United Automobile Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — The head of the United Auto Workers has become an unexpected ally for President Donald Trump’s plans […]
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A Goodyear blimp flies Goodyear AKRON, Ohio — Does the Goodyear blimp sell tires? That was one question veteran auto executive Mark Stewart had when he started as CEO of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. a little more than a year ago, seeking to lead a transformation plan for the quintessential American company. For a
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In an aerial view, brand new Subaru cars sit in a storage lot at Auto Warehouse Co. on March 4, 2025 in Richmond, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The White House on Wednesday announced a one-month North American tariff exemption for automakers after President Donald Trump spoke a day earlier with heads of General
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Nissan’s Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant opened in 1983, marking Tennessee’s first major auto facility. The plant employs more than 7,000 people are produces a variety of vehicles, including the Leaf EV and Rogue crossover. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — Roughly a third of vehicle production in North America could be cut by next week
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A Southwest Airlines aircraft at a gate at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, Feb. 16, 2023. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is closing two more crew basis amid its cost-cutting push that has also led to its first mass layoffs in its more than 50 years of flying. The airline
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File photo shows the air traffic control tower at Chicago’s Midway International Airport. M. Spencer Green | AP Aviation industry members on Tuesday again urged lawmakers for newer air traffic control technology and more hiring of air traffic controllers as airlines continue to complain about longtime shortfalls, while air travel demand has boomed. Their testimony
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United airplanes are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, Unitted States on July 16, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon NYSE Arca Airline Index versus the S&P 500 Airlines, especially full-service carriers with big international networks, had been a bright spot thanks to strong demand
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A Lufthansa First Class “Allegris” cabin, which was set up outside the show. Peter Kneffel | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Heated or cooled seats. Ultra-high-definition TV screens. Benches. Convertible beds. All-aisle access. And of course, the coveted privacy door. Ever-more luxurious first- and business-class cabins that have hundreds of parts and require regulator approval
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The main cabin of a American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER jet. Mary Altaffer | AP American Airlines is planning to test complimentary inflight Wi-Fi starting next week as pressure mounts on carriers to offer the service free of charge. The tests will be available on three flights: Between hub Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina
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An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 11, 2023 Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk said Thursday that he’s sending his Starlink satellite internet terminals to the Federal Aviation Administration while saying, without providing evidence,
