Boeing Plans 10-Percent Cut in Workforce
Faced with a lingering strike by workers and suffering through cash struggles, Boeing Co. plans to cut some 10 percent of its workforce, among other financial decisions.
In a memo...
DOT Rule Would Ax Cost for Parents to Sit With Young Children
U.S. Transportation officials don’t think parents should have to pay extra to sit with their young children on an airline flight.
And they’re proposing a new rule that would make...
Travelers, Residents Converge to Do Some Four-Season Frolicking
Michigan is thriving as a year-round, four-season destination spot for tourists, travelers.
American Airlines Honors Veterans With Normandy Trip
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines announced a historic endeavor to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. On May 31, American will fly 70...
Southwest Airlines Dropping Four Airports, Cuts Hiring
Southwest Airlines is cutting operations at four airports after losing $231 million in the first quarter.
The Dallas-based airline on Thursday reported lower expectations for revenue to be down as much...
Gordie Howe Bridge Opening Delayed to Fall 2025
Pandemic-induced disruptions and other issues have delayed the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge until September 2025.
Lawyer Trading Nearly 40-Year Career for Retirement in Hawaii
Cheryl Bush is one of those kinds of people who knew from a very young age what she wanted to do, and then went out and did it.
Watching the...
The Rapid Seeks Community Involvement to Help Shape 20-Year Vision of Public Transportation
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Rapid is asking for community input on the future of transit as part of its Transit Master Plan (TMP). Titled “Thriving: A framework for...
American Airlines Pilots Ratify New Agreement
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines pilots, represented by the Allied Pilots Association, have ratified a new four-year agreement with the company.
The new contract will deliver more than $9...
American Posts $1.3 Billion Second Quarter
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines Group Inc. reported its second-quarter 2023 financial results, including:
Record quarterly revenue of $14.1 billion, a 4.7% increase year over year.
Second-quarter net income of...
Cost of Travel Drops as Airfares Decline 13% in May
Americans restricted from a lot of travel during the pandemic and now eager to get somewhere are benefitting from a fall in travel prices.
Bloomberg reported that figures released by...
Delta Pilots Get 30% Pay Hike in New Deal
Pilots at Delta Air Lines – and possibly at other airlines in the U.S. – are in for a pretty hefty raise.
Fliers at Delta approved a new contract set...
Spirit Announces Stockholder Approval of JetBlue Merger Agreement
MIRAMAR, Fla. (PRNewswire) — Spirit Airlines, Inc. announced that its stockholders approved the merger agreement with JetBlue Airways Corporation.
Based on the preliminary voting results provided by the independent inspector...
Canada Lifting COVID Travel, Border Restrictions
Travelers crossing the U.S.-Canadian border are about to find the journey a little easier.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration is ending its mandatory vaccination, testing and quarantine requirements for...
New Rule Would Add Transparency to Airline Fees
WASHINGTON – Airline passengers are going to get a break from paying so-called “hidden” fees – such as baggage and change fees – under an initiative announced by President Joe...
JetBlue Agrees to Buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 Billion
JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion in a deal that would create the nation’s fifth largest airline if approved by U.S. regulators.
The agreement Thursday comes...
To Go or Not To Go
Travel industry expected a 2022 rebound. Then Russia invaded Ukraine.
