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Mary Schlangenstein

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American Air CEO says carrier won’t swallow added tariff costs

“Aircraft cost too much already and I don’t want to pay any more," said CEO Robert Isom.

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Spirit Airlines CEO steps down after emergence from bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines said CEO Ted Christie is stepping down, less than a month after the pioneering discount carrier emerged from bankruptcy.

07.04.2025 3

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Delta offers $30,000 to each passenger in Toronto crash landing

There were no fatalities among the 76 passengers and four crew members in the accident Monday at Toronto-Pearson International Airport, although 21...

20.02.2025 10

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Plane collides with helicopter, crashes near DC’s Reagan Airport

President Donald Trump has been made aware of this situation, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Fox News.

30.01.2025 4

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Alaska Airlines plans Asia, Europe flights in global reinvention

Alaska Air Group, the owner of its namesake carrier and Hawaiian Airlines, is planning a global expansion starting with its first-ever flights from...

10.12.2024 10

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Southwest strikes deal with Elliott, adds six new board members

The agreement preserves — for now, at least — the job of CEO Bob Jordan, whom Elliott had been seeking to oust.

24.10.2024 10

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United Airlines strikes deal with Starlink to give free inflight Wi-Fi

The announcement sent shares of competing Wi-Fi providers tumbling.

13.09.2024 3

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Southwest investor asked the board to dump its CEO over the airline’s struggles. Now it wants to oust the board.

The launch of a proxy fight marks a major escalation by Elliott Investment Management after building a large stake in Southwest earlier this year.

14.08.2024 3

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Delta expects $380 million in lost sales from the CrowdStrike outage that forced it to cancel thousands of flights

The airline on Thursday confirmed that it was pursuing legal claims against CrowdStrike and Microsoft Corp. to recover damages. 

09.08.2024 10

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Southwest Airlines will offer assigned seats, ditching the open seating policy it’s had since its founding over 50 years ago

The airline announced the seismic change to its business model Thursday alongside a new premium-class option and plans for redeye flights.

25.07.2024 10

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American Airlines flight attendants’ starting salaries are just $27,000. A new contract will put billions into compensation, union says

American Airlines and the union for its flight attendants agreed on a tentative contract after US labor mediators pressed for a deal.

20.07.2024 1

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