Business
Boeing’s stock was a trade-war bellwether — until this week
Despite encouraging federal policy news, the company’s stock slid again on Tuesday.
Business
Boeing’s gain leads Dow Jones as trade-war alarms ease
The company smashed profit estimates and boosted its forecast for cash and earnings.
Business
Commentary: Boeing and Airbus, the new super duopoly
For reasons that are both legal and political, the aerospace giants are likely to get away with it.
Northwest
Woman dies on flight from Seattle to Kansas City
Police say it appears that she suffered cardiac arrest.
Business
Southwest has been faced with fines, union safety complaints
The Dallas-based airline has paid millions over the past decade to settle safety violations.
Northwest
Alaska Airlines tightens emotional-support animal policy
The airline will stop allowing amphibians, goats and animals with tusks or horns.
Business
Ryanair to buy 25 high-capacity 737 MAX 8 airliners
The $3 billion order was previously listed as unidentified on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website.
Nation-World
Airline passenger fined after keeping free airline apple
U.S. Customs caught her for not declaring the fruit that she received on her flight from Paris.
Nation-World
Emergency inspections lead to canceled, delayed flights
Southwest said about 40 scheduled flights were canceled for fan blade inspections.
Nation-World
Ex-military commercial pilots become a dying breed
It costs $11 million to train a fighter pilot on the latest hardware.
Nation-World
NASA prepares to build its lunar ‘Gateway’ space station
Trips to the “gateway” will be aboard the Orion, a spacecraft being assembled by Lockheed Martin.
Nation-World
Southwest sought more time for tests to find engine flaws
Now, the FAA says it will require inspections of fan blades on certain jet engines.
Local News
Bond sale reveals Paine Field terminal cost is about $40M
Propeller Airports, which is building on land leased from the county, raised the money in February.
Business
Explosive decompression at 32,500 feet. What happens?
Expect a violent windstorm where the pressurized air inside the passenger cabin rushes out.
Nation-World
FAA orders more engine inspections after Southwest accident
The agency is requiring inspections of hundreds of jet engines like the one that blew apart this week.
Nation-World
Southwest Airlines sought more time for engine inspections
The airline opposed the engine manufacturer’s 2016 recommendation for timely fan blade inspections.
Business
Fly with dog or potbelly pig? Alaska wants more paperwork
It says about 150 emotional support and psychiatric service animals travel on its planes each day.
Nation-World
In-flight explosion creates pressure for engine inspections
The CEO of Southwest Airlines said the Boeing 737 was inspected on Sunday and nothing appeared out of…
Nation-World
Southwest rushes engine checks amid first-of-its-kind crisis
Ultrasonic examinations of the fan blades on its CFM56 engines will be completed within 30 days
Nation-World
A boom, a whoosh of air and then terror on Flight 1380
A terrifying string of events brought out acts of bravery among the 149 passengers and crew members.