Airline Boom Times Stoke Push by Pilots for Lost Retirement Pay

Discussions are in early stages, and any changes would require buy-in both by union members and the companies. Most airlines now have defined-contribution retirement plans like a 401(k). Those are less expensive and less risky for companies than defined-benefit pension plans that guarantee certain …

WASHINGTON—An Iranian airline under sanctions by the U.S. for ferrying weapons and fighters into Syria repeatedly bought U.S.-made jet engines and parts through Turkish front companies over the past several years, most recently in December, federal … Boeing declined to comment for this article.

A full-on fight broke out on board a Transavia Airlines flight from Dubai to Amsterdam Schipol, after a passenger refused to stop passing wind loudly. The fight, which allegedly involved two young Dutch men and a gassy passenger, ensued after they requested him to stop. It is not known whether a medical …

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BA -0.40% are cashing in on unprecedented demand by airlines for new planes, driven by record numbers of passengers taking to the sky. Airbus shares surged more than 10% Thursday after reporting higher cash flow driven by record jet output for last year. It promised to boost plane deliveries even more …

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(Update: After this article was published, I spoke with the Delta Airlines passenger who shot the video and put it on Facebook, who says she’s “totally caught off guard” by how quickly it spread–and feels sorry for the passenger she recorded.) Let this be a lesson. Nobody is ever truly anonymous anymore.

LONDON (Reuters) – The owner of British budget airline Jet2.com said annual profit would be “materially ahead” of current expectations as pricing in the holiday market … euronews provides breaking news articles from reuters as a service to its readers, but does not edit the articles it publishes. Articles …

When you hear that a colleague has received some good news, how do you react? Are you unabashedly happy for him or her? Or is there a part of you that turns green with envy. The big news in the airline industry this week is that Delta Airlines is sharing $1.1 billion in profits with its employees this …