United Airlines has blamed Boeing for a $200m (£161m) hit to its earnings in the first three months of this year. The carrier was forced to ground its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet for three weeks after a mid-air cabin blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight in January. United said that pushed it to a […]
The European Banking Federation (EBF) is calling on the European Union (EU) to streamline regulation of banks and to declare banks a “strategic sector.” The group is promoting these reforms as a way to boost the competitiveness of the region’s banks, Reuters reported Tuesday (April 16). EBF CEO Wim Mijs told reporters Tuesday during a briefing that Europe must take a […]
The firm had to ground its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet after a mid-air blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight.
Ashley Ayers moved from South Carolina to North Carolina to be closer to her husband's medical team while he was in hospice care.
Southwest Airlines posted a disappointing Q1 2024 on Thursday, and CEO Bob Jordan noted that there may be sweeping changes coming to the boarding and seating process.
United Methodist delegates have overwhelmingly endorsed a constitutional amendment seen by advocates as a way of defusing debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the church by giving rule-making autonomy to each region of the international church. Delegates voted 586-164 on Thursday for the “regionalization” proposal on the third day of their 11-day General […]
Oracle chairman Larry Ellison made the surprise announcement Tuesday that
After Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley Muelens shared a video of himself sitting in the cockpit of a United Airlines flight, the FAA launched an investigation into the incident.
Sen. Mitt Romney’s call for enhanced federal oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) faces hurdles, according to experts, who say the technology’s rapid advancement and wide-ranging applications pose significant challenges to effective regulation. Many observers agree that AI can pose risks, but they also point out how hard it is to decide which AI systems need strict […]
The Allied Pilots Association said it has been tracking a "significant spike in safety- and maintenance-related problems" and urged members to be diligent. "While United Airlines is currently under public and government scrutiny, it could just as easily be American Airlines," the union said in a memo on Saturday. "Remember: Don’t rush, don’t be intimidated, and don’t be pressured into doing something that doesn’t pass the ‘smell test.' Just because it’s legal doesn’t make it safe," the union...
An increasing number of Massachusetts residents have indicated that "migrants/immigration" is the most important issue for state leaders to address.
The pilots union at American Airlines says there has been “a significant spike” in safety issues at the airline, including fewer routine aircraft inspections and shorter test flights on planes returning from major maintenance work. The union also says it has seen incidents in which tools were left in wheel wells and items were left […]