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☆ Student Pilot Charged After Trying to Access Alaska Airlines Cockpit
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Christine Hauser | More About Christine Hauser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A 19-year-old student pilot from Northern Virginia who tried repeatedly to enter the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight from California to Virginia earlier this month is facing a federal charge of interfering with a flight crew, according to court documents. The man, Nathan Jones, was traveling on Alaska Airlines Flight 322 from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport on March 3 when he “interfered and intimidated flight crew members and attendants,” according to an affidavit filed the next day in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. His lawyer filed a motion this week arguing that Mr. Jones might not be mentally fit to stand trial. The affidavit said that Mr. Jones, a passenger in seat 6E, tried three times to go to the front of the plane and “open the aircraft’s cockpit door.” Flight attendants asked for assistance from off-duty law enforcement officers, who restrained Mr. Jones in flex cuffs and sat on either side of him for the rest of the flight.

Persons: Nathan Jones, “, Jones Organizations: Alaska Airlines, San Diego International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, Court, Eastern, of Locations: Northern Virginia, California, Virginia, Washington, of Virginia

☆ A Jewish passenger is suing JetBlue claiming religious discrimination after he was thrown off a plane following his refusal to sit next to a woman
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An Orthodox Jewish passenger claims he was thrown off a JetBlue plane for trying to change seats. The passenger had explained to staff that he couldn't sit next to a woman due to his religious beliefs, per the lawsuit. AdvertisementAn Orthodox Jewish passenger is suing JetBlue, accusing the airline of religious discrimination, claiming that he was thrown off a plane for trying to change seats after refusing to sit next to a woman. Lunger never forced other passengers to change seats with him or used a loud or stern voice, the lawsuit says. The lawsuit, which accused JetBlue of religious and racial discrimination, seeks compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorneys' fees and costs.

Persons: —, Abraham Lunger, John F, Lunger, weren't Organizations: JetBlue, Service, Palm, John, Kennedy International Airport, Court Southern District of Locations: Palm Springs, Court Southern District of New York

☆ FAA audit of Boeing's 737 Max production reportedly found 'dozens of issues'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An Alaska airlines Boeing 737 is taking off from Los Angeles International AirPort (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, on March 6, 2024. U.S. air safety regulators found "dozens of problems" at facilities owned by Boeing and one of its key suppliers after a six-week audit of the production of the 737 Max jet, according to The New York Times. The Federal Aviation Administration started the probe after a door panel blew off a 737 Max 9 flight on Alaska Airlines in early January, an incident that has attracted intense scrutiny of Boeing's quality-control practices. FAA auditors found that out of 89 product audits that were conducted, Boeing passed 56 tests and failed 33 of them, according to the report. During the six-week audit, the FAA also conducted 13 product audits that focused on Spirit AeroSystems, which makes fuselages for the Boeing 737 Max — of those, only six audits resulting in passing grades, and seven failed, the NYT said.

Persons: Max — Organizations: Boeing, Los Angeles International AirPort, The New York Times, Federal Aviation Administration, Max, Alaska Airlines, Times, FAA Locations: Alaska, Los Angeles , California

☆ Hong Kong International Airport's air cargo business is 'quite resilient': Airport Authority
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHong Kong International Airport's air cargo business is 'quite resilient': Airport AuthorityCissy Chan, commercial executive director of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, discusses how Hong Kong's air cargo sector is faring amid global geopolitical tensions and shifting Greater Bay Area dynamics.

Persons: Cissy Chan Organizations: Hong Kong, Airport, Airport Authority, Airport Authority Hong Kong Locations: Airport Authority Hong

☆ Alaska Airlines Flight Was Scheduled for Safety Check on Day Panel Blew Off
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Mark Walker | James Glanz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A day before the door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5, engineers and technicians for the airline were so concerned about the mounting evidence of a problem that they wanted the plane to come out of service the next evening and undergo maintenance, interviews and documents show. But the airline chose to keep the plane, a Boeing 737 Max 9, in service on Jan. 5 with some restrictions, carrying passengers until it completed three flights that were scheduled to end that night in Portland, Ore., the site of one of the airline’s maintenance facilities. Before the plane could complete that scheduled sequence of flights and go in for the maintenance check, the door plug blew out at 16,000 feet, minutes after embarking on the second flight of the day, from Portland to Ontario International Airport in California. The plane landed safely and no one was seriously injured, but the incident focused new attention on Boeing’s manufacturing processes and the safety procedures followed by airlines.

Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Ontario International Locations: Portland ,, Portland, California

☆ LATAM Airlines: Passengers recall mid-air drop of flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Cristopher Ulloa | Marlon Sorto | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A group of passengers on board a LATAM Airlines flight that experienced a mid-air drop while traveling to New Zealand arrived in Chile on Tuesday, with two of them speaking to a CNN team at Santiago International Airport. “The experience was horrible,” said Chilean resident Verónica Martínez, who was on flight LAN800 from Australia to New Zealand on Monday. She described that moment as being on a “roller coaster.”Dozens of people were injured after LATAM Airlines flight 800 from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand experienced a “technical event” on Monday that produced a sudden movement, the flight operator reported. A team of Chilean aviation authorities has been sent to Auckland to investigate the incident, Chile’s Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) said on Tuesday. The affected passengers and cabin crew “received immediate assistance and were evaluated or treated by medical staff at the airport as needed,” LATAM Airlines said in a statement to CNN.

Persons: ”, Verónica Martínez, –, ” Martínez, Diego Valenzuela, Valenzuela, Hato Hone, Hato Hone St John, “ Organizations: CNN, LATAM Airlines, Santiago International, New Zealand, Chile’s, Civil Aeronautics, Hato, Hato Hone St, Hato Hone St John Ambulance Locations: New Zealand, Chile, Australia, New, Sydney, Auckland , New Zealand, Santiago from Auckland, Auckland

“Whilst we are making considerable progress, the stakeholders are not yet where they need to be,” Caricom said in a statement Friday announcing the urgent meeting in Jamaica. Attacks by powerful gangs on key government targets began Feb. 29 across Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince. The main port in Port-au-Prince remains closed, stranding dozens of containers with critical supplies. Henry remains locked out of his country, landing in Puerto Rico last week after being denied entry into the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesWhen the attacks began, Henry was in Kenya pushing for the U.N.-backed deployment of a police force from the East African country that has been delayed by a court ruling.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Ariel Henry, Henry, Henry’s, “ Organizations: —, Caribbean Locations: KINGSTON, Jamaica, Haiti, Haiti's, Port, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Kenya, East

Latam, a Chilean airline, provided no specifics about the technical problem that it said had caused the disturbance. One passenger, who said she was a former flight attendant, told The New Zealand Herald that there had been a “quick little drop” during the flight, Latam Airlines Flight 800. Aircraft tracking information from Flight Aware showed a gap of roughly an hour for which no data was available. The plane, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, was met at Auckland International Airport by 14 emergency vehicles, including seven ambulances, according to the city’s ambulance service, Hato Hone St. John. Ambulance crews treated about 50 people at the scene, including the person in serious condition; the others were in “moderate to minor condition,” the service said.

Organizations: Latam, New Zealand Herald, Aircraft, Boeing, Auckland International Airport, Hato Hone St, John . Ambulance Locations: Auckland, New, Chilean, Hato Hone

☆ Why Day Flight to Europe Is Better Transatlantic Option Over Red-Eye
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I recently took a day flight from New York to London to see if it helps jet lag. However, until last week, I had exclusively taken overnight flights — known as red-eye flights — when flying eastbound across the Atlantic. They depart in the morning in the US and land in the evening on the same day in Europe. Curious about how the daytime flight compared to a red-eye, I specifically booked a morning departure for my recent trip from New York to London. Because I was up at 4 a.m. in New York to catch the morning flight, I figured I'd be tired enough to sleep.

Persons: —, I've, ., Taylor Rains, John F Organizations: Service, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Norse Atlantic Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, British Airways Boeing, New, Kennedy International Airport, London Heathrow, Google, JFK, Heathrow Locations: New York, London, New York City, Europe

☆ LATAM flight: Dozens injured after ‘technical problem’ on flight to Auckland
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Manveena Suri | Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dozens of people were injured after a flight from Australia to New Zealand experienced a “technical event” that produced a sudden movement, according to the flight’s operator, with witnesses telling local media passengers were suddenly thrown around the cabin. “Flight LA800, operating the Sydney — Auckland route today, had a technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement,” the statement said, which added the plane landed as scheduled in Auckland on Monday. The statement did not elaborate on what the technical event was. LATAM Airlines is Chile’s flagship carrier and stops regularly in Auckland en route to Santiago. Valentina suffered minor injuries but was treated by medical crew once the plane landed.

Persons: Hato Hone, Hato Hone St John, “, St John Ambulance, Jacinto, ”, Valentina Organizations: CNN, Hato, Hato Hone St, Hato Hone St John Ambulance, LATAM Airlines, Sydney, St, Auckland International Airport, RNZ, “ Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Auckland, Sydney — Auckland, Santiago

☆ US, Germany and EU embassies begin evacuating staff as violence spirals in gang-plagued Haiti
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Caitlin Stephen Hu | Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Dajabon, Dominican Republic CNN —The United States and other diplomatic missions have begun evacuating personnel from Haiti, as gang violence in the Caribbean nation’s capital Port-au-Prince continues to spiral. US Southern Command said the move was consistent with “standard practice for Embassy security augmentation worldwide.” No Haitians were on board the military aircraft, it added. Another source with knowledge of the operations told CNN there have been at least 12 helicopter evacuation flights into Port-au-Prince over the past three days, all evacuating diplomatic and humanitarian staff. However, shots fired nearby after the last flight’s take off on Sunday have called into question the viability of continuing the evacuation flights, the source said. The World Food Programme suspended its maritime transport services in Port-au-Prince from distributing aid across Haiti due to the instability.

Persons: Dajabon, ”, Joe Biden, Peter Sauer, Stefano Gatto, —, Prince, Gang, Jimmy Cherizier, Ariel Henry, Stephane Dujarric, Henry Organizations: Dominican Republic CNN, CNN, US State Department, US Southern Command, Southern Command, National Security Council, CNN Helicopter, European Union, EU, Caribbean Port Services, Dominican, United Nations, US Department of Treasury, Food, UN, OCHA, Kenya, Kenyan, Caribbean Locations: Dominican Republic, United States, Haiti, Caribbean, Port, Dominican, Haitian, Santo Domingo, Petionville, Haiti’s, Puerto Rico, CARICOM, Kingston

☆ United Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Los Angeles due hydraulics issue
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Rebekah Riess | Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Mexico City was diverted to Los Angeles Friday after an issue with the plane’s hydraulic system, the airline said. It was the carrier’s fourth emergency in a week, including a tire falling off one flight and an engine catching fire on another. The Airbus 320, carrying 105 passengers and five crew members, landed safely and everyone disembarked at a gate, according to United and the Federal Aviation Administration. Customers were flown to Mexico City International Airport on a different aircraft, according to the airline. The Airbus 320 is equipped with three hydraulic systems for “redundancy purposes” and preliminary information showed the issue affected only one of those systems, according to United.

Persons: CNN Friday’s, ” United, “, CNN’s Ray Sanchez Organizations: CNN, United Airlines, Los Angeles, Airbus, Federal Aviation Administration, Customers, Mexico City International, FAA, . United Airlines, NTSB Locations: San Francisco, Mexico City, Los, Mexico

☆ DOJ opens investigation into Alaska Airlines incident of door panel blowing out midair, WSJ says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An Alaska airlines Boeing 737 is taking off from Los Angeles International AirPort (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, on March 6, 2024. The Justice Department has started a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines incident where a door panel blew out mid-air two months ago, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. "In an event like this, it's normal for the DOJ to be conducting an investigation," an Alaska Airlines spokesperson said. Three passengers are suing Boeing and Alaska Airlines for $1 billion in damages, accusing Boeing and Alaska Airlines of negligence for allegedly having ignored warning signs. Alaska Airlines earlier estimated that the weekslong grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 will cost the carrier $150 million.

Persons: Max, DOJ didn't, —, — CNBC's Rebecca Picciotto Organizations: Boeing, Los Angeles International AirPort, The, Department, Alaska Airlines, Street, DOJ, CNBC, Max, United Airlines Locations: Alaska, Los Angeles , California, Ontario , California, Portland , Oregon, United, U.S

CNN —The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a United Airlines flight that lost a tire while taking off from San Francisco International Airport, damaging several cars in a parking lot before the plane safely landed at Los Angeles International Airport, the agency said. United Airlines confirmed the plane lost one tire after takeoff. United flight 35, with 249 passengers and crew onboard, was diverted to Los Angeles and landed shortly after 1:20 p.m., the airline told CNN. A United Airlines flight loses a tire while taking off from San Francisco International Airport. The San Francisco International Airport’s runway was briefly closed to clear debris but has since reopened, and there was no further impact to airport operations, Yakel said.

Persons: San Francisco airport’s, Doug Yakel, Yakel, Salvador Gonzalez, LiveATC.net, CNN’s Sharif Paget Organizations: CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, San, American Airlines, Boeing, San Francisco International Locations: Osaka, Japan, Los Angeles, Cali

☆ The TSA’s new experiment: Self-service security checks
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Melissa Alonso | Amanda Jackson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But that’s not stopping the Transportation Security Administration from testing a self-service screening system at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas later this month. “Several TSOs are present in the self-service screening lanes,” he told CNN in an email. “To be clear, this is not about replacing TSOs or reducing the number of TSOs,” which is currently 50,000. According to TSA, the busiest day ever for TSA screening operations at the city’s airport was on October 29, 2023, when the agency screened 103,400 passengers. “The number of airline passengers continues to increase year-over-year, creating a need for innovative screening solutions that enhance transportation security and make traveling more efficient,” said Dimitri Kusnezov, Department of Homeland Security under secretary for science and technology.

Persons: Atlanta CNN —, Harry Reid, ”, TSOs, Carter Langston, Dimitri Kusnezov, – CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: Atlanta CNN, Transportation, Administration, Harry, Harry Reid International, TSA, LAS, Transportation Security, CNN, Department of Homeland, Travelers, Las Vegas, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Las Vegas, Las

☆ New Florence airport terminal will have a vineyard on its roof
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Arya Jyothi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —From the “Walkie Talkie” skyscraper in London, to the Carrasco International Airport in Uruguay, New York-based firm Rafael Viñoly Architects’ portfolio consists of hundreds of projects spanning five continents. The latest addition, announced in January, will be a new international terminal at the Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci in Florence, the capital of the Italian region of Tuscany. Rafael Viñoly Architects“In the summer, when you need to cool the interior of the space, you do heat exchange into that mass of earth,” he says. According to Viñoly, there are provisions in the design to produce a winery under the roof, though this is not confirmed. But he questions whether too much emphasis has been placed on the look of the vineyard, rather than its sustainable benefits.

Persons: Rafael Viñoly, Amerigo Vespucci, Román Viñoly, Viñoly, ”, “, Filippo Weber, Weber Organizations: CNN, Carrasco International Airport, Rafael Viñoly Architects, Climate Network, Weber Architects Locations: London, Uruguay , New York, Florence, Italian, Tuscany

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal airport security officials unveiled passenger self-screening lanes Wednesday at busy Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, with plans to test it for use in other cities around the country. It already features screening lanes with instruction displays and estimated wait times. “It’s going to take time to educate the public," he said of the TSA screening lanes. I think eventually we’ll see more and more of them.”Harry Reid International Airport was the seventh-busiest passenger airport in the U.S. in 2022, ranked by Airports Council International behind New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. In 2023, the Las Vegas airport handled a new record of 57.6 million arriving and departing passengers.

Persons: Harry Reid, ”, Dimitri Kusnezov, John Fortune, Christina Peach, “ It’s, Carter Langston, Peach, Kusnezov, Karen Burke, ” Burke, Fortune, Keith Jeffries, Jeffries, ” Harry Reid, John F, Rebecca Santana Organizations: LAS VEGAS, —, Harry, Harry Reid International, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, Department of Homeland, ”, Los Angeles International Airport, K2, Associated Press, ” Harry Reid International, Airports Council International, New, Kennedy International, Las, NFL, Allegiant, Associated, Washington , D.C Locations: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S, Washington ,

☆ Video taken by a planespotter in Canada shows the moment a Boeing 777 was hit by lightning just after takeoff
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A Boeing 777 was struck by lightning while taking off from Vancouver International Airport. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMost airliners are struck by lightning at least once a year, according to the National Weather Service. Ethan West told CBC News he was planespotting at Vancouver International Airport on Sunday when he saw one of his favorite aircraft: a Boeing 777-300ER. Shortly after he started filming the Air Canada jet taking off, it was struck by lightning.

Persons: —, Ethan West Organizations: Boeing, Vancouver International, The Air Canada, London Heathrow Airport, Service, National Weather Service, CBC News, Vancouver International Airport, Air Canada, Business Locations: London

☆ Haitian prime minister has arrived in Puerto Rico amid turmoil in Haiti, local official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A plane carrying Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, its governor’s spokesperson told CNN, after days of speculation about his whereabouts as Haitian capital Port-au-Prince plunged into crisis over the weekend. Since last week, Port-au-Prince has been gripped by a wave of highly coordinated gang attacks on law enforcement and state institutions. The prime minister’s last appearance in public was in Kenya on Friday, before arriving today in Puerto Rico, per Mojica. Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency on Sunday amid the spiraling violence in Port-au-Prince. “We fear we will run out of medicines and medical supplies, which are absolutely essential to meet the enormous needs we are facing at the moment,” Haiti MSF head Mumuza Muhindo Musubah said in a statement.

Persons: Ariel Henry, Prince, Sheila Angleró Mojica, Henry’s, Henry, Patrick Boivert, Luis Abinader, Muhindo Musubah Organizations: CNN, Haitian, CBP, Customs, Kenyan, United Nations, Finance, ”, ” MSF, UN Locations: Puerto Rico, Port, Kenya, Haiti, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Dominican

Between a few flecks of coral in the Indian Ocean, a ribbon of highway more than a mile long swoops up from the blue. Since 2018, the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge has connected this archipelago’s hyper-dense capital, Malé, and the international airport — expanded by Chinese companies — one island to the east. But China is not alone in chasing friendship with the Maldives. The Maldives, a tiny tourism-dependent country of 500,000 people, barely registers as a blip alongside India and China, the world’s most populous nations. Yet every blip counts in the two giants’ competition for influence across South Asia, and that has set the Maldives on a zigzagging course between them.

Persons: Indira Gandhi Organizations: Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital Locations: China, Maldives, Malé, India, The Maldives, South Asia

☆ Different Inflation Rates for Different Income Groups? Yes, But Does it Matter? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I’d certainly rather fly into Newark than into the many European airports where you still have to take a bus from the plane to the terminal. Why do U.S. airports have so many more amenities than they used to? (The flying experience can still be miserable because of security lines, but that’s another issue.) The obvious answer is that they’re catering to their clientele, but surely that was always true. And over the past 40 years, high-income Americans — we’re talking the top 10 percent or 20 percent, not the super-elite that doesn’t fly commercial at all — have seen much bigger income gains than the middle class.

Persons: I’d, — we’re Organizations: Newark Liberty International, Congressional, Office Locations: Newark, U.S

☆ Delta is the latest airline to raise its checked bag fee
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Laya Neelakandan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A Boeing 767 passenger aircraft of Delta airlines arrives from Dublin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on February 7, 2024. Delta Airlines just became the latest airline to raise its checked bag fee — this time by $5 beginning Tuesday, according to the company. In a statement, the airline said the fee for both the first and second checked bag is increasing by $5 for most domestic and short-haul international routes. It will now cost travelers $35 for the first checked bag and $45 for the second checked bag. It's the first Delta baggage price increase since 2018, which the company said will help it stay on pace with rising industry costs.

Persons: Delta Organizations: Boeing, Delta, JFK International, Delta Airlines, Delta SkyMiles Medallion, American Airlines, United Airlines, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines Locations: Dublin, New York, Manhattan

☆ American says 80% of 2024 revenue will come from loyalty program members and premium cabins
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

American Airlines said Monday that 80% of its revenue this year will come from loyalty program members and passengers in premium cabins like business class, up from 70% in 2017. American and other carriers have poured billions of dollars into new cabins, lounges and onboard upgrades to cater to high-spending travelers. American's rival Delta Air Lines has repeatedly said that premium revenue growth has become a bigger share of its overall sales and is growing faster than ticket sales in the coach cabin. American earlier on Monday said it was ordering 260 new Boeing , Airbus and Embraer planes to revamp its fleet and that it would retrofit older Airbus planes to increase the size of their first-class cabins. Analysts polled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv are projecting 2024 earnings per share of $2.56 and revenue of $54.97 billion.

Organizations: Boeing, American Airlines, JFK International, Delta Air Lines, Airbus, Embraer, LSEG Locations: Austin, New York, Manhattan, Fort Worth , Texas

☆ American orders 260 new planes, including Boeing Max 10s, and plans bigger first class
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

American Airlines flight 718, a Boeing 737 Max, takes of from Miami International Airport on its way to New York on December 29, 2020 in Miami, Florida. American Airlines said Monday that it is ordering 260 new narrow-body jets, including dozens of Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10. The order includes 85 of Boeing's 737 Max 10 planes and 85 of the Airbus A321neo, aircraft it says will help it upgauge on domestic and short-haul international routes. American said it would also convert orders for 30 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, a model that is already a staple of its fleet, into the larger 737 Max 10s. American is planning to grow its first class on some of its narrow-body planes, the carrier also said Monday alongside its first investor day in more than six years.

Persons: Max, Scott Kirby Organizations: American Airlines, Boeing, Miami International Airport, Miami , Florida . American Airlines, Airbus, Embraer, United Airlines, Max Locations: New York, Miami , Florida, Fort Worth , Texas

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines on Monday said they are ending their agreement to merge, weeks after losing a federal antitrust lawsuit that challenged the deal. A federal judge in January blocked JetBlue's attempted takeover of budget carrier Spirit after the Justice Department sued to bar the deal last year. The Justice Department alleged the acquisition would stifle competition in the airline industry and eliminate Spirit as a discount alternative for price-conscious travelers. JetBlue and Spirit appealed the judge's decision a couple of days later, but JetBlue noted the appeal was required under the terms of the merger agreement. Spirit shares tumbled 17% in premarket trading, while shares of JetBlue were up roughly 4%.

Persons: JetBlue's, Joanna Geraghty, Department of Justice's Organizations: JetBlue Airways, Fort, Hollywood International Airport, Spirit Airlines, Justice Department, JetBlue, Spirit, Analysts, Frontier, Department of Locations: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale , Florida

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