Tag: american
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You’re On Guard! Weekly Recap: Heartbreak at Southwest, and Frontier Takes on American and United
Southwest is cutting 1,750 jobs in management in an effort to ramp up its “transformational plan” to create a “leaner and more agile organization.” The cuts are expected to save the Airline up to $300 million by the end of 2026 and will affect roughly 15% of its corporate workforce, including Chief Transformation Officer Ryan…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Potomac River Mid-Air Collision Stirs a Safety Debate, Spirit Furloughs Another 200+ Pilots
The Main Squawk: The aviation industry is mourning the loss of sixty-seven who perished in a Potomac River mid-air collision A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 in the final approach path to Runway 33 at Washington-DCA on Wednesday, killing all sixty-four people aboard the CRJ700 and the three…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Alaska Opts to Keep Hawaiian on Hawaii, American Tackles an Early Morning Christmas Eve Software Glitch
The Main Squawk: Alaska is opting to isolate the Hawaiian brand to Hawaii-only flying At some point next year, Alaska and Hawaiian will no longer operate as two airlines. They will have one operating certificate, one crew scheduling department, one technical operations center, one boardroom, and one set of standards. Under the hood, the Airline…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Boeing is (Still) Struggling to Get Into Gear, JetBlue Expands in Europe
The Main Squawk: Boeing still hasn’t resumed 737 MAX production Boeing has yet to crank out a single airplane at its 737 plant in Renton, Washington, despite settling a 52-day strike with its aerospace workers over a month ago. The manufacturer intends on restarting production later this month, but it’s unclear at exactly what rate…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Spirit Furloughs (again) and Cuts Capacity (again), Boeing Sweetens the IAM Deal
The Main Squawk: Spirit is furloughing an additional 330 pilots on January 31 Spirit’s latest effort to cut costs involves yet another round of furloughs effective January 31. The Company’s first round of furloughs became effective earlier this summer and has prompted a new slogan amongst its pilot group: “Business as Miserable.” The Airline successfully…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Frontier is Making Another Pass at Spirit, Boeing Workers Reject Latest Offer… Again
The Main Squawk: Frontier wants another chance to merge with Spirit Frontier is in the early stages of restarting talks with Spirit about a possible merger, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The talks mark the rekindling of a discussion that ended abruptly in 2022 when Spirit tried its hand…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Boeing’s Troubles Just Keep Adding Up, United Announces a Large International Expansion
The Main Squawk: Negotiations at Boeing continue to stall, furthering the risk of a credit downgrade Negotiations to resolve the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) strike at Boeing’s Washington State factories ended last week when management abruptly pulled the plug on talks. Chief Operating Officer Stephanie Pope asserted that the Company bargained…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Boeing Machinists Go on Strike, Elliott Earns a Win at Southwest
The Main Squawk: 30,000+ aerospace workers at Boeing walk off the job Just a few weeks after Boeing’s new CEO Kelly Ortberg took the helm at the struggling aircraft manufacturer, he is already dealing with a pocket of severe turbulence. A tentative agreement between the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: JetBlue Raises Its Third-Quarter Revenue Forecast, and Capacity Cuts are Enroute
The Main Squawk: JetBlue is raising its third-quarter revenue forecast Thanks to a stronger summer travel season and more robust operational performance than originally planned, the Queens-based carrier announced Thursday that it could see a modest gain in revenue of up to 1% compared to Q3 2023. It added that while a drop in revenue…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Alaska and Hawaiian Clear a DOJ Hurdle, Breeze Invades Avelo’s Home Turf
The Main Squawk: Alaska and Hawaiian make it through the DOJ review period unscathed In a clear win for Alaska and Hawaiian, the DOJ passed on its opportunity to review the merger within their regulatory review period. The decision comes on the heels of the failed JetBlue/Spirit merger which more or less indicated that airlines…
