More travelers are checking
the model of an aircraft before booking flights after a midair
cabin blowout forced a new Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing jet
to make an emergency landing and grounded more.
Airbus executives
said on Thursday they were confident they would meet a delivery
target of 75 A320 jets a month in 2026 as they said they would
continue to get through a company backlog of 8,600.
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Airline profits are set to stabilize in 2024 as continued growth in post-pandemic travel is offset by the high cost of capital and capacity constraints, industry group IATA said on Wednesday.
British Airways-owner IAG
on Friday reported record third quarter profits as
airlines have benefited from strong summer travel. The group reported an operating profit before.