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☆ Spirit tumbles to record low on report it's exploring a bankruptcy filing. Here's how it got here
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Spirit Airlines shares tumbled to a record low on Friday after a report that it's exploring Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A bankruptcy filing would mark a dramatic turn for the carrier with its iconic yellow planes that caters to budget-conscious travelers. After the JetBlue deal fell apart, Spirit said in January that it was looking at options to refinance its debt. A Spirit spokesman declined to comment on a the Wall Street Journal report that the carrier is considering a bankruptcy filing. Shares of Frontier Airlines, which originally planned to merge with fellow budget airline Spirit before JetBlue swooped in in 2022, surged 16% on Friday.

Persons: Spirit, Brandon Oglenski, we've, Ted Christie, we're, Perella Weinberg Organizations: Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Pratt & Whitney, JetBlue, Barclays, Journal, Perella Weinberg Partners, Frontier Airlines, Spirit, JetBlue swooped

☆ Extra legroom, assigned seats, overnight flights: Inside Southwest Airlines' plan for its future
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines executives on Thursday outlined for Wall Street their vision to boost profits: extra legroom seats starting in 2026, assigned seating, international partnerships and overnight flights. Southwest’s new plan comes as its leaders seeks to fend off activist Elliott Investment Management, which has called for leadership changes. He had served as CEO of AirTran, the airline Southwest combined with in 2011, and was a consultant to Southwest after the merger. Southwest has supported Jordan despite calls for his replacement by Elliott, which didn’t immediately respond to the airline’s plan it laid out on Thursday. He called Southwest’s plan intentional and detailed.

Persons: ”, Ryan Green, “, Bob Fornaro, Fornaro, Bob Jordan, Jordan, Elliott, didn’t, ” Jordan, “ We’ve, — CNBC’s Rohan Goswami Organizations: DALLAS, Southwest Airlines, Wall, Elliott Investment Management, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest, Spirit Airlines, AirTran, Boeing Locations: Southwest, Atlanta, Dallas, Hawaii

☆ Southwest Airlines raises summer revenue forecast, authorizes $2.5 billion in share buyback
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines raised its third-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday, announced its board authorized $2.5 billion in share buybacks and detailed a host of changes to its business model as it seeks to fend off activist Elliott Investment Management. Southwest executives are presenting their vision for the company's future at the airline's Dallas headquarters on Thursday in an investor day presentation. Southwest executives will try to convince investors that it is on the right track to boost profits and increase revenue. A day earlier, Southwest told staff it will slash its service in Atlanta next year and could cut more than 300 flight attendants and pilots from the city in an effort to reduce costs. Elliott later told Southwest mechanics' union that it still wanted a leadership change at the top of the carrier.

Persons: Bob Fornaro, Fornaro, Bob Jordan, Elliott, Gary Kelly, didn't, — CNBC's Rohan Goswami Organizations: DALLAS, Airlines, Elliott Investment Management, Spirit Airlines, Southwest, AirTran, Dallas Locations: Atlanta

☆ Southwest Airlines to cut service and staffing in Atlanta to slash costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Southwest Airlines is planning to reduce service to and from Atlanta next year, cutting more than 300 pilot and flight attendant positions, according to a company memo seen by CNBC. The changes come a day before Southwest's investor day, when executives will map out the company's plan to cut costs and grow revenue as pressure mounts from activist investor Elliott Investment Management. Southwest told staff it isn't closing its crew base in Atlanta. Instead, it will reducing staffing by as many as 200 flight attendants and as many as 140 pilots, for the April 2025 bid month. Southwest isn't laying the crews off, but they will likely have to bid to work from other cities.

Organizations: Airlines, CNBC, Elliott Investment Management, Southwest, Hospitality Locations: Atlanta

Elliott Management said Tuesday it will call a special meeting at Southwest Airlines "as soon as next week," shortly after the company put forward a sweeping board shakeup that it hoped might stave off a proxy fight. The push comes days before the airline's investor meeting, where it is expected to unveil improvements and operating changes. Southwest's shareholder meeting is typically scheduled for May, but by calling for a special meeting Elliott is looking to elect new directors much sooner than that. Earlier this month, executive chairman and former CEO Gary Kelly said he would step down after the carrier's shareholder meeting next year. "The need for change is urgent, and our request for a special meeting may come as soon as next week," Pike and Xu said.

Persons: Elliott, Bob Jordan, Gary Kelly, John Pike, Bobby Xu, Pike, Xu, Andrew Watterson, Robert Jordan Organizations: Elliott Management, Southwest Airlines, Airlines, Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association

☆ Boeing sweetens offer to union as strike enters second week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The new offer raised pay, reinstated annual bonuses and increased a bonus that would be given upon the contract’s ratification, among other changes, Boeing said on its website. It also doubled the ratification bonus to $6,000, reinstated an annual machinist bonus and raised the company’s 401(k) match. The labor union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, didn’t immediately comment on the offer. Both Boeing and the union said they were disappointed with negotiations last week. The strike came as workers voted 94.6% against the previous proposal that the union had endorsed.

Persons: didn’t, group’s, Kelly Ortberg, Ron Epstein Organizations: Boeing, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Bank of America, CNBC Locations: Renton , Washington, Seattle

☆ Southwest Airlines tells staff ‘difficult decisions' ahead in push to boost profits
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Southwest Airlines has warned employees that it will have to make “difficult decisions” ahead to boost profits as the carrier faces pressure from activist Elliott Investment Management, which has sought leadership changes at the company. Southwest over the summer announced a host of major changes to its more than 50-year-old business model to drum up revenue. It plans to ditch open seating for assigned seats, offer seats with more legroom that fetch a higher fare and start red-eye flights. We also have to change our network,” Watterson said in the video, a transcript of which was seen by CNBC. Southwest did not immediately comment on the staff message.

Persons: Andrew Watterson, “, ” Watterson, Elliott, Gary Kelly Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Elliott Investment Management, Google, CNBC, JetBlue, Southwest, Wing Locations: It’s, Dallas

☆ Boeing sweetens labor proposal in 'best and final' offer as strike enters second week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing on Monday sweetened its contract offer and said it was its "best and final" proposal for its more than 30,000 machinists as their strike, which has halted most of the aerospace giant's aircraft production, entered its second week. Boeing's new offer would raise general wages by 30% over four years, up from a previously proposed 25%. It also doubled the ratification bonus to $6,000, reinstated an annual machinist bonus and raised the company's 401(k) match. The labor union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, didn't immediately comment on the offer. The strike came as workers voted 94.6% against the previous proposal that the union had endorsed.

Persons: didn't, group's, Kelly Ortberg, Ron Epstein Organizations: Boeing, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Bank of America, CNBC Locations: Renton , Washington, Seattle

☆ Southwest Airlines tells staff 'difficult decisions' ahead in push to boost profits
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Southwest Airlines has warned employees that it will have to make "difficult decisions" ahead to boost profits as the carrier faces pressure from activist Elliott Investment Management, which has sought leadership changes at the company. Southwest over the summer announced a host of major changes to its more than 50-year-old business model to drum up revenue. It plans to ditch open seating for assigned seats, offer seats with more legroom that fetch a higher fare and start red-eye flights. We also have to change our network," Watterson said in the video, a transcript of which was seen by CNBC. Southwest did not immediately comment on the staff message.

Persons: Andrew Watterson, Watterson, Elliott, Gary Kelly Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Elliott Investment Management, Google, CNBC, JetBlue, Southwest, Wing Locations: It's, Dallas

☆ Boeing machinists on picket lines prepare for lengthy strike: 'I can last as long as it takes'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Matt Mills Mcknight | ReutersRENTON, Wash. — Cash-strapped Boeing is facing mounting costs from an ongoing machinist strike as workers push for higher pay. The financial cost of the strike on Boeing depends on how long it lasts, though ratings agencies have warned that the company could face a downgrade if it drags on too long. Boeing 737 Max planes sit at the airport in Renton, Washington. Boeing Machinists union members count votes to accept or reject a proposed contract between Boeing and union leaders and whether or not to strike if the contract is rejected, at the Aerospace Machinists Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, on September 12, 2024. Boeing's most recent offer included 25% general wage increases over a four-year deal and was endorsed by the machinists union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751.

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An American Airlines' Embraer E175LR (front), an American Airlines' Boeing 737 (C) and an American Airlines' Boeing 737 are seen parked at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York on May 24, 2024. American Airlines is in talks to make Citigroup its exclusive credit card partner, dropping rival issuer Barclays from a partnership that dates back to the airline's 2013 takeover of US Airways, said people with knowledge of the negotiations. Banks' co-brand deals with airlines, retailers and hotel chains are some of the most hotly contested negotiations in the industry. Carriers have said growth in card spending has far exceeded that of passenger revenue in recent years. While it says it has the largest loyalty program, American was out-earned by Delta there, which made nearly $7 billion in payments from its American Express card partnership last year, compared to $5.2 billion for American.

Persons: Banks Organizations: American Airlines, Embraer, Boeing, LaGuardia Airport, Citigroup, Barclays, US Airways, Consumer Financial Protection, Delta, American Express Locations: Queens , New York

☆ Boeing's defense unit chief Colbert is departing, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former CEO for Boeing's defense, space and security subdivision Ted Colbert speaks during a press conference in Dubai on Nov. 16, 2019. The head of Boeing 's defense unit Ted Colbert is leaving the company effective immediately, said CEO Kelly Ortberg, marking his first major executive change since he took the top job in early August. Ortberg thanked Colbert for his 15 years of service at Boeing and said the unit's Chief Operating Officer Steve Parker would take over until the company names Colbert's replacement. Boeing's defense, space and security unit generated nearly 40% of Boeing's revenue in the first half of this year, but it has struggled with production problems and cost overruns, including on the new 747s that will serve as Air Force One aircraft. In the space sector, Boeing's Starliner is returning without the NASA astronauts who took it to the International Space Station in June.

Persons: Ted Colbert, Kelly Ortberg, Ortberg, Colbert, Steve Parker, Starliner Organizations: Boeing, Air Force One, NASA, International Space Station Locations: Dubai

☆ JetBlue to open airport lounges in New York and Boston in battle for big spenders
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this article JBLU Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTJetBlue planes at JFK's Terminal 5 in New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBCJetBlue Airways will open its first airport lounges in its more than two decades of flying, a major shift for the low-cost airline as it chases high-spending travelers. The lounges will open at the carrier's hubs in New York late next year followed by Boston, JetBlue said Thursday. She said JetBlue doesn't want to disappoint customers if they aren't able to get into the lounges because they are too crowded. The highest-tier of JetBlue's loyalty program and holders of the new premium card will get free access to the lounge for one guest.

Persons: Leslie Josephs, John F, Jayne O'Brien, JetBlue's Organizations: JetBlue, CNBC JetBlue Airways, Barclays, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue's Mint, Kennedy International, Boston Logan International, Airbus, CNBC Locations: New York, Boston

☆ Boeing starts furloughing tens of thousands of employees amid machinist strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Workers with picket signs outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility during a strike in Everett, Washington, US, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. Boeing will temporarily furlough thousands of U.S. executives, managers and other staff, citing the ongoing machinist strike as the company races to preserve cash, CEO Kelly Ortberg told employees on Wednesday. The furloughs will affect tens of thousands of Boeing employees, a company spokesperson said. Boeing had offered a 25% raise and the union endorsed the tentative contract. Boeing's CFO Brian West earlier this week said the company would freeze hiring and raises to cut costs, and would let "non-essential contractors" go temporarily.

Persons: Kelly Ortberg, Ortberg, Brian West, West Organizations: Boeing Co, Boeing, CNBC Locations: Everett , Washington, US, Seattle, Oregon, South Carolina

Boeing 737-790 aircraft belonging to Alaska Airlines is seen flying at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, United States on July 2, 2024. Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines can go through with their planned merger, but they must maintain the value of their airline reward systems and preserve several key routes, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday. The two carriers' $1.9 billion merger agreement cleared the U.S. Justice Department's review last month. That put it in the hands of the Transportation Department, which must also review airline mergers. The Department of Transportation noted that the airlines can begin the process of closing the merger, but still need approval for a transfer application, which allows them to combine and operate international routes under one certificate.

Persons: Anchorage Ted, Department's, Transportation Pete Buttigieg Organizations: Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Anchorage, International, Hawaiian Airlines, U.S . Department of Transportation, U.S ., Transportation Department, Transportation, Department Locations: Alaska, Anchorage , Alaska, United States, U.S

☆ Boeing freezes hiring in sweeping cost cuts as it grapples with factory worker strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing announced sweeping cost cuts on Monday, including a hiring freeze, a pause on nonessential staff travel and a reduction on supplier spending to preserve cash as it deals with a strike of more than 30,000 factory workers. Boeing factory workers, mostly in the Seattle area, started walking off the job early Friday after overwhelmingly rejecting a tentative labor deal, halting most of Boeing’s aircraft production. It was the first clear sign of how the strike will affect the hundreds of suppliers that rely on Boeing work. The financial impact of the strike will depend on how long it lasts, but Boeing is focused on conserving cash, West said at a Morgan Stanley conference Friday. On Friday, Moody’s put all of Boeing’s credit ratings on review for a downgrade and Fitch Ratings said a prolonged strike could put Boeing at risk of a downgrade.

Persons: Brian West, ” West, West, Morgan Stanley, Kelly Ortberg, Moody’s Organizations: Boeing, Morgan, Fitch Locations: Seattle

☆ United Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi using Starlink from Elon Musk's SpaceX
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Leslie Josephs | Michael Sheetz | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

United Airlines said Friday that it plans to offer inflight Wi-Fi for free using Starlink from Elon Musk’s SpaceX on its hundreds of jetliners, the biggest inflight internet deal yet for the satellite service provider. The team-up comes as airlines have been investing in faster inflight Wi-Fi, sometimes offering it for free, in a bid to attract higher-paying customers like business travelers. Delta Air Lines announced in early 2023 that onboard internet would be free for members of its SkyMiles loyalty program. Hawaiian Airlines, which has a deal with Starlink, also offers complimentary inflight Wi-Fi. JetBlue Airways has offered free Wi-Fi for years.

Persons: United Organizations: Airlines, Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Starlink, Fi, JetBlue Airways, SpaceX, JSX, United, ViaSat, Panasonic, U.S, Atlantic, Pacific

United Airlines said Friday that it plans to offer inflight Wi-Fi from SpaceX's Starlink for free on its hundreds of jetliners, the biggest inflight internet deal yet for the SpaceX business. The team-up comes as airlines have been investing in faster inflight Wi-Fi, sometimes offering it for free, in a bid to attract higher paying customers like business travelers. Delta Air Lines announced in early 2023 that onboard internet would be free for members of its SkyMiles loyalty program. Hawaiian Airlines , which has a deal with Starlink, also offers complimentary inflight Wi-Fi. JetBlue Airways has offered free Wi-Fi for years.

Persons: United Organizations: Airlines, SpaceX, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Starlink, Fi, JetBlue Airways, JSX, United, ViaSat, Panasonic, U.S, Atlantic, Pacific

☆ Boeing warns strike will 'jeopardize' recovery, hurt aircraft production
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Union members hold picket signs during a news conference following a vote count on the union contract at the IAM District 751 Main Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Boeing CFO Brian West said a labor strike that began Friday will hurt aircraft deliveries and "jeopardize" the company's recovery, hours after factory workers overwhelmingly rejected a new labor contract and walked off the job. West said the financial impact of the strike will depend on how long it lasts, but that it will affect the company's production of its bestselling planes. Jefferies aerospace analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu had previously estimated that a 30-day strike could be a $1.5 billion hit for Boeing. But workers had been looking for raises of 40% and argued that it didn't cover the increased cost of living.

Persons: Brian West, West, Sheila Kahyaoglu, Kelly Ortberg Organizations: IAM, Hall, Boeing, Max, Jefferies, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers Locations: Seattle , Washington, US

☆ Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject contract, prepare to strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing Co. workers and supporters hold signs outside the Aerospace Machinists Union District 751 Hall ahead of a vote on the union contract in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. More than 30,000 Boeing workers were set to strike Friday, halting production of most of the company's aircraft after staff overwhelmingly rejected a new labor contract. Workers in the Seattle area and in Oregon voted 94.6% against a tentative agreement that Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers unveiled Sunday. They voted 96% to strike, far more than the two-thirds vote required for a work stoppage. He characterized it as an "unfair labor practice strike," alleging that factory workers had experienced "discriminatory conduct, coercive questioning, unlawful surveillance and we had unlawful promise of benefits."

Persons: Jon Holden, Boeing didn't Organizations: Boeing Co, Aerospace Machinists, Boeing, Workers, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers Locations: Renton , Washington, US, Seattle, Oregon

☆ Flights are getting more expensive again as airlines scale back their growth plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Alaska Airlines on Thursday raised its third-quarter profit forecast to a range of $2.15 to $2.25 per share from a previous outlook of no more than $1.60 per share. It also said it expects unit revenue to rise by as much as 2% after previously estimating flat to "positive" unit revenue. Delta has said it expected a $500 million hit from the outage and its aftermath, when it canceled some 7,000 flights. Alaska said it had a tailwind from the outage, which affected Delta customers more than those on other airlines. Delta's president, Glen Hauenstein, told a Morgan Stanley conference on Thursday that Delta isn't seeing a lingering impact on bookings from the outage.

Persons: Glen Hauenstein, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines Locations: Alaska

☆ American Airlines flight attendants ratify new contract with immediate raises topping 20%
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

American Airlines flight attendants approved a five-year labor deal, ending one of the industry's most contentious contract negotiations and giving cabin crews raises of up to 20.5% at the start of October. Eighty-seven percent of the American Airlines flight attendants who voted approved the contract, the union said Thursday, shortly after polls closed. Flight attendants are the biggest unionized work group at the Fort Worth-based airline. "Reaching an agreement for our flight attendants has been a top priority, and today, we celebrate achieving this important milestone," American CEO Robert Isom said in a statement. United Airlines and its flight attendants' union are still negotiating for a new contract, while Alaska Airlines cabin crew members recently rejected a tentative labor deal.

Persons: Julie Hedrick, Pete Buttigieg, Julie Su, Robert Isom Organizations: Association of Professional, Fort Worth International, American Airlines, Fort, Transportation, Labor, National, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Boeing Locations: Dallas, DFW, Dallas , Texas, Fort Worth, Hollywood

☆ Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing workers are voting on a new labor contract on Thursday, setting up the potential for a crippling strike if staff members decide to reject the deal just as the plane maker is trying to ramp up its production. "I know the reaction to our tentative agreement with the IAM has been passionate," he wrote in his staff note. The union, which represents about 33,000 Boeing factory workers in the Seattle area and in Oregon had sought some 40% pay raises from Boeing. But the 25% increase would be in line with the United Auto Workers' deal last year that followed strikes at Ford , General Motors and Chrysler parent Stellantis. If approved, the Boeing deal would follow a series of union-negotiated pay increases across industries ranging from Hollywood to airlines.

Persons: Kelly Ortberg, Jon Holden Organizations: Boeing, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, IAM, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler Locations: Seattle, Renton , Washington, Everett , Washington, Ortberg, Oregon, Hollywood

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport above other Southwest planes on July 25, 2024 in Burbank, California. Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that executive chairman and former CEO Gary Kelly will retire next year and announced a board shakeup, moves that come as the carrier faces pressure for changes by activist investor Elliott Investment Management. Elliott in June revealed a nearly $2 billion stake in Southwest, seeking to oust leadership, including CEO Bob Jordan, who has also spent nearly four decades at the carrier. Southwest has also brought in outside experts, including Bob Fornaro, former CEO of Spirit Airlines and AirTran, which Southwest acquired. Southwest has an investor day scheduled for Sept. 26 in Dallas to expand on these and other initiatives.

Persons: Gary Kelly, Kelly, Herb Kelleher, Elliott, Bob Jordan, Bob Fornaro Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Elliott Investment Management, Southwest, Dallas, Texas, Spirit Airlines, Boeing, U.S Locations: Hollywood, Burbank , California, Southwest, Dallas

☆ U.S. airlines cool hiring after adding 194,000 employees in post-Covid spree
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. passenger airlines have added nearly 194,000 jobs since 2021 as companies went on a hiring spree after spending months in a pandemic slump, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. It’s a departure from the previous years when airlines couldn’t hire employees fast enough. U.S. airlines are usually adding pilots constantly since they are required to retire at age 65 by federal law. Then, travel demand snapped back faster than expected, climbing in earnest in 2022 and leaving airlines without experienced employees like customer service agents. “We will be hiring for the foreseeable future at levels like that,” he said at the time.

Persons: Kit Darby, they’ll, Raymond James, Savanthi, Tammy Romo, Robert Isom, “, ”, Ken Byrnes Organizations: U.S . Department of Transportation, Airlines, Boeing, Airbus, U.S, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, Pratt & Whitney, Frontier Airlines, Dallas, ”, ” United Airlines, —, FedEx, UPS, American, Embry, Riddle Aeronautical University Locations: U.S, ” United

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