Ted Christie pointed out the dominance of profits by a handful of major carriers like American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines, who together hold 78% of US domestic airline seats.
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CrowdStrike Claims Delta Air Lines Refused Their Help, Resulting to Extended IT Outage and $500M Loss
CrowdStrike denies responsibility for Delta Air Lines' extended IT outage, arguing that the airline mismanaged the situation and contributed to a misleading narrative about the incident.
CrowdStrike-Microsoft Outage Cost Delta Air Lines $500 Million After 4,000 Flight Cancellations
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian announced that a recent IT outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike software update resulted in a $500 million loss for the airline and over 4,000 canceled flights.
Delta’s CEO Flew to Paris for the Olympics While His Company Is Under Federal Investigation: Report
Delta CEO Ed Bastian arrived in Paris on Wednesday morning as the airline struggled with a five-day meltdown that led to the cancellation of thousands of flights.
US Regulators Launch Probe Into Delta Air Lines as It Struggles To Restore Operations Following Global Tech Outage
The investigation comes after the DOT received hundreds of complaints over Delta's "unacceptable customer service conditions."
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Delta Air Lines is increasing wages for nonunion employees as it prepares for another attempt by a union to represent flight attendants.
United Airlines is temporarily suspending pilot hiring due to Boeing's production challenges, which affect United's operations.
East Asia's communist country, China is deeming to have merger operation with the nation's largest three major carriers. The said merger talks spark after China revealed its state-owned enterprises reformation plans. Rumors also emerged that the two of the largest airline in China is on merger to create a large fleet on the records.
American Airlines halted flights due to technical issues on Thursday, 12 noon. Chicago, Miami and Dallas airports have been affected. The operation was resumed around 2 pm. The Federal Aviation Authority tweeted that American Airlines flights to and from Chicago O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth and Miami were halted temporarily, "@AmericanAir requested a ground stop for all of their traffic in and out of DFW/ORD/MIA due to their computer issue," The Independent reported.
Virgin Atlantic [VA.UL] plans to decide within six months on how to replace seven Boeing 747s it flies from London’s Gatwick airport, and could expand its overall fleet in the process, the British airline’s chief executive said Thursday.
Delta apologizes after their Facebook page was hacked and shared an offensive post. Hackers are said to be the suspect.
United Airlines is assessing whether to outsource jobs at airports around the country in a cost-cutting effort that could impact some 2,000 workers.
American Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines formally launched bids Monday to wrest control of a key slot in Tokyo's Haneda Airport from Delta Air Lines as part of a fight among the carriers to stake out a greater presence in Asia.
The union representing American Airlines pilots approved the carrier's final contract offer late Saturday, paving the way for a retroactive 23 percent wage hike if its members concur in a vote this month.
