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Spirit Airlines tells pilots it wants to cut their pay and shave $100 million from their union deal A Spirit executive wrote to its pilots' union proposing negotiations, adding that it could ask a bankruptcy court to change or reject the contract.

A Spirit executive wrote to its pilots' union proposing negotiations, adding that it could ask a bankruptcy court to change or reject the contract.

Competitive figure skaters. Children. A flight attendant with a love of travel. A helicopter crew chief who had a smile for everyone, especially his son.

As families grieve the lives lost Wednesday in D.C., they also shared some of their stories: wapo.st/3CzT2OD

DEI not to blame in crash, says top Republican overseeing FAA

Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) who leads oversight of the FAA in the House told @politico.com that he does not believe DEI "had anything to do with this particular accident." #AA5342

For those at home, this press conference is highly unusual for many reasons, but it is extremely rare for a leader like this to come out in front of the NTSB and discuss aspects of any ongoing air safety investigation. Trump is doing a play-by-play of the events last night on the briefing podium.

Rachel Reeves confirms government backing for Heathrow third runway In economic growth speech, chancellor says move would make UK ‘world’s best-connected place to do business’ * UK politics live – latest updates * Heathrow third runway: saga of promises, protest and U-turns Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the…

Rachel Reeves confirms government backing for Heathrow third runway

Elon Musk is trying to help Boeing out with its much-delayed new Air Force One for Trump Boeing has lost more than $2 billion producing the Next Air Force One after President Donald Trump renegotiated the deal in his first term.

🍰 At his inaugural ball, Trump signaled his appetite for the new Air Force One by cutting a cake adorned with the VC-25B.

✈️ Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg told CNBC: "The president wants the airplane sooner, and so we're working with Elon and the team..."

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Asked if he'd like Airbus to resume production of the A380, Tim Clark replied, "Well, they know we do. I've given them the designs."

Flights to nowhere for hundreds of passengers as storm with 100mph wind gusts causes travel chaos At least two Ryanair flights ended up back where they started, while another was diverted 300 miles away as Storm Éowyn hit the UK and Ireland.

A taste of today's #StormEowyn travel chaos:

✈️An Edinburgh-bound flight nearly diverted to Cologne, but went back to Stansted.
✈️A Barcelona-to-Dublin flight diverted to Stansted, some 300 miles away.
✈️Thousands tracked an Emirates A380 struggling to land.

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Airlines are flying high with record earnings as they bounce back from the pandemic American, Delta, United, and Alaska all announced record results as the biggest airlines continue to recover from the pandemic downturn.

American, Delta, United, and Alaska all announced record results as the biggest airlines continue to recover from the pandemic downturn.