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CSX posts record quarter as the railroad left out of the merger finds its footing
While Washington argues over the biggest rail consolidation in a generation, the Class I railroad standing outside it just delivered the best quarter in its history. CSX reported record revenue of $3.94bn for the second quarter on Wednesday evening, up 10 per cent year on year. Operating income rose 17 per cent to $1.51bn. Diluted earnings came in at 54 cents a share, up 23 per cent, beating a consensus estimate of 52 cents. Operating margin expanded 240 basis points to 38.3
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Importers brace as Trump's global surcharge dies at midnight, with no replacement in sight
The 10 per cent global import surcharge that has underpinned American trade policy since February lapses at 12:01 a.m. Friday, and the administration has nothing ready to take its place. Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 gives a president 150 days and no more. Signed on 20 February and effective four days later, the surcharge hits its statutory wall on 24 July. Only Congress can extend it, and no extension legislation is pending. The replacement is late. USTR blew through
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Washington's Enforcement Push Reshapes the Freight Market
For three years the American trucking industry has waited for the freight recession to end. This week brought the clearest evidence yet that it has, and the reason has less to do with demand than with regulators. Knight-Swift Transportation, the largest asset-based carrier in the country and the sector's reliable bellwether, reported second-quarter results on Wednesday that beat expectations across the board. Total revenue rose 12.6% to $2.1 billion. Adjusted earnings per sha
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Fuel Bites Back: American Slashes Outlook as Southwest's Reinvention Pays Off
The great fuel reckoning arrived this week, and it landed unevenly. American Airlines cut its full-year forecast on Thursday for the second time, telling investors it now expects anywhere from a 65-cent adjusted loss per share to a 65-cent gain. Shares fell roughly 8% in early trading. Revenue for the quarter climbed 16% to $16.74 billion and unit revenues rose 10%, but higher fares were not enough to swallow this year's fuel spike. Adjusted earnings came in at 15 cents a sha
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FAA Set to Hand Air Traffic AI Contract to Boston Startup, Snubbing Palantir and Thales
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is poised to award Boston-based Air Space Intelligence (ASI) a closely watched contract for its AI-powered air traffic management tool, according to multiple people familiar with the deal. It would be a remarkable coup. ASI, which counted just over 150 employees as of April, is set to beat out software heavyweights Palantir and Thales, which are the only other vendors bidding for the work. The win would catapult the young company to
Jun 193 min read
American Airlines Flight Attendants Request Higher Pay for Online Training Modules.
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), which represents 28,000 cabin crew at American Airlines, has raised concerns about the length of training modules that crew members are required to finish. The union argues that the modules have been extended over time to pack in as much content as possible. This has caused unrest as American Airline flight attendants argue it is not possible to complete the training within the 8-hour window they are paid for. By way o
Jun 193 min read
Newark Airport Dispute Exposes Political Risk to US Aviation
One of America’s busiest international airports found itself at the centre of political confrontation. The Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin threatened on 28 May that the Trump administration could soon stop processing international travellers and cargo at Newark airport as local law enforcement in the Blue State of New Jersey refused to assist federal immigration officials. With fans gearing up for the FIFA World Cup this summer, questions over international
Jun 83 min read
The Right Policy at the Wrong Moment: Why Family Seating Fees Should Wait
When a parent books a flight for themselves and a young child, most assume the family will sit together. For many travellers, that assumption does not survive contact with the booking page. Across several major carriers, seating a parent next to their child can mean an extra charge, a gamble on whatever is left at check-in, or an awkward negotiation with strangers at the gate. A long-running effort in Washington has sought to put an end to that. The question now is not whethe
Jun 44 min read
‘We owe it to the victims’ families and the American flying public’ | Interview with Rep. Sharice Davids on aviation safety reform after Flight 5342
Sharice Davids is the Democratic representative for Kansas’s 3rd District, covering much of the Kansas City metropolitan area. She sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and has played a leading role in Congress's response to the midair collision of American Eagle Flight 5342 with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on 29 January 2025, in which 67 people were killed. Davids helped lead the bipartisan ALERT Act, which passed the House last month by 396 votes
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'MH370 disappearance shows how ruthless democracy's enemies are' | Interview with aviation journalist Jeff Wise
Jeff Wise is a journalist specializing in aviation, technology, and psychology who has written for Businessweek, Psychology Today, and...
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A High Flying Career: Flight Attendant Kara Mulder on the Evolving Landscape of Aviation
Kara Mulder, an accomplished flight attendant and the creative force behind the popular Flight Attendant Life blog, has leveraged her...
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With Summer Travel Almost Here, the FAA Remains Leaderless
In another twist in the saga of complications and chaos that has been plaguing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), it has recently...
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Newark Airport Dispute Exposes Political Risk to US Aviation
One of America’s busiest international airports found itself at the centre of political confrontation. The Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin threatened on 28 May that the Trump administration could soon stop processing international travellers and cargo at Newark airport as local law enforcement in the Blue State of New Jersey refused to assist federal immigration officials. With fans gearing up for the FIFA World Cup this summer, questions over international
Jun 83 min read
The Right Policy at the Wrong Moment: Why Family Seating Fees Should Wait
When a parent books a flight for themselves and a young child, most assume the family will sit together. For many travellers, that assumption does not survive contact with the booking page. Across several major carriers, seating a parent next to their child can mean an extra charge, a gamble on whatever is left at check-in, or an awkward negotiation with strangers at the gate. A long-running effort in Washington has sought to put an end to that. The question now is not whethe
Jun 44 min read
Duffy’s Xbox Controllers
How the FAA's gaming pitch drew a record 12,350 applications in a single hiring window The United States Federal Aviation Administration has spent the better part of a decade wrestling with a chronic shortage of air traffic controllers. This month, it tried something unorthodox: it asked video gamers to step up. The response was overwhelming. On 17 April 2026, the FAA opened its annual hiring window for trainee air traffic controllers with a recruitment campaign built around
Apr 223 min read
United Airlines and Its Flight Attendants Have a Tentative Agreement. We Have Been Here Before.
On 26 March 2026, United Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) announced a tentative agreement covering approximately 30,000 cabin crew members. On paper, it is a landmark deal. The airline says it will make its flight attendants the best-paid in the American airline industry, with top hourly wages reaching $100 by the end of the contract's five-year term and immediate pay increases kicking in the moment ratification is confirmed. The total package is su
Apr 33 min read
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