Airlines are looking to reclaim their groove

Consumer trust in Boeing is wearing thin since an airplane door ripped off a 737 Max 9 in January, which has been followed by a string of other recent Boeing safety incidents. So how much does faltering trust actually impact the business of air travel? Plus, President Joe Biden w ...  Show more

From the BBC World Service: China’s annual policy meeting has drawn to a close at a time when the country has mountains of debt, high youth unemployment and a property sector in crisis. So what is the government’s plan to boost confidence and steady the economy? Also on today’s p ...  Show more

Airlines aren’t doing the hottest at the moment — just look at the headlines about Southwest’s latest spate of flight cancelations. According to Samuel Engel, senior vice president at the consultancy ICF, that’s been due to higher labor costs and a slowdown in highly-profitable b ...  Show more

It’s 2023 and Southwest Airlines’ stock is in a nosedive. With costs ascending, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan freezes hiring and slashes spending. Amid all that, a crisis at Boeing has left Southwest short on jets. With Southwest weakened, an unwelcome, activist investor rushes on boa ...  Show more

Southwest Airlines (LUV) looks to trim workforce to line up with its lower capacity. (00:23) 23andMe (ME) reduces workforce by 40%. (01:13) Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Q3 Earnings Preview: Cautious tone amid debt woes. (02:11) Episode transcripts seekingalpha.com/wsb. Show links:  ...  Show more

Q1 results could reflect a slowing economy; Delta Air Lines reports $360 million Q1 loss; Boeing halts some Max deliveries after discovery of fuselage problem To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more ab ...  Show more