An engine cover on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 fell off on Sunday during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to open an investigation. No one was injured and Southwest Flight 3695 returned safely to Denver International Airport around 8:15 a.m. MT (10:15 a.m. ET) on Sunday … Read more
Alexandra Skores | (TNS) The Dallas Morning News A captain flying on a commercial airline’s largest aircraft can bring home an average of $348,252 a year, based on recent pilot contracts that passed over the last year. That’s just the best of the best when it comes to being a commercial airline pilot — a career … Read more
By DAVID KOENIG | AP Airlines Writer DALLAS — It has been 15 years since the last fatal crash of a U.S. airliner, but you would never know that by reading about a torrent of flight problems in the last three months. There was a time when things like cracked windshields and minor engine problems … Read more
An airline company is offering the private jet experience at business-class prices — and it’s earning them plenty of industry enemies. JSX, a Dallas-based carrier, is exploiting a loophole in US Federal Aviation Administration regulations that would allow the company to sell single-seat tickets for scheduled charter planes for affordable prices and much quicker security … Read more
“The very soul of Europe is at risk,” warned Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. During the two-day meeting in Rome, politicians cast around for ideas and strategies to reverse the curve. “We should respond to the worries of our citizens,” Belgian Socialist Party lead candidate Elio Di Rupo told POLITICO, noting that the far right … Read more
Top airline companies made billions of dollars last year on those pesky baggage fees travelers despise so much. The top 20 global airlines raked in $33.3 billion in revenue from a combination of fees for carry-on bags, price hikes for checked luggage and fines for overweight suitcases, a new report found. The dollar figure rose … Read more
Boeing said the head of its 737 Max program is leaving as it continues to grapple with fallout over the midair door blowout on an Alaska Air flight last month. Ed Clark, who led Boeing’s troubled department that also oversees the production of its embattled Max 9 model, is leaving immediately, Stan Deal, the chief … Read more
There are still big questions as to just who was on the plane, which was filmed as it spiralled into a fiery crash near Belgorod. Yusov said only five bodies were delivered to the Belgorod morgue. Ukrainian journalists from Radio Liberty managed to confirm at least three of them were Russian crew members. Russia has … Read more
Joby Aviation is bringing its first commercial air taxi charging system to John Wayne Airport as it gets closer to launching electric air taxi services to Southern California. Santa Cruz-based Joby, which is developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, said the installation is part of Clay Lacy Aviation’s $100 million redevelopment of its … Read more
Air Transat and the union representing its flight attendants, a unit of The Canadian Union of Public Employees, have reached a tentative agreement subject to a vote to renew their collective agreement, according to a press release the airline released today. Details of the agreement will be presented to members and voted on in the coming days, according … Read more
