Niraj Chokshi

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Blockbuster partnership: United Airlines and JetBlue to team up in new alliance called 'Blue Sky'Two major U.S. airlines are joining forces in a blockbuster partnership. United Airlines will team up with JetBlue in a new alliance they are calling …

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Niraj Chokshi |Hiroko Masuike

Amid dire conditions at the airport, an airline operations crew has had to figure out how to get more than 600 flights a day to take off and land without incident. Amid dire conditions at the airport, an airline operations crew has had to figure out how to get more than 600 flights a day to take off and land without incident. Credit... It was less than two hours before United Airlines Flight 110 was scheduled to depart for London from Newark when Nikki Brooks got word that something was wrong.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Niraj Chokshi

2 hours agoUS airlines dominate the world's rankings, operating the four largest fleets. Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and American Airlines also lead the world in revenue, while Southwest isn't far behind, either. The last of those is a budget airline, and this is evident in its fleet, which consists …

2 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Niraj Chokshi

Boeing reached a deal with the Justice Department on Friday that would spare the company from taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019. Under the deal, which was staunchly opposed by many families of the victims of the fatal crashes, Boeing would admit to obstructing federal oversight, pay a fine, contribute to a fund for the families and invest in safety and quality programs.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Karoun Demirjian |Niraj Chokshi

Commentary: Who's responsible for the aviation mess? Transportation Secretary Duffy says it's everyone but himPicking out the worst performer among Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointees is a tough job — it’s a competitive race, after all— but one member who deserves to be in the running by almost any measure of incompetence is Sean Duffy, the secretary of Transportation. Duffy is a classic example of someone …