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Southwest Layoffs Will Take 15% of Its Work Force

Reporter USFebruary 21, 2025

Southwest Airlines on Monday announced plans to cut 1,750 jobs, the first broad layoffs in the airline’s 53-year history. The company said the cuts would mostly focus on corporate positions, accounting for about 15 percent of that work force. The layoffs will include 11 senior leaders with titles of vice president or higher, the airline […]

Airbus Says U.S. Tariffs Would Be ‘Lose-Lose’ for Airline Industry

Reporter USFebruary 21, 2025

Airbus, the world’s largest commercial airplane maker, said on Thursday that it was preparing for the possibility of new U.S. tariffs and would be able to “adapt accordingly,” including passing on higher costs to its American airline customers. In a wide-ranging media conference at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France, the company’s chief executive, Guillaume Faury, […]

Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing

Reporter USFebruary 21, 2025

Democratic senators on Thursday questioned Steven Bradbury, President Trump’s nominee for deputy secretary of the Transportation Department, about his handling of the congressional investigation into two Boeing Max plane crashes in 2018 and 2019, and his safety record during his previous tenure at the agency. The Boeing investigation occurred during Mr. Trump’s first administration, when […]

Delta Offers ,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto

Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto

Reporter USFebruary 20, 2025

Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday that it was offering $30,000 to each passenger who was aboard the flight from Minneapolis that crashed and flipped upside down this week while trying to land in Toronto. All 80 people — 76 passengers and four crew members — who were on Delta Flight 4819 survived after the […]

Trump Urged to Halt Firings at the F.A.A.

Reporter USFebruary 20, 2025

The Trump administration is facing pressure to protect the Federal Aviation Administration from further layoffs after hundreds of workers were fired over the weekend. The job cuts were part of a government restructuring under Elon Musk, an adviser to President Trump who is heading a cost-cutting initiative. Mr. Musk’s team has helped push through layoffs […]

Family Files Claims Against U.S. for Washington Plane Crash

Reporter USFebruary 19, 2025

Mr. Clifford said he was weighing legal action on behalf of other victims’ families. Mr. Clifford, who is also representing families of the crash of a 2019 Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia, said he had asked several companies to preserve evidence related to last month’s episode. That includes American Airlines and its subsidiary, PSA Airlines, […]