After Southwest Airlines launched in Fresno last month, the city's director of aviation, Kevin Meikle, said that it would create healthy competition. Fresno air travelers already are seeing the benefits of that competition. On Thursday, United Airlines debuted a flight using the 126-seat Airbus A319 from Fresno to Denver. The...
United Says It Will Drop Widely Scorned Ticket-Change Fees
United Airlines says it listened to customers and is dropping an unpopular $200 fee for most people who change a ticket for travel within the United States. “When we hear from customers about where we can improve, getting rid of fees is often the top request,” United CEO Scott Kirby...
After Deadly Crashes of Marquee Aircraft, Boeing CEO Is Out
Boeing's CEO is stepping down with no end in sight for a crisis that has enveloped the manufacturer and its marquee aircraft, the Max 737. The Chicago manufacturer said Monday that Dennis Muilenburg will depart immediately. The board's current chairman David Calhoun will officially take over on January 13. The...