Will American Airlines bar customers from changing a ticket?

American Airlines is threatening to prohibit customers from making changes to nonrefundable tickets if Congress makes good on a proposal to crack down on what critics call unreasonable airline fees. American CEO Doug Parker says that his airline would be acting just like many other businesses when customers want to swap their ticket for a different flight or for another day.

Career tech isn’t just for other people’s kids

Thomas Maharis, 19, started at $25 an hour repairing airline cabins for Delta and could earn $35 an hour in a few years. Photo: Leslie Josephs/CNBC After graduating from Aviation High School in Queens, Thomas Maharis was hired as a $25-an-hour aircraft technician at nearby JFK Airport, reports Leslie Josephs at CNBC.

The Latest: Winds die down, rain still a threat in Hawaii

Forecasters say winds have died down but rain remains a threat on some Hawaiian Islands as tropical storm Lane churns in the central Pacific. National Weather Service meteorologist Vanessa Almanza said as much as 10 inches of rain could fall Saturday as the storm remains about 110 miles south of Honolulu and moves north at 3 mph.

Surge in number of Rolls-Royce Dreamliner engines needing repairs expected

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United Picks Former FAA Boss as New Chairwoman

Jane Garvey is likely to have a busy few years overseeing CEO Oscar Munoz, with a number of big decisions on the horizon. United Continental Holdings Inc.'s board named former Federal Aviation Administration boss Jane Garvey to be chairman, as the carrier works to improve operations and close a profit gap with rivals.

Cracked window forces US passenger jet diversion

A cracked window forced a Southwest Airlines passenger jet bound from Chicago to Newark to divert Wednesday, two weeks after a midair engine explosion shattered a window on another of the company's Boeing 737s. The airline told AFP that the crew diverted the plane to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport for "maintenance review of one of the multiple layers of a window pane" and that the flight landed "uneventfully."

Southwest Airlines inspecting virtually its entire fleet of planes following fatal accident

National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine damage to the CFM International 56-7B turbofan engine belonging to a Southwest Airlines flight that failed during a flight last week. In the wake of an in-flight engine failure that killed a Southwest Airlines passenger, the carrier has started ultrasonic engine inspections covering virtually its entire fleet of more than 700 planes.

Southwest cancels 40 flights to inspect planes after engine blast

Southwest Airlines had to ground 40 flights scheduled for Sunday as the company scans engines tied to the deadly mid-air accident last week . The cancellations accounted for 1% of the Dallas-based airline's 4,000 flights scheduled, and wasn't part of a Federal Aviation Administration directive late last week, according to Southwest.

US, European aviation authorities order inspections after fatal Southwest engine failure

An NTSB official studies the engine that failed on a Southwest Airlines jet during a flight from New York to Dallas, killing one passenger on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. An NTSB official studies the engine that failed on a Southwest Airlines jet during a flight from New York to Dallas, killing one passenger on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.

Dad stabbed to death as daughter sits in lap at restaurant

The homeless man has been charged with murder in a random stabbing attack in which a man was killed wh... . FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2018, file photo, shows former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sitting behind the wheel of a tractor during a tour of Gibson's Green Acres Dairy in Ogden, Utah.

Southwest giving passengers $5,000 checks on accident flight

U.S. NTSB investigators are on scene examining damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane in this image released from Philadelphia WASHINGTON - Southwest Airlines Co confirmed Friday it has sent $5,000 checks to passengers aboard a flight that made an emergency landing this week after an engine failed, killing a passenger. The airline confirmed news reports from passengers it had sent the checks along with $1,000 travel vouchers.

UPDATE 1-Engine maker CFM recommends urgent checks on some Boeing 737 engines

European and U.S. airline regulators on Friday ordered mandatory inspections within 20 days of aircraft engines similar to one involved in a fatal Southwest Airlines , also recommended inspections by the end of August for fan blades with 20,000 cycles, and inspections of all other fan blades when they reach 20,000 cycles.

FAA orders fan blade inspections after jet engine explosion

This April 17, 2018 photo provided by Marty Martinez shows the window that was shattered after a jet engine of a Southwest Airlines airplane blew out at altitude, resulting in the death of a woman who was nearly sucked from the window during the flight of the Boeing 737 bound from New York to Dallas with 149 people aboard, shown after it made an ... (more)

The Latest: Southwest sought more time to inspect engines Source: AP

Southwest Airlines sought more time to inspect fan blades like the one that snapped off during one of its flights and caused an engine breakup that left a passenger dead. The airline opposed a recommendation by the engine manufacturer to require ultrasonic inspections of certain fan blades within 12 months, saying it needed more time to conduct the inspections.

FAA orders fan blade inspections after jet engine explosion updated

In this Tuesday, April 17, 2018 photo, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator examines damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of "metal fatigue," according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

That’s how she’s wired’: Pilot lauded fora

The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet's damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a car 'That's how she's wired': Pilot lauded for handling crisis The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet's damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a car Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Lt.