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Alaska Airlines N704AL, a 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on January 5 is parked at a maintenance hanger in Portland, Oregon on January 23, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesBoeing CEO Dave Calhoun met with several U.S. senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday as scrutiny builds on the company's leaders over a blown door plug on one of the company's 737 Max 9 planes earlier this month."I'm here today in the spirit of transparency... answer all their questions, because they…

Michael Whitaker, nominee to be the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill October 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. The FAA has been without a Senate-confirmed administrator for 18 months. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has "boots on the ground" at Boeing's 737 Max factory — and will keep them there…

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, from United Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 28th March 2023. JanValls | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines shares rose about 4% Tuesday after the company reported higher-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter.The carrier hit its full-year adjusted earnings target of between $10 and $12 a share in 2023 and said bookings so far in 2024 have been solid.The report kicks off a busy week of airline earnings reports, with quarterly updates from…

United Airlines is weighing fleet plans without the Boeing 737 Max 10 after a series of delays and most recently, the grounding of a smaller variant of the plane, the carrier's CEO said Tuesday.The Max 10 is the largest model of the plane and hasn't yet been certified by the Federal Aviation Administration.United CEO Scott Kirby said the plane is already "best case" about five years delayed and expressed frustration at Boeing for the most recent manufacturing problem in which a door plug blew out during an Alaska Airlines…

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines on Monday forecast a first-quarter loss due to the FAA grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes this month after a part blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight operated with that type of aircraft.United expects to post an adjusted loss of between 35 cents and 85 cents a share for the first three months of the year. The forecast is the first…

Delta airlines airplanes are seen parked at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.Camilo Freedman | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines expects to move forward with an order of Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft as the plane manufacturer struggles with issues surrounding the Max 9, the carrier's CEO told CNBC on Friday.The airline ordered 100 Max 10s in 2022 and deliveries are expected to begin in 2025, its first Boeing order in more than a decade. The Max 10, the largest model of the 737 Max, has not yet been…

More than 320 flights have been canceled because of a winter storm that brought snow and freezing temperatures to Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on Jan. 15, 2024.RJ Sangosti | Denver Post | Getty ImagesAirlines canceled more than 2,000 U.S. flights Tuesday as winter weather continued to disrupt travel for millions of travelers.Storms in the Northeast contributed to nearly 6,000 delays and snarled operations at major airports serving New York and Washington, D.C., according to flight tracker FlightAware.…

Alaska Airlines N704AL is seen grounded in a hangar at Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 9, 2024.Mathieu Lewis-rolland | Getty ImagesBoeing on Tuesday appointed retired Admiral Kirkland Donald to serve as a special advisor while the company grapples with the fallout from an Alaska Airlines midflight accident on a 737 Max 9 and the subsequent grounding of that plane type.Donald will lead a review of Boeing's quality management system and provide a report to CEO Dave Calhoun as well as the…

A display showing the 'fasten your seatbelt' sign and the 'no smoking' sign illuminated on board an aircraft.Jeff Overs | BBC News & Current Affairs | Getty ImagesYou trudge down the aisle to your seat. You double- and triple-check that you've arrived at the right row. You heave your luggage into the overhead bin and squeeze past your fellow passenger to settle into your seat.Job done. Stress-filled boarding process complete. You zone out.Never mind that flight attendants have begun their pre-flight safety…

An Embraer E175LR passengers aircraft of American Eagles airlines (C) taxxing before take-off to Pittsburg is seen at La Guardia Airport on January 9, 2024.Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty ImagesAirlines canceled about 2,000 U.S. flights Friday as they grapple with winter weather and the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. Storms in the Midwest helped drive more than 4,500 delays, with major disruptions around Chicago and Detroit, major hubs for the largest U.S. carriers, according to flight-tracker FlightAware.About 40%…