[ad_1] An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., Friday night after a section of the new Boeing 737 MAX ripped away in midair. The plane, with…
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18 Minutes to Evacuate a Burning Plane: Success Story or Cautionary Tale?
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 4, 2024 2:13 pm ET In its certification, Airbus was required to prove that its A350 aircraft can be evacuated in less than 90 seconds. In Tuesday’s…
All Passengers on Japan Airlines Jet Evacuated After Plane Collision
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 2, 2024 7:04 am ET TOKYO—A Japan Coast Guard plane and a Japan Airlines passenger jet collided at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport but all 379 people on board…
Delta Throttles Back on Pilot Hiring
[ad_1] Delta Air Lines plans to hire roughly half as many pilots next year as it did in 2023, the latest sign that a more than two-year-long pilot hiring spree…
Fog at Chicago’s Midway Airport Is a Blip in Otherwise Smooth Christmas Travel Weekend
[ad_1] Updated Dec. 24, 2023 6:48 pm ET An overall smooth weekend of holiday travel ran into a hiccup as dense fog made it harder for flights to reach Chicago’s…
JetBlue Airways Lifts 4Q Forecasts on Strong Holiday-Travel Demand
[ad_1] JetBlue Airways lifted its outlook for fourth-quarter sales, saying that demand for travel is holding up and bookings have accelerated into the holidays. The airline is forecasting a 4%…
Alaska Air Reaches Deal to Buy Hawaiian Airlines
[ad_1] Updated Dec. 3, 2023 7:23 pm ET Alaska Air reached a roughly $1 billion deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines, a combination of two nearly century-old rivals that are dwarfed…
Uber, Jabil, Builders FirstSource to Join S&P 500
[ad_1] Uber Technologies, Jabil and Builders FirstSource will join the S&P 500, S&P Global said Friday. The three will replace Sealed Air, Alaska Air Group and SolarEdge Technologies in the…