be fewer going forward.
Feb 22, 2023
Customer and airlines like them better than higher airfares.
As travel picks up, airlines expect to turn their first profit since 2019
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Lily Jamali
Dec 8, 2022
Leisure travel, as opposed to business, is the source of most of the industry’s profits these days.