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For Boeing, buying Spirit is only the start of solving its problems

Boeing has announced its acquisition of its largest supplier, Spirit AeroSystems. It may be the best of bad options for the embattled companies, but it will take Boeing years to straighten out the money-losing supplier and the quality problems that have bedeviled both of them.

Qantas has come in number two on The World's Safest Airlines list for 2025, according to AirlineRatings.com’s annual review of 385 carriers. Image: Getty

Qantas loses High Court appeal over sacking of 1,700 staff

Australian airline Qantas has been dealt another blow to its reputation after losing a High Court appeal to a Federal Court ruling that it illegally sacked 17,000 ground staff during the pandemic.

What economic slowdown? Airlines are not seeing it

In the past week, the three largest legacy U.S. airlines have all reported third-quarter revenue in the double-digit billions, with a B.