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

A missing Santa Rally isn’t necessarily bad news

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the last day of trading for the year on Dec. 31, 2024 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything … Read more

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European markets traded around the flatline Tuesday, in muted trade ahead of the New Year holiday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened a touch lower, down 0.07%, before turning slightly higher but still hovering in flat territory. London’s FTSE 100 index and France’s CAC 40 both slid lower at the open before recovering to trade … 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