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Why U.S. air traffic control is under strain

An airport control tower is seen at Newark Liberty International Airport, on May 6, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Andres Kudacki | Getty Images Air traffic controllers have been under strain for years, but a 90-second equipment failure last week exposed how decades of staffing shortages, underinvestment and patchwork solutions for those who guide…

Alaska Air (ALK) 1Q 2025 earnings

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Jan. 6, 2024. Stephen Brashear| Bloomberg | Getty Images Alaska Airlines on Wednesday warned that softer travel demand will eat into earnings in the second quarter, the latest in a chorus of carriers seeing weaker-than-expected…

Delta Air Lines (DAL) 1Q 2025 earnings

Delta Air Lines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Delta Air Lines won't expand flying in the second half of the year because of disappointing bookings amid President Donald Trump's shifting trade policies, which CEO Ed Bastian called…