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Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are seen parked at a Boeing facility on August 13, 2019 in Renton, Washington.David Ryder | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will have to trim its capacity plans and reevaluate its financial forecasts for the year, citing delivery delays from Boeing, its sole supplier of airplanes.The Dallas-based airline said Boeing informed Southwest's leaders that it should expect 46 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes this year, down from 58. Southwest had expected Boeing to deliver 79 Max planes,…

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, on March 21, 2019.Lindsey Wasson | ReutersBoeing's latest Max crisis is forcing some of its biggest customers to rethink their growth plans this year — and possibly beyond, several airline CEOs said Tuesday.Their comments highlight how Boeing's top buyers have felt the effects of its problems: snowballing quality control issues, a slow increase of output and certification of new aircraft that is running years…

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby speaking in Chicago on June 5, 2019.Kamil Krzaczynski | ReutersUnited Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on Monday sought to reassure customers about the carrier's safety after a series of flight problems in recent weeks.In one incident this month, a tire fell from one of the carrier's Japan-bound Boeing 777s shortly after takeoff, damaging cars in a San Francisco airport parking lot. In another, a missing panel from the plane was discovered after the older Boeing 737 landed in Oregon on…

A United Airlines 737 Max 8Leslie Josephs | CNBCUnited Airlines will pause pilot hiring this spring because of aircraft deliveries from Boeing, the latest effect of the plane maker's problems with one of its biggest customers.New hire classes will be paused in May and June and will likely resume in July, Marc Champion, vice president of flight operations, and Kirk Limacher, vice president of flight ops planning and development, told staff Thursday in a memo, which was seen by CNBC."We wanted to let you know that United…

A Boeing 767 passenger aircraft of Delta Air Lines arrives from Dublin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on Feb. 7, 2024.Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty ImagesDelta 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. Travelers with…

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, on March 21, 2019.Lindsey Wasson | ReutersThe Federal Aviation Administration is giving Boeing 90 days to come up with a plan to improve quality control, the agency said Wednesday, less than two months after a door plug blew out of a 737 Max 9 minutes into an Alaska Airlines flight.Bolts needed to secure the unused door panel on the nearly new plane appeared to be missing, a preliminary investigation of Flight…

Travelers arrive for flights at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on March 16, 2021.Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAirlines are raising their prices to check a bag — again. Just how much you it will cost you, however, depends on when you pay for the service.United Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are among the carriers that have raised the price to check bags this year. Each of them charge customers more if they check their bags at the airport or close to their departure compared with…

United Airlines planes at Denver International Airport.Leslie Josephs | CNBCUnited Airlines is raising the price to check bags, becoming the latest carrier this year to hike a fee that generated more than $5 billion for airlines in the first nine months of 2023 alone.United economy passengers who book domestic tickets starting Feb. 24 will pay $40 for a first checked bag, or $35 if they prepay online at least 24 hours before their flight, an increase of $5. A second checked bag will cost $50 at the airport, or $45 in…

A person walks past an unpainted Boeing 737-8 MAX parked at Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington on January 25, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty ImagesBoeing is replacing the head of its 737 Max program less than two months after a panel blew out on one of the jet models during an Alaska Airlines flight, prompting a brief federal grounding of the aircraft type and heightened scrutiny of the plane maker's operations.The company's 737 program head, Ed Clark, is leaving the company,…

An American Airlines plane sits at the gate at Cancun International Airport on May 26, 2023.Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines has raised the price to check a bag for the first time in more than five years and said it would limit which travel agency bookings are eligible to earn frequent flyer miles.Passengers will pay $35 to check a first bag for domestic flights if the service is booked online in advance, or $40 if they purchase the option at the airport, the carrier said Tuesday. Both options previously…