DAVID KOENIG

AP Airlines Writer
FILE - Employees stand by an empty Southwest Airlines ticket counter Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Oklahoma City. Southwest Airlines reports earnings on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Southwest Airlines quarterly profit slides 30% and says growth will slow next year
Southwest Airlines earned $193 million in the third quarter, 30% less than its profit a year ago. Southwest said Thursday that revenue was a record, however, as leisure travel boomed over the summer.
 
FILE - Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked in a storage lot, Monday, April 26, 2021, near Boeing Field in Seattle. Boeing reports earnings on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Boeing loses $1.6 billion on fewer deliveries of airliners and higher costs for Air Force One
Boeing is reporting a loss of $1.64 billion in the third quarter. The company said Wednesday it delivered fewer planes than a year ago, especially its best-seller, the 737 Max. Boeing is lowering its forecast of 737 production for this year.
 
File - Pilots conduct a pre-flight check in the cockpit of a jet before taking off from Dallas Fort Worth airport in Grapevine, Texas, on Dec. 2, 2020. Aviation experts say the incident on Sunday in which an off-duty pilot, riding in a jump seat in a cockpit, tried to disable a jetliner in midflight renews questions about the threat posed by airline workers who have special access to places where passengers can't go. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
How safe are cockpits? Aviation experts weigh in after security scare on board Horizon Air flight
Aviation experts say the incident in which an off-duty pilot tried to disable a jetliner in midflight renews questions about the threat posed by insiders — airline workers who have special access to places where passengers can’t go.
 
FILE - A worker cleans a jet bridge at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., before passengers board an Alaska Airlines flight on March 4, 2019. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines owns Horizon Air. An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, tried to shut down the engines in mid-flight and had to be subdued by the crew, according to a pilot flying the plane. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
An off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air jet in midflight
An off-duty pilot riding in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight. It happened Sunday on a flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco.
 
Lence Ristovski, a United Auto Workers member walks the picket line during a strike at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, in Sterling Heights, Mich., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Autoworkers strike at Stellantis plant shutting down big profit center, 41,000 workers now picketing
The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers, this time adding a factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis.
 
FILE - A Spirit Airlines jet approaches Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Feb. 24, 2021. Spirit Airlines canceled about 100 flights on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, after pulling some planes out of service for inspections, and the airline expects the disruptions to last several days. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Spirit Airlines cancels dozens of flights to inspect some of its planes. Disruptions will last days
Spirit Airlines is canceling about 100 flights because it’s pulling some planes out of service for inspections. Spirit isn’t saying why it’s inspecting the planes, but it says disruptions will last for several days.
 
File - United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain talks with members picketing near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2023. Fain is scheduled to update members today on bargaining with Detroit automakers as strikes against the companies head into their sixth week. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
US auto workers’ union boss says strikes will continue in bid for better offers from companies
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that while Detroit’s automakers have increased their wage and benefit offers, he believes the union can gain more if it holds out longer in its contract talks.
 
FILE - In this March 31, 2020 file photo American Airlines planes are parked at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa. American Airlines reports earnings on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023/ (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)
American Airlines lost $545 million in the third quarter on higher labor costs while rivals prosper
American Airlines is reporting a $545 million loss for the third quarter due to higher labor costs. And it is cutting its forecast of full-year profit.
 
FILE - In this April 1, 2020, file photo, several dozen Delta Air Lines jets are parked at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo. Delta is backtracking slightly on changes it previously announced in its frequent-flyer program, but it still plans to reshape SkyMiles to favor big spenders over customers who take the most flights. Delta outlined the revisions in an email from CEO Ed Bastian to SkyMiles members on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Delta Air Lines scales back changes to its loyalty program after a revolt by customers
Delta Air Lines will move more slowly in tweaking its frequent-flyer program after customers complained loudly about changes the airline announced back in September.
 
File - A United Airlines plane sits at a gate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., Nov. 23, 2022. United Airlines says that it will start boarding passengers in economy class with window seats first starting next week, a move that will speed up boarding times for flights. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
United Airlines rolling out plan that lets passengers in economy class with window seats board first
United Airlines says that it will start boarding passengers in economy class with window seats first starting next week, a move that will speed up boarding times for flights.
 
FILE - In this July 2, 2021 file photo, a United Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for take off from Denver International Airport in Denver. United Airlines reports earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
A busy summer pushes United Airlines to a $1.14 billion profit, but fuel cost will hurt 4Q results
The summer travel season was very good for U.S. airlines, but rising fuel prices and the Israel-Hamas war are setting up a turbulent fourth quarter.
 
FILE - A Delta Air Lines plane leaves the gate on July 12, 2021, at Logan International Airport in Boston. Planes packed with summer travelers boosted Delta Air Lines to a $1.11 billion profit in the third quarter, and the carrier said Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, that it expects revenue to keep rising into the holiday season. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Delta Air Lines posts $1.11 billion profit for the third quarter and sees strong holiday bookings
Delta Air Lines says it made $1.11 billion in the third quarter, thanks to planes that were packed with travelers this summer. International flights were especially profitable.
 
FILE - United Auto Workers members hold picket signs near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Sept. 29, 2023. As the auto workers strike approaches the one-month mark, more Americans sympathize with the striking workers than with the three big car companies that employ them. That's one of the findings in a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, an AP-NORC poll shows
More Americans sympathize with the striking auto workers than with the three big car companies that employ them.
 
(AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)
Founder of Joby Aviation says electric air taxis will be in service in 2025
Joby Aviation is working to develop electric-powered aircraft that will take off and land like a helicopter but fly like a small plane.
 
United Auto Workers member Mariusz Mirek holds a picket sign near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. The United Auto Workers union expanded its two-week strikes against Detroit automakers Friday, adding 7,000 workers at a Ford plant in Chicago and a General Motors assembly factory near Lansing, Michigan. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
United Auto Workers strikes spread as 7,000 more workers at two plants join the picket line
The United Auto Workers union expanded its strikes against Detroit automakers, ordering 7,000 more workers to walk off the job in Illinois and Michigan.
 
United Auto Workers member Brandi Holmes shivers in a slow drizzle as Team 24 pickets outside a truck entrance to Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Toledo, Ohio. (Isaac Ritchey/The Blade via AP)
Auto workers union to announce plans on Friday to expand strike in contract dispute with companies
The United Auto Workers union says it will announce on Friday how it plans to expand its strike against Detroit’s three automakers. The union says President Shawn Fain will make the announcement at 10 a.m.
 
United Auto Workers member Kenneth Carroll, center, of Team 14, dances and cheers on Stickney Avenue outside Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Toledo. (Isaac Ritchey/The Blade via AP)
Auto workers still have room to expand their strike against car makers. But they also face risks
Even after escalating its strike against Detroit automakers, the United Auto Workers union still has plenty of leverage in its effort to force the companies to agree to significant increases in pay and benefits.
 
United Auto Workers members and supporters picket outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa., Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The United Auto Workers expanded its strike against major automakers Friday, walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers in 20 states. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Auto workers expand their strike to 38 locations in 20 states. Biden plans visit to show support
Auto workers have expanded their strike against major carmakers, walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts-distribution centers in 20 states.
 
United Auto Workers march outside the Stellantis North American Headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Jeep maker Stellantis makes a new contract offer as auto workers prepare to expand their strike
Detroit carmakers are announcing more layoffs that they blame on fallout from the United Auto Workers strike. General Motors said Wednesday it idled a plant in Kansas with 2,000 workers because they don’t have auto parts to work with.
 
FILE - The Airbnb app icon is displayed on an iPad screen in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 2021. Airbnb says it's cracking down on fake listings, which are emerging as a major problem for customers of the short-term rental site. Airbnb said Wednesday Sept. 20 2023 it has removed 59,000 fake listings and blocked another 157,000 from joining the site this year. Fake listings and high cleaning fees are among several issues that customers are raising with Airbnb. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Airbnb says it’s cracking down on fake listings and has removed 59,000 of them this year
Airbnb says it’s cracking down on fake listings, which are emerging as a major problem for customers of the short-term rental site.
 
UAW members including Scott Kralovic, wearing a mask, work the picket line during a strike Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex where Jeeps are made in Toledo, Ohio. (Jeremy Wadsworth/The Blade via AP)
United Auto Workers threaten to expand targeted strike if there is no substantive progress by Friday
The United Auto Workers union is preparing to expand its strike against Detroit’s Big Three unless it sees progress in contract negotiations.
 
File - The sticker price is displayed in the window of an unsold 2023 Navigator sports-utility vehicle at a Lincoln dealership on June 18, 2023, in Englewood, Colo. The strike by auto workers is almost certain to lead to higher prices for car buyers; it's only a matter of whether panic buying will make dealer lots look empty sooner than analysts expect. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
The auto workers strike will drive up car prices, but not right away — unless consumers panic
If the United Auto Workers strike isn’t settled soon, consumers will see higher prices for new cars — and not just the ones from Detroit. On Friday, union members picketed outside a Ford plant, a General Motors plant, and a Stellantis factory.
 
File - United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain walks in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Fain is scheduled to update members Wednesday on plans to strike against the Detroit Three automakers if no contract agreements are reached by a Thursday night deadline. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
UAW chief says offers from Detroit companies are inadequate, says union is ready to go on strike
With just over 24 hours left before a strike deadline, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain says offers from Detroit automakers aren’t enough and the union is getting ready to strike.
 
Jim Farley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ford Motor Company speaks to reporters about the UAW contract talks at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
UAW poised for midnight strike at plants in Wayne, Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, and Wentzville, Missouri
The United Auto Workers union says it will go on strike at three factories as it presses Detroit companies to come up with better wage and benefit offers.
 
An Airbus A220 is sprayed as part of deicing training for Delta Air Lines employees in preparation for winter weather at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Delta Air Lines employees work up a sweat at boot camp, learning how to de-ice planes
The temperature says it’s summer outside, but Delta Air Lines is training employees in how to de-ice an airplane — a critical part of flying during the cold winter months.
 
FILE - Passenger jets are seen on the tarmac at Logan International Airport, Jan. 11, 2023, in Boston. The Federal Aviation Administration is considering requiring that all planes be equipped with technology designed to prevent close calls around airports, Friday, Sept. 8. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
The Biden administration wants more money and technology to prevent close calls between planes
The Biden administration is putting more money into aviation safety and taking the first steps toward requiring that all planes be equipped with technology designed to prevent close calls around airports.
 
FILE - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Deputy Administrator Michael Whitaker testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 17, 2015. President Joe Biden says he will nominate the former Obama administration official to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, nearly six months after his first choice for the job withdrew in the face of Republican opposition. The White House said Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 that Biden will nominate Whitaker, currently the chief operating officer of a Hyundai affiliate working to develop an air taxi aircraft. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)
Biden nominates a former Obama official to run the Federal Aviation Administration
President Joe Biden has nominated a former Obama administration official to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, which has been without a permanent leader for a year and a half.
 
FILE - A United Airlines plane is pushed from the gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Aug. 11, 2023, in Houston. United Airlines flights were halted nationwide on Tuesday, Sept. 5, because of an “equipment outage,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
United Airlines says the outage that held up departing flights was not a cybersecurity issue
United Airlines says a software update caused a glitch that briefly prevented its flights nationwide from taking off. The airline says it was not a cybersecurity issue.
 
Travelers stand in line at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Los Angeles. With Labor Day weekend just days away, airports and roadways are expected to be busy as tens of thousands of Southern Californians travel out of town. (Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP)
Squeezing in one last summer trip over Labor Day weekend? Expect crowded airports and full flights
If you’re squeezing in one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend, expect lots of company. That means crowded airports and full flights.
 
FILE - Senior cabin crew member Magdalini Michailidou stands on the gangway prior the first holiday flight of the Corendon Airlines Europe to the Greek destination Rhodos at the airport Erfurt-Weimar in Erfurt, Germany, July 2, 2020. Corendon Airlines says that it will sell an adults-only zone — no one under 16 allowed — on flights between Amsterdam and Curacao starting in November 2023. The Turkish carrier says people traveling without children will get quiet surroundings, and parents won't have to worry that their crying or fidgeting kids will annoy fellow passengers. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)
For travelers who want to avoid babies and kids, one airline will test an adults-only section
One airline is betting that passengers will pay extra to sit away from babies and young children. Corendon Airlines says that it will sell an adults-only zone — no one under 16 allowed — on flights between Amsterdam and Curacao starting in November.
 
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