The decision to break from Smith’s approach was cheered by analysts, who raised their stock-price targets or recommendations, even as they warned of challenges.

After an almost two-year hiatus, IAG will once again provide shipping and transportation services from London Heathrow to Beijing and Shanghai.

The plane maker is expected to report a surge in first quarter deliveries when it discloses March handovers, a sign of the progress Boeing is making toward stabilizing work in its factories.

The carrier is changing the way it forecasts and responds to severe storms as part of a series of reforms to prevent a repeat of the late December 2022 disruptions.

The move is due to a planned 10-day strike by 1,400 Heathrow security workers in the Unite union, who are taking action in a dispute over pay.

Easter in the U.K. and Europe is a four-day holiday, including Good Friday and Easter Monday, making it a popular time for air travel.

For decades, the Justice Department and FTC have taken the lead on competition issues, but a Presidential executive order called on industry regulators to engage in independent oversight of mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

The German air cargo hub in February registered an 11% year-on-year decline in cargo volumes to 146,620 tonnes. which were also 9.1% behind pre-COVID 2019 levels.

More carriers are flying with the latest-generation turbines that — while as much as 20% more fuel efficient — also have been prone to far more frequent maintenance cycles than their more robust predecessors.

The deal would remake Spirit in the mold of JetBlue, eliminating the largest of the country’s ultra-discount carriers that are favored by the most price-conscious travelers.