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JetBlue's CEO to step down, will be replaced by 1st woman to lead a big U.S. airline
JetBlue said Monday that CEO Robin Hayes will step down next month and be replaced by the airline's president, Joanna Geraghty, who will be the first woman to lead a major U.S. carrier.
2 major airlines find loose bolts, other problems on grounded Boeing jets
About 170 planes were grounded after the "door plug" on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight. United and Alaska are the two big U.S. carriers that fly Boeing jets with door plugs.
Before a door plug flew off a Boeing plane, an advisory light came on 3 times
The auto pressurization light came on during three recent flights involving the same plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Some plane components are being sent to a NTSB lab.
Congressional leaders reach a deal to fund the government, avert a shutdown
The deal — which has yet to pass Congress — adheres to the spending levels agreed to by President Biden and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in a deal last summer.
Blinken meets Jordan's king on Mideast mission to prevent Gaza war from spreading
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Jordan's king as he pressed ahead with an urgent Middle East diplomatic mission to prevent Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza from spreading.
The Pentagon's 2nd in command was not informed of defense secretary's hospitalization
The Pentagon kept the secretary's hospitalization under wraps for days. The secrecy is in contrast to the usual practice among Cabinet members when they step away from official duties.