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A Boeing 737 MAX jetliner lands following its first flight at Boeing Field in Seattle. The jet flew for about 2-1/2 hours after taking off earlier from nearby Renton, Wash., where it was built.

Boeing profit at stake as rainmaker 737 Max takes to skies

June 9, 2018 at 3:18 a.m.

Chicago-based Boeing Co.'s newest 737 jetliner gunned its engines and headed into rain-streaked skies Friday, with profit and pride riding on its wings. The aerospace company's fortunes depend on a...

Employee signatures are seen on a poster commemorating the first Boeing 737 MAX airplane at the Boeing manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, in June. Boeing's latest 737 airliner is gliding through development with little notice, and that may be the plane's strongest selling point.

Boeing’s new no-drama 737 jetliner is ready for its public debut

June 16, 2018 at 10:18 a.m.

Boeing's latest 737 airliner is gliding through development with little notice, and that may be the plane's strongest selling point. Even the customary fanfare accompanying a new plane's public debut...

United to advertise on Wrigley rooftop

August 23, 2021 at 12:15 a.m.

United Airlines is using Major League Baseball's opening day, a rite of spring and a symbol of fresh starts, to launch its post-merger brand in four big-city markets where the...

Flying high: Online travel agencies score big with consumers

May 13, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

Online travel agencies remain a big hit with shoppers, new survey data show, but the sites' popularity could fade if contract battles with airlines leave them with fewer airfares to...

Up in arms over airport security

August 22, 2021 at 11:25 p.m.

If you could put three faces on the emerging public reaction to new government procedures for screening airline passengers, they'd be anger, resignation and confusion. Next week, Thanksgiving travelers who...

Boeing mulls layoffs, cost cuts for defense business

August 22, 2021 at 10:40 p.m.

As the Obama administration pares military spending, Boeing Co. is mulling layoffs and other cost cuts to shore up its defense business, company CEO James McNerney told analysts Wednesday. The...

United delays moving operations center to Willis Tower

August 22, 2021 at 10:38 p.m.

United Airlines is delaying moving its operations control center to Willis Tower until early 2012, the carrier told employees Friday, after determining that combining its critical nerve center with that...

Flight cancellations climb under new tarmac rules

May 13, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Lengthy tarmac delays are down sharply since the Obama administration threatened airlines with stiff fines for stranding passengers. But the harm to passengers far outweighs any benefits consumers derive from...

Proposed protections for airline passengers focus on hidden fees

May 9, 2019 at 8:41 p.m.

New airline passenger protections proposed Wednesday by the Obama administration would shine greater light on fees that obscure the true cost of travel and address service lapses that can leave...

1st priority for new United-Continental combo: Keep customers, workers happy

August 22, 2019 at 5:09 a.m.

Pulling off a $3 billion merger agreement to create the world's largest airline is one thing. Pleasing passengers and employees is something else. United and Continental airlines unveiled their deal...

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