Delta plane crashes on landing at Toronto airport, injuring at least 18

First responders work at the Delta Air Lines plane crash site at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2025. Arlyn Mcadorey | Reuters At least 18 people were injured after a Delta Air Lines regional jet crashed upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport and flipped over on Monday afternoon, but … Read more

Southwest Airlines to slash 15% of corporate jobs in ‘unprecedented’ move to cut costs

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane taxis along the tarmac at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on December 13, 2024. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said Monday that it is cutting about 15% of corporate jobs, or about 1,750 people, a move its CEO called … Read more

American Airlines jet collides with military helicopter near D.C. airport

A view of emergency response looking from Arlington, Va., south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, across the Potomac River toward the District of Columbia, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Alex Brandon | AP An American Airlines regional jet with 64 people aboard collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington … Read more

UK finance minister backs expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport

British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft spotted flying on final approach over the roofs of the houses of Myrtle avenue for landing at London Heathrow Airport LHR in the UK. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Wednesday unveiled plans to deliver a shot in the arm for the country’s … Read more

American Airlines (AAL) 4Q 2024 earnings

An American Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner departs from Los Angeles International Airport en route to Tokyo on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.  Kevin Carter | Getty Images American Airlines‘ first-quarter earnings outlook on Thursday fell short of analysts’ estimates, sending shares down more than 5%. The carrier forecast an adjusted loss per share … Read more

Aviation industry to have another hard year led by Boeing delays

The aviation industry is bracing for another year of difficulties, as delivery delays at Boeing and supply chain problems are set to continue into 2025, say aviation consultants. Sunday marked one year since a door panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 operated by Alaska Airlines, an event that reignited a firestorm of questions … Read more

Which airlines have the fewest delays? Here are the results for 2024

Aeromexico was the most punctual global airline in 2024, according to a report published by aviation analytics company Cirium. Some 86.7% of its tracked flights arrived “on-time,” defined as arriving within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival times. This result was “absolutely” a surprise, Cirium CEO Jeremy Bowen told “Squawk Box Asia” Friday. “They’ve had a … Read more

Boeing 737-800 is among world’s most common aircraft

A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 taking off from Osaka Kansai airport.  Fabrizio Gandolfo | Lightrocket | Getty Images Accident investigators are trying to figure out what caused a Jeju Air flight to belly land without its landing gear down at Muan International Airport in southwestern South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 people … Read more

Boeing falls after South Korea orders B737-800 inspection

The wreckage of Jeju Air Co. Flight 2216 at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing shares were down more than 4% in morning trading Monday, after South Korea ordered an inspection of all 737-800 planes — the model involved in … Read more

A look back at U.S. airlines’ wild 2024, from door plugs to bankruptcy

People check-in for their flights at the airport ahead of the Thanksgiving Holiday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., November 27, 2024.  Megan Varner | Reuters It’s been another eventful year for U.S. air travel. Just five days into the year, a door panel blew off of a nearly new Boeing 737 … Read more