Airline news
Boeing To Cut Jobs At Second 787 Plant
Boeing will cut hundreds of jobs at a South Carolina plant that assembles 787 Dreamliners over the course of this year, but the move has nothing to do with the recent grounding of the troubled jet, the Wall Street Journa...
Boeing, Yuasa At Odds Over 787 Fix
Boeing and GS Yuasa, the Japanese firm that makes lithium-ion batteries for the 787 Dreamliner, disagree about what should be included in a package of measures aimed at getting the airliner back in the air, the Wall Stre...
FAA Disputes 787 Test Flight Reports
The US Federal Aviation Administration said it is not close to approving test flights of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner with a proposed fix for the plane’s troubled batteries, denying news reports that such tests co...
In Japan Idled Boeing 787 Pilots Lose Pay
The grounding of Boeing’s global fleet of 787 Dreamliners due to battery problems is taking its toll on the hundreds of pilots trained to fly the high-tech plane. In Japan, the 350 or so pilots at All Nippon Airway...
Ryanair To Appeal As EU Blocks Aer Lingus Move
EU antitrust regulators blocked Ryanair’s third attempt to acquire Irish rival Aer Lingus on Wednesday, a ruling Europe’s biggest low-cost airline called politically motivated and vowed to challenge in court....
EU Court Says Airlines Must Pay For Late Flights
Airlines must pay compensation to passengers who arrive at their destination three or more hours late, even when due to missed connections, the European Union’s highest court said on Tuesday. The ruling supplements...
