Southwest losing millions each week from mechanics dispute, CEO says
The airline recently filed a lawsuit against its mechanics' union.
Italian premier leaves open a possible OK for rail tunnel
Intent on ensuring his government's survival, Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says "national interests" will ultimately determine if an Alpine rail tunnel project gets completed.
Unusual alliance to save blue whales stalled by Sri Lanka
When the feeding grounds of blue whales overlap with busy shipping lanes, it's often bad news for the endangered marine mammals.
Mnuchin announces halt in payments into 2 retirement funds
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has informed Congress that he will stop making payments into two government retirement funds now that the debt limit has gone back into effect.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon successfully docked at ISS as Tesla prepares to unveil Model Y
Deirdre Bolton on SpaceX and Tesla
Southwest takes off for Hawaii this month
Southwest Airlines plans to begin long-delayed service to Hawaii on March 17 with a flight from Oakland, California, to Honolulu.
Subaru announces biggest recall ever over brake light defect
The Japanese automaker is recalling as many as 2.3 million cars globally.
Honeywell sees slowing demand for civilian helicopters over next 5 years
Honeywell said while the demand for helicopters was seen improving in North America, a slowdown is expected in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Manafort family business defends name as cousin sits in jail
The New England construction firm Manafort Brothers is defending its name and distancing itself from its cousin Paul Manafort as he awaits sentencing for financial crimes.
Atlanta pushing back against airport state takeover plan
Atlanta city officials are pushing back against a proposal in the Georgia Senate for a state takeover of Atlanta's airport, one of the busiest in the world.
Tribe, groups sue over Alaska reserve petroleum exploration
An Alaska tribe and five environmental groups say the federal government performed inadequate environmental review before approving petroleum exploration in a reserve.
Southwest sues mechanics union alleging deliberate slowdowns
Southwest is suing its mechanics' union over what it claims is an illegal work slowdown that is grounding planes and disrupting flights.
The most expensive commutes in the US
Washington D.C commuters by far have it the worst.
Eurotunnel withdraws suit after $43 million Brexit deal
A former Brexit secretary has accused the European Union of acting dishonorably in talks with the U.K., arguing that it may make sense to leave the bloc with no deal and then negotiate future relations as an independent third country.
French, Dutch ministers pledge to strengthen Air France-KLM
The Netherlands' finance minister has met with his French counterpart in a bid to ease tensions between the two countries over the Dutch government's surprise announcement this week that it had bought a stake in the Air France-KLM airline alliance without informing Paris.
Southwest sues mechanics as flight cancellations mount
The airline previously blamed the uptick in out-of-service planes on its mechanics.
American, Delta fined for long delays on airport tarmacs
The government has fined American Airlines and Delta Air Lines for several instances where passengers were stuck on planes that spent over three hours on airport tarmacs.
Southwest Airlines approved by FAA for flights to Hawaii
A spokesperson for the low-fare airline said teams are now finalizing plans to offer service to Hawaii.
British Airways makes big order for Boeing jets
The parent company of British Airways is buying up to 42 Boeing 777 long-haul passenger jets in a multi-billion dollar deal.
Tensions grow between France and Netherlands over airlines
French President Emmanuel Macron says the Dutch government must clarify why it bought more than 12 percent of shares in the holding company for the Air France-KLM airline alliance.
















