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Passenger airports are struggling to make ends meet

by Erika Beras
Aug 10, 2020
The downturn in air travel has slashed airport revenue, with fees plummeting for landings, passenger use and parking.
The United Airlines check-in counter at San Francisco International was vacant in early August.
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Executives doing deals don't want their private jets to be tracked

by Cynthia Betubiza
Jan 21, 2020
A Federal Aviation Administration rule change means more (potentially sensitive) information is out in the open.
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"Airplane boneyards" are more than places where planes go to die

by Jack Stewart
May 7, 2019
Southern California Logistics Airport also provides plane storage, maintenance and technician training.
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max airplanes are parked on the tarmac after being grounded at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville on March 28.
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Boeing posts quarterly results amid turbulence

by Jack Stewart
Apr 24, 2019
Investors and airline customers are waiting for information on when the Boeing 737 Max will be allowed to fly again.
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California on March 28, 2019.
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After deadly crashes, added scrutiny for Boeing 737 software

by Jed Kim
Mar 15, 2019
How a failure to train pilots on software led to deadly crashes.
A picture taken on December 9, 2011 in Paris shows the controls of a flight simulator in a reproduction of a Boeing 737 cockpit.
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After the grounding of its 737 planes, can Boeing's messaging convince flyers?

by Kai Ryssdal , Sean McHenry and Liz Sanchez
Mar 14, 2019
Boeing faces a tough public relations challenge in the coming months, following two crashes and the grounding of its 737 planes. The question is, how will the company control the messaging to the air-faring public? Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal spoke…
A LEAP engine is pictured on the first Boeing 737 MAX airliner is pictured at the company's manufacturing plant, on Dec. 8, 2015, in Renton, Washington.
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Pressure mounts on FAA to ground Boeing 737 Max 8s

by Marketplace Staff
Mar 12, 2019
"It's the rest of the world against the FAA right now," said Jon Ostrower, editor-in-chief of The Air Current.
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Americans passengers worry about Boeing after crash

by Marielle Segarra
Mar 11, 2019
The fatal crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 is prompting some Americans to establish whether their upcoming flights are on a Boeing 737 Max 8, the same kind of jet that crashed Sunday. Two U.S. carriers operate that type of…
A LEAP engine is pictured on the first Boeing 737 MAX airliner is pictured at the company's manufacturing plant, on Dec. 8, 2015, in Renton, Washington.
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Southwest gets FAA approval to fly to Hawaii

by Ben Bradford
Mar 1, 2019
Southwest flights to Hawaii will start in small Californian airports, possibly as soon as this month.
Southwest flights to Hawaii will start in small Californian airports, possibly as soon as this month.
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Choppy times ahead for U.S. airlines

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Jan 11, 2019
2018 turned out to be a bad year for U.S. airlines and 2019 isn’t looking better after two major carriers downgraded their outlooks since Jan. 1. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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