Delta Air rose$. 20 or 1.1 percent, to $17.90. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 08 or 1.2 percent, to $6.73. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 11 or. 8 percent, to $14.20.
May 9- A small-batch vodka made in Austin, Texas, has found its way onto one of the world's biggest airlines. Tito's Handmade Vodka, created by geologist and geophysicist Bert "Tito" Beveridge, is now the exclusive vodka supplier to United Airlines, the companies are set to announce on Friday.
*Share buyback program $500 million. May 8- Delta Air Lines Inc plans to return $1 billion to shareholders over the next three years, starting with its first dividend in a decade and a $500 million share buyback program, the company said on Wednesday.
*Share buyback program $500 million. May 8- Delta Air Lines Inc plans to return $1 billion to shareholders over the next three years, starting with its first dividend in a decade and a $500 million share buyback program, the company said on Wednesday.
*Delta Air Lines Inc: Barclays raises price target to $66 from $61;. *Alaska Air Group Inc: Barclays raises price target to $23 from $22;. *Southwest Airlines Co: Barclays raises price target to $17 from $16;.
*Boeing may not outsource much work- Qatar Air CEO Baker. By Praveen Menon DUBAI, May 5- As they prepare to buy Boeing's. new 777 X jet, Gulf airline giants Emirates and Qatar Airways are warning that Boeing must avoid the mistakes of the 787 Dreamliner, which cost customers millions of dollars when its batteries failed.
*Boeing may not outsource much work- Qatar Air CEO Baker. *Boeing's cash exposure from 787 is tricky- Emirates' President Clark.
Houston police described Moore's strange behavior leading up to the shooting, beginning on Tuesday when he made romantic advances toward a woman at the apartment complex were he worked as a janitor in Beaumont, Texas. "He, in effect, kidnapped her at gunpoint and wanted her to take him to Houston," said Phil Waters, a Houston homicide detective.
HOUSTON, May 2- A man sparked a panic at a busy Houston airport terminal on Thursday when he pulled out a gun and shot at the ceiling, then either shot himself or was killed by a security officer who confronted him. Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said the man who died was 30 years old, but did not identify him.
HOUSTON, May 2- A man died after shots were fired on Thursday in a terminal at the Houston Intercontinental Airport, sending panicking passengers diving for cover and prompting a security lockdown and the suspension of some flights.
April 30- United Continental Holdings Inc:. *JP Morgan raises price target to $31.50 from $31.00. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
U.S. regulators formally lifted flight restrictions last week after Boeing redesigned the lithium-ion battery system that overheated on two 787 s in January, clearing the company to install the fix on the 50 jets delivered so far.
SAO PAULO, April 29- Brazil's Embraer SA, the world's biggest maker of regional jets, said an order for at least 30 new planes from United Airlines on Monday raised the odds of greater production next year.
The FAA said in a statement on Saturday that it expects staffing to return to normal levels over the next 24 hours. Airports around the country were reporting that flights were arriving and departing on time at 1 p.m. EDT, with the exception of San Francisco, where arrivals were delayed 44 minutes on average because of construction, the FAA said.
April 27- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Saturday it had suspended all employee furloughs and that it expects the U.S. air travel system will return to normal operations by Sunday evening Eastern Time.
*U.S. regulator grounded Boeing's Dreamliner fleet in Jan. *Boeing says planes safe to fly, fix found. The battery faults raised fears of a possible mid-air fire, drawing worldwide attention to Boeing and denting the reputation of its flagship plane.
*U.S. regulator grounded Boeing's Dreamliner fleet in Jan. *Boeing says planes safe to fly, fix found. The battery faults raised fears of a possible mid-air fire, drawing worldwide attention to Boeing and denting the reputation of its flagship plane.