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Miami Herald
4 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Miami airport is adding new flights and a new place to hang out while waiting
South Florida Miami airport is adding new flights and a new place to hang out while waiting Miami International Airport is seeing new changes for travelers this year. Arajet now offers nonstop flights from Miami to Dominican Republic cities such as Punta Cana and Santo Domingo on new Boeing 737 Max 8 jets. American Airlines and JetBlue also add new routes, connecting travelers to places like La Romana and Guayaquil. For comfort while waiting, Avianca has opened a renovated lounge in Concourse J with food, Wi-Fi, and workspaces. Take a look at the offerings for travelers going through Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Arajet 737-8 takes off, June 10, 2024 NO. 1: LOW-COST AIRLINE ADDS A NEW ROUTE FROM MIAMI TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. HERE ARE DETAILS What to know about the new service, when it starts, what it costs. | Published February 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha Avianca opens a new lounge at the J Terminal in Miami, Florida. The lounge features a playroom, business center, food bar, and large windows, aimed at enhancing the travel experience for passengers at Miami International Airport. By Carl Juste NO. 2: COLOMBIAN AIRLINE AVIANCA OPENS NEW LOUNGE AT MIAMI AIRPORT. TAKE A LOOK Come learn details and see images of new lounge at MIA | Published March 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha JetBlue planes wait at the gate at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in 2020. By Mark Konezny NO. 3: JETBLUE JUST ADDED 2 ROUTES AT FLL FOR YOUR SUMMER TRAVEL. SEE FLIGHT DETAILS The details on where and when. | Published April 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
UPI
24-05-2025
- Business
- UPI
Boeing reaches $1.1 billion settlement with DOJ to avoid prosecution
Pieces of the wreckage of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft are piled at the crash site near Bishoftu, Ethiopia, on March 19, 2019. Boeing and the Justice Department have reached a deal to avoid prosecution in that crash and another involving a Max 8. File photo by EPA-EFE May 23 (UPI) -- Boeing has avoided prosecution over two crashes of 737 Max planes that killed 346 people, but must pay $1.1 billion in a settlement reached with the U.S. Justice Department. The aerospace company won't face a trial as scheduled next month, ABC News reported. Last week, DOJ officials met with crash victims' family members, many of whom want the company to go to trial, about the agreement, according to CNBC. The company, as part of the agreement, must pay $444.5 million for a new fund for crash victims. The eight-page agreement filed Friday was obtained by Flying magazine. Paul Cassell, a lawyer representing some of the families, said in a statement he hopes U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor rejects the deal. "This kind of non-prosecution deal is unprecedented and obviously wrong for the deadliest corporate crime in U.S. history," Cassell said. "My families will object and hope to convince the court to reject it." DOJ noted relatives of more than 110 crash victims said they support the non-prosecution agreement or "support the Department's efforts to resolve the case pre-trial more generally." Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter Friday to Attorney General Pam Bond urging her agency not to cut a deal and "to hold Boeing and any responsible executives accountable for their role in the 2018 Lion Air and the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crashes, which killed a total of 346 passengers." The DOJ said it intends to file a motion to dismiss the case once the "agreement in principle" is finalized, by no later than the end of next week. "It is the Government's judgment that the Agreement is a fair and just resolution that serves the public interest," the DOJ said in the filing in the North District of Texas in Fort Worth. "The Agreement guarantees further accountability and substantial benefits from Boeing immediately, while avoiding the uncertainty and litigation risk presented by proceeding to trial." In the agreement, Boeing "will admit to conspiracy to obstruct and impede the lawful operation of the Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Evaluation Group. Also, the aerospace company, besides the fund for victims, must pay a $487.2 million criminal fine, though $243.6 million it already paid in an earlier agreement; $444.5 million for a new fund for crash victims; and $445 million more on compliance, safety and quality programs. On Oct. 29, 2018, the first crash in Jakarta, Indonesia, killed all 189 passengers and crew. Black box data from the Lion Air jet showed the pilots struggled to fight the plane's malfunctioning safety system from takeoff to the moment it nose-dived into the water. In the second crash four months later on March 10, 2019, 157 people died when a Ethiopian Airlines aircraft crashed minutes after takeoff in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Maxes were grounded for nearly two years after the second crash. In 2021 during the first Trump administration, Boeing agreed to a $2.51 billion fine to avoid prosecution. It was set to expire two days after a door panel blew out of a nearly new 737 Max 9 operated by Alaska Airlines on Jan. 5, 2024. The aircraft left Boeing's factory without key bolts installed. In 2024, U.S. prosecutors said Boeing violated the settlement because the company failed to set up and enforce a compliance and ethics program to detect violations of U.S. fraud laws. Then Boeing agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud last December. O'Connor determined the government's diversity, equity and inclusion policies was a factor in the selection of an independent compliance monitor for Boeing. The company had agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay a fine of at least $243 million besides that same amount paid earlier. In 2022, a Boeing former chief technical pilot was acquitted on fraud charges tied to the Max's development.
Straits Times
16-05-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Boeing nears deal to avoid guilty plea, US prosecution in 737 Max crashes case
Family member of a victim from the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crash hold a sign at a Senate hearing on April 2 in Washington, DC. NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Boeing has reached a tentative nonprosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice in a fraud case stemming from two fatal 737 Max plane crashes that killed 346 people, people familiar with the matter said. The agreement would forestall a June 23 trial date the planemaker faces on a charge it misled US regulators about a crucial flight control system on the 737 Max, its strongest-selling jet. The agreement would allow Boeing to avoid being branded a convicted felon and be a blow to families who lost relatives in the crashes and had pressed prosecutors to take the US planemaker to trial. A felony conviction also could have threatened Boeing's ability to secure lucrative government contracts with the likes of the US Defence Department and Nasa, although it could have sought waivers. Boeing had no immediate comment while the DOJ declined to comment. Boeing in July had agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge after the two fatal 737 Max crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia spanning 2018 and 2019, and to pay a fine of up to US$487.2 million (S$632.4 million). But Boeing has no longer agreed to plead guilty in the case, prosecutors told family members of crash victims during a meeting on May 16, the sources said. The company's posture changed after a judge rejected a previous plea agreement in December, prosecutors told the family members. DOJ officials are still weighing whether to proceed with a nonprosecution agreement or take Boeing to trial, a DOJ official said during the meeting. No final decision has been made, and Boeing and DOJ officials have not yet exchanged papers to negotiate final details of any nonprosecution agreement, the official told family members. Nevertheless, Boeing has become emboldened to litigate the case since a judge tossed the previous plea deal and the DOJ has concluded there is 'meaningful downside risk' to proceeding with a trial, a prosecutor said during May 16's meeting. US District Judge Reed O'Connor's decision to reject Boeing's previous plea agreement prolonged the case into the incoming Trump administration, which has overhauled the Justice Department. Boeing agreed to the initial plea deal during the final months of the Biden administration. Mr Paul Cassell, a lawyer for the families, said in a statement the government was intent on dropping the prosecution, saying 'they conveyed their preconceived idea that Boeing should be allowed to escape any real consequences for its deadly lies.' Another lawyer representing family members who attended the meeting, Ms Erin Applebaum, said the DOJ's 'scripted presentation made it clear that the outcome has already been decided.' The Justice Department said that Boeing would be asked to pay an additional US$444.5 million into a crash victims' fund that would be divided evenly per crash victim, lawyers for the families said, on top of US$500 million Boeing paid in 2021. Ms Nadia Milleron, who lost her daughter in one of the Boeing plane crashes in 2019, told Reuters she questioned how the DOJ, and Attorney-General Pam Bondi, could justify cutting a deal with a repeat offender. The Boeing 737 MAX aircraft displayed at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS In December, Judge O'Connor in Texas rejected Boeing's previous plea agreement in the case, faulting a diversity and inclusion provision in the deal related to the selection of an independent monitor. He had also said in 2023 that 'Boeing's crime may properly be considered the deadliest corporate crime in US history.' Boeing has faced enhanced scrutiny from the Federal Aviation Administration since January 2024, when a new Max 9 missing four key bolts suffered a mid-air emergency losing a door plug. The FAA has capped production at 38 planes per month. On May 14, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg appeared with President Donald Trump in Qatar to announce the planemaker had landed its biggest deal for widebody airplanes when state carrier Qatar Airways placed firm orders for 160 jetliners during Mr Trump's visit to the Gulf Arab country. The current discussions stem from a series of DOJ decisions spanning presidential administrations. DOJ officials last year found Boeing had violated a 2021 agreement, reached during the Trump administration's final days, that had shielded the planemaker from prosecution. That conclusion followed the January 2024 in-flight emergency during an Alaska Airlines' flight. As a result, DOJ officials decided to reopen the older fatal crashes case and negotiate a plea agreement with Boeing. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
New York Post
13-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
China lifts Boeing ban following 90-day trade deal with White House: report
China has lifted its month-long ban on Boeing deliveries following the nation's trade truce with the White House, according to a report. Beijing officials have told domestic carriers and government agencies that they can resume deliveries of US-made aircraft, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Chinese airlines can determine when to resume deliveries on their own timing and terms, a source told the outlet. 3 A Boeing 737 Max 8 that was returned by a Chinese customer to the manufacturer. REUTERS Boeing did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment. The announcement comes a day after world's two largest economies ratcheted down trade tensions with a deal that temporarily slashed US tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from 145%, and China lowered its rates on the US to 10% from 125%. The truce is set to last for 90 days as the US and China continue trade negotiations. When China imposed a 125% levy on the US last month, it effectively priced Boeing out of the market, though it doubled down and placed a ban on Boeing deliveries across the nation. It was a substantial loss for Boeing, whose 737 Max shipments to China last year accounted for a fifth of its total annual deliveries, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. While the ban has been lifted, it's unclear how soon deliveries can make their way to China after several jets were refused by Chinese customers and flown back to the US. Boeing had warned it was looking to sell the failed deliveries to buyers from other nations like India, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. 3 Several Boeing jets were refused by Chinese customers and sent back to the US. REUTERS But it's preferable for Boeing to avoid the hunt for new customers, which could take time and money, and instead make its expected 50 jet deliveries to Chinese customers this year. Nearly a quarter of Boeing's output was sent to China in 2018, but the planemaker hasn't received a major order from the nation in years as it ended up snagged in the middle of trade tensions. Over the past few years, Boeing has also lost out on deliveries due to reputation damage, with China becoming the first nation to ground the 737 Max in 2019 after two deadly crashes. 3 A Boeing 737 Max being assembled at a facility in Washington. via REUTERS Then, last January, a door plug blew out of a Boeing 737 Max jet mid-flight, bringing more regulatory scrutiny upon the planemaker. It's not the only time Boeing has found itself caught up in trade deals. The UK is expected to buy $10 billion worth of Boeing planes as part of its tariff pact with the White House, according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
Toronto Sun
13-05-2025
- Business
- Toronto Sun
Transatlantic summer travel set to cool, booking trends show
Published May 13, 2025 • Last updated 12 minutes ago • 1 minute read A Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft departs for a test flight outside the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Photo by David Ryder / Bloomberg Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Transatlantic travel is set to cool substantially this summer, with demand from both sides of the Atlantic down near double digits, based on a sampling of booking data compiled by aviation analytics company Cirium. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Bookings from North America to Europe have declined by almost 10% for the months of June, July and August compared with the same period last year, Cirium said. Reservations the other way, from Europe to North America, indicate a drop of 12%. The bookings data, gleaned from third-party travel agencies, covered reservations made between Jan. 31 and May 7 of each year. While they aren't comprehensive — they represent a small sample of sales to popular destinations — they suggest what many airlines alluded to in a spate of earnings recently: that transatlantic air travel is slowing under the combined weight of market instability, an ongoing trade war and stricter policing at US borders. Among the European cities with the sharpest decline in travel bookings are Munich, Amsterdam, Athens and Rome. Lisbon is the only one of the continent's major cities set to record an uplift. Across the Atlantic, San Francisco, Washington, Los Angeles and Houston are among those showing the steepest drop-off in travel demand. Toronto Maple Leafs Editorials Ontario Sunshine Girls Relationships
