U.S. Airlines Say Further 5G Delay Needed to Avoid Flight Disruptions This Week
The chief executives of major passenger and cargo airlines said there could be significant flight disruptions when new 5G service...
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Hungry for Chips, Huawei Invests in Chinese Companies That Make Them
HONG KONG—Blocked by the U.S. from buying many of the chips it needs, Huawei Technologies Co. is stepping up investments...
FAA Selects Airports for 5G Buffer Zones
U.S. air-safety regulators have picked dozens of airports that would get buffer zones to help avoid expected flight disruptions once...
After Two Weeks of Flight Cancellations, Airlines Assess What Went Wrong
At JetBlue Airways Corp., executives felt confident coming into the Christmas season. The airline had flown through Thanksgiving week with...
5G Truce Expected to Avert Many—but Not All—Flight Disruptions
A truce reached this week in the standoff over new 5G service and aviation safety will forestall serious air travel...
U.S., European Factories See Easing Supply Strains, but Omicron Threatens Setbacks
Factories in Europe and the U.S. reported a further easing of supply-chain problems and associated cost increases as 2021 drew...
AT&T, Verizon Refuse FAA Request to Delay 5G Launch
AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. rebuffed a request from federal transportation officials to voluntarily delay the launch of new...
Airlines Cancel More Than 1,300 Flights
The coronavirus surge continued to disrupt U.S. air travel as airlines canceled hundreds of flights Thursday, while the Federal Aviation...
American Airlines, Saddled With Debt and Growing Pains, Turns to New CEO
It will soon fall to Robert Isom, a longtime American Airlines Group Inc. AAL -0.49% executive, to chart a new...
Omicron Pushes Daily Covid-19 Cases Higher, Disrupts Holiday Travel
The Omicron variant pushed Covid-19 daily cases in the U.S. to the highest level in nearly a year, leading to...
Travel Woes Deepen as Omicron Variant Hits Pilots and Flight Attendants
Airlines continued to scrub flights Saturday as Covid-19 infections hit pilots and flight attendants, leaving carriers short-staffed to operate busy...
U.S. Airlines Cancel Flights as Omicron Disruptions Grow
The highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19 sparked further disruptions on Friday, with U.S. airlines canceling flights over the busy...
United, Delta Cancel Some Flights as Omicron Spreads
United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL 0.67% is canceling dozens of flights over the holiday weekend as a surge of Covid-19...
FAA Seeks Engine Fixes to Get Grounded Boeing 777s Back in Service
United aircraft in San Francisco earlier this year. The airline is the only U.S. carrier flying Boeing 777 jets powered...
Airlines Prepare for Busy Travel Week Amid Omicron Surge
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant is looming over holiday travel, but airports are getting busier as travelers try...
Airlines Brace for Flight Restrictions in 5G Standoff
Airlines have begun planning for possible flight disruptions from a new fifth-generation cellular service slated to go live early next...
Container Imports Tumble at Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports
Container imports at the largest U.S. gateway for seaborne goods trade fell sharply in November, even as backups of ships...
I’ve Tried to Make Travel Better for 20 Years. Mostly It’s Gotten Worse.
I fear I’ve failed.When I started covering aviation, flights were expensive, delays were maddening and the coffee on Southwest Airlines...
Blue Origin Launch With Michael Strahan Caps Record Year for Human Spaceflight
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin LLC launched six people to the edge of space for a few minutes on Saturday, a...
GE, Union Pacific Suspend Covid-19 Vaccination Mandates After Injunction on Biden Order
General Electric Co. , Union Pacific Corp. and other large employers have suspended Covid-19 vaccine requirements for workers after a...
