American Airlines Extending Boeing 737 Max Flight Cancellations
American Airlines is extending cancellations of flights through April 24 due to the grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircrafts.
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American Airlines is extending cancellations of flights through April 24 due to the grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircrafts.
Southwest Airlines and a union representing its mechanics say they're on the verge of ending a bitter, long-running labor dispute that has triggered hundreds of flight cancellations and raised safety concerns.
Southwest Airlines, which has the largest fleet of the planes, says less than five percent of flights will be affected.
"We're gonna be issuing an emergency order to ground all flights of the 737 MAX 8 and the 737 MAX 9, and planes associated with that line," Mr. Trump told reporters.
Fear over Boeing's 737 MAX 8 after two recent crashes is spilling out on social media.
A spike in Southwest Airlines planes ruled out of service for mechanical issues is costing the carrier millions each week because of delayed and canceled flights, the CEO says.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is scheduled to begin service to Hawaii on March 17 and introductory fares are as low as $49.
A Southwest Airlines that was taxiing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday clipped wings with a parked aircraft, the company said.
Southwest Airlines is asking a federal judge to order the air carrier's mechanics union to stop disrupting operations.
Southwest Airlines accuses the union of encouraging mechanics to write up issues that Southwest said has no effect on the safety of flights.
Southwest Airlines is getting ready for takeoff. The Dallas-based airline says it has gained government approval to begin flights between California and Hawaii.
Flight delays and passenger frustration after a computer issue grounded Southwest Airlines flights at some U.S. airports.
The FAA says as part of its increased oversight, there are more spot checks conducted as needed.
Maintenance troubles, flight delays and cancellations continue at Southwest Airlines and it's having an impact on employees, customers and the company's bottom line.
The airline said weather is also to blame, but much of the focus has been on maintenance.
Federal officials have told Southwest Airlines to fix the way it calculates the weight of luggage loaded on flights after finding frequent mistakes.
Southwest Airlines is still working under an operational emergency which started Friday, February 15.
In a statement to CBS 11, Southwest explained its usual number of out of service aircraft has doubled to about 40 per day or about 5 percent of the fleet.
Southwest has applied for FAA certification to fly to Honolulu and three other Hawaiian destinations from Oakland, San Jose, San Diego and Sacramento in California.
The former CEO of Southwest Airlines, a Dallas-based company, passed away Saturday night.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is dropping service to Mexico City this spring and will use the financial resources to bolster other routes.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines says it has lost $10 million to $15 million so far from the partial government shutdown but reported a stronger fourth-quarter profit than analysts had expected.
Kelleher, who died January 3 at age 87, was honored during a celebration of life service at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.
Kelleher died on January 3 at the age of 87. His family held a private funeral last week in San Antonio.
The nation's business elite and customers alike remember Southwest Airlines founder Herb Kelleher.
