Trump’s Plan to Fix Air Traffic Control Faces Huge Hurdles May 8, 2025 By David Shepardson and Rajesh Kumar Singh U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday will call for tens of billions of dollars to overhaul America’s strained air...
Near Misses, Fatal Crashes Force Airlines to Confront Worried Fliers April 16, 2025 By Mary Schlangenstein and Allyson Versprille A series of aviation accidents has rattled flyers enough to drag down ticket sales at the start of the year,...
Transportation Chief to Unveil Plan to Upgrade Air Traffic Control March 24, 2025 By David Shepardson Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will unveil a plan next week to upgrade the aging, under-staffed U.S. air traffic control system...
American Air Fined Over Treatment of Travelers With Disabilities October 23, 2024 By Allyson Versprille and Mary Schlangenstein American Airlines Group Inc. agreed to a $50 million civil penalty to resolve claims by the Biden administration that the...
Boeing Completes Deal to Plead Guilty Over 737 Max Crashes July 25, 2024 By Julie Johnsson, Allyson Versprille and Madlin Mekelburg Boeing Co. has completed an agreement with the US government to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy in connection with two...
Justice Department to Charge Boeing, Seeks Guilty Plea From Planemaker July 2, 2024 By Allyson Versprille and Chris Strohm The US Justice Department will charge Boeing Co. with criminal fraud, leaving the planemaker to choose between pleading guilty or...
US Justice Department to Meet Boeing Fatal Crash Victims’ Lawyers April 5, 2024 By Mike Spector, Chris Prentice and David Shepardson The U.S. Justice Department next week will meet with lawyers for families of victims of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX...
FAA Weighs Curbing New Routes for United Following Mishaps March 25, 2024 By Mary Schlangenstein, Alan Levin and Julie Johnsson US aviation authorities are considering drastic measures to curb growth at United Airlines Holdings Inc., including preventing the carrier from...
JetBlue, Spirit Airlines Call Off $3.8B Merger on Antitrust Hurdle March 4, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Low-cost air carriers JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines canceled their $3.8-billion merger agreement on Monday, seeing no path forward after...
FAA Criticizes Boeing, Says it Wants a Plan in 90 Days to Address Quality Problems February 28, 2024 By David Shepardson Boeing must develop a comprehensive action plan to address “systemic quality-control issues” within 90 days, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration...