The new Soyuz mission set off at the Kazakhstan Russian Space Station

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The new Soyuz mission set off at the Kazakhstan Russian Space Station

2017-09-12 15:34 Last Updated At：15:45

The new Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled on Wednesday, Sept. 13, local time, carrying expedition 53 flight engineer Mark Vande Hei of NASA, Soyuz Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Joe Acaba of NASA. All three will spend approximately five and a half months onboard the International Space Station.

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship that will carry new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) is transported from its hangar to the launch pad.

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Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, center, U.S. astronauts Joseph Acaba, left, and Mark Vande Hei, members of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), pose during a news conference in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

The new Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled on Wednesday, Sept. 13, local time, carrying expedition 53 flight engineer Mark Vande Hei of NASA, Soyuz Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Joe Acaba of NASA. All three will spend approximately five and a half months onboard the International Space Station.

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship.(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship that will carry new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) is transported from its hangar to the launch pad.

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship.(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship being raised at the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Service towers lift towards Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship at the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017.(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Service towers lift towards Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship is transported from its hangar to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

An Orthodox priest conducts a blessing service in front of the Soyuz FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad.

An Orthodox priest walks after conducting a blessing service in front of the Soyuz FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

A news conference of three astronauts was held in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

In this photo taken with long time exposure, the Proton-M rocket booster blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

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The new Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled on Wednesday, Sept. 13, local time, carrying expedition 53 flight engineer Mark Vande Hei of NASA, Soyuz Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Joe Acaba of NASA. All three will spend approximately five and a half months onboard the International Space Station.

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship that will carry new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) is transported from its hangar to the launch pad.

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship.(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship being raised at the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Service towers lift towards Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship at the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017.(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Service towers lift towards Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship is transported from its hangar to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad.

An Orthodox priest walks after conducting a blessing service in front of the Soyuz FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

A news conference of three astronauts was held in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad.

A news conference of three astronauts was held in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

The Russian rocket carries Amazonas 5, a Ku- and Ka-band communications satellite for broadband and telecommunications services in Latin America.

Southwest will limit hiring and drop 4 airports after loss. American Airlines posts 1Q loss as well

2024-04-25 19:56 Last Updated At：20:01

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both lost money in the first quarter, and Southwest said Thursday that it will limit hiring and close operations at four airports.

Southwest expects to end this year with 2,000 fewer employees than it had at the start of the year.

Airlines are dealing with higher labor costs and delays in getting new planes from Boeing, which is limiting their ability to add more flights at a time of high demand for travel.

American said it lost $312 million as labor costs rose 18%, or nearly $600 million. The airline said it expects to return to profitability in the second quarter — a busier time for travel — and post earnings between $1.15 and $1.45 per share. Analysts expect $1.15 per share, according to FactSet.

The first-quarter loss amounted to 34 cents per share excluding special items, which was worse than the loss of 27 cents per share forecast by analysts.

Revenue was $12.57 billion.

Southwest said it lost $231 million and will limit hiring, offer voluntary time off to employees and stop flying to four airports: Cozumel, Mexico; Syracuse, New York; Bellingham, Washington; and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, where the airline's major operation is at smaller Hobby Airport.

CEO Robert Jordan said the airline was reacting quickly “to address our financial underperformance” and cope with delayed deliveries of new planes from Boeing. The airline expects to have 802 aircraft by the end of the year, down from an earlier plan for 814 planes.

The Dallas-based airline said the loss, after excluding special items, was 36 cents per share. That was slightly worse than the loss of 34 cents per share that Wall Street expected, according to a FactSet survey.

Revenue rose to $6.33 billion, below analysts' forecast of $6.42 billion.

The new Soyuz mission set off at the Kazakhstan Russian Space Station

The new Soyuz mission set off at the Kazakhstan Russian Space Station

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship that will carry new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) is transported from its hangar to the launch pad.

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship.(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship being raised at the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Service towers lift towards Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship at the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017.(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Service towers lift towards Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship is transported from its hangar to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad.

An Orthodox priest walks after conducting a blessing service in front of the Soyuz FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

A news conference of three astronauts was held in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship that will carry new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) is transported from its hangar to the launch pad.

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship.(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship being raised at the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Service towers lift towards Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship at the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017.(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Service towers lift towards Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket with the Soyuz MS-06 space ship is transported from its hangar to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad.

An Orthodox priest walks after conducting a blessing service in front of the Soyuz FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

A news conference of three astronauts was held in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

The Proton-M rocket booster blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

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