All Airlines articles – Page 8
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NewsFlight-data traces reveal how Azerbaijan crew kept crippled E190 airborne
Flight-data recorder traces from the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 illustrate the extent of damage with which the crew had to cope after the twinjet was crippled by an explosion in Russian airspace. The E190 sustained multiple penetrative impacts – many of them rectangular in shape – from fragments which damaged ...
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Airline BusinessJapanese majors beat Q3 forecasts but cautious on outlook
While Japan’s two largest carriers continue to see strong passenger travel demand, they are fast coming to terms with cost and operational realities – including that of supply chain woes.
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NewsAllegiant takes delivery of three 737 Max jets from Boeing ‘earlier than contemplated’
Allegiant Air ended last year with four Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as it took three of the type sooner than previously expected.
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NewsCrashed Azerbaijan E190 lost all hydraulic pressure between two explosions near Grozny
Kazakh investigators have revealed that an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 experienced two explosions about 25s apart, and lost pressure in all three hydraulic systems, after aborting an attempt to land at the Russian city of Grozny. The aircraft suffered serious flight-control damage and its crew, after considering a number of ...
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NewsSun Country building toward operating a score of 737s for Amazon
Sun Country Airlines is starting to significantly ramp freight-hauling activities on behalf of Amazon. The carrier has taken delivery of the first of eight additional Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft that it will deploy for Amazon this year. That will grow Sun Country’s cargo fleet to 20 aircraft, which will fly ...
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Airline BusinessAvelo’s Andrew Levy sees winning recipe in troubled market, looks to IPO
Avelo chief executive Andrew Levy insists his airline is on a successful path, thanks to closely following the time-tested tenets of the original low-cost-carrier business model – and not straying into territory that recently landed other US discounters in trouble.
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NewsLufthansa Group brings ITA under its wing as integration efforts ramp up
Lufthansa Group is ramping up efforts to integrate new member airline ITA Airways, starting with merging frequent flyer programmes.
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NewsAir Wisconsin plans hundreds of layoffs as agreement with American winds down
US regional carrier Air Wisconsin plans to lay off hundreds of workers as it pivots from operating on behalf of American Airlines to charter and essential air service (EAS) flying.
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NewsAllied 737 carried out dozens of ‘flap 15’ landings in weeks before gear-collapse excursion
Nigerian investigators have disclosed that an Allied Air Boeing 737-400 freighter carried out 85% of its landings with a ‘flaps 15’ setting in the six weeks before a gear-collapse and runway excursion at Abuja. The inquiry into the 11 December accident is recommending that the carrier inspects its fleet for ...
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NewsFire-damaged Air Busan A321 inspected after decision not to remove fuel
Korean investigators probing the Air Busan Airbus A321 fire at Gimhae airport have started an on-site inspection of the aircraft, having opted against removing the fuel beforehand. The aircraft, which was preparing for departure to Hong Kong on 28 January, suffered extensive damage to its fuselage. It had been docked ...
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Airline BusinessWeek 6 2025: Corners turned and yet unturned, as earnings season rolls on
The earnings season in the USA, which saw a mixed picture emerge, was interrupted by the country’s worst airline disaster in 16 years. Elsewhere, European carriers Wizz and Icelandair mark the end of a prolonged period of challenges
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NewsNight vision equipment and crowded airspace under scrutiny in Washington collision
A former helicopter pilot familiar with the incident area says city lights, crowded airspace and the use of night vision equipment by military pilots make for a hectic operating environment.
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Airline BusinessIcelandair confident it has turned corner after tricky 2024
Inbound demand is returning, competition is more rational and group’s efficiency drive is keeping costs down
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 25-31 January 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessLessors upbeat in Dublin despite belief delivery delays could stretch to next decade
The big topic this year was the impact of a dysfunctional aerospace supply chain on the production and delivery of airliners
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NewsPSA CRJ700 recorders recovered from Potomac River: NTSB
The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the PSA Airlines-operated regional jet that crashed near Ronald Reagan National airport after colliding in midair with a US Army helicopter have been recovered by investigators.
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Airline BusinessSouthwest’s cost structure ‘not where we want it to be’: CEO Bob Jordan
Chief executive Bob Jordan acknowledged during the company’s 30 January earnings call that Southwest’s cost structure is still ailing.
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NewsSouthwest sees ‘plenty of transactions’ ahead as Boeing ramps 737 production
As an all-Boeing 737 operator, Southwest Airlines is a critical customer for Boeing as the US airframer works to produce higher rates of its signature narrowbody jet.
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Airline Business‘It’s not like we’re a bunch of idiots’: Wizz chief calls end of tough period
Wizz is calling the end of an unexpectedly rough couple of years for the low-cost operator, which put the brakes on its ambitions
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NewsNo survivors reported from PSA Airlines crash in Washington, DC
Emergency response officials from the District of Columbia say no survivors have been found after a Bombardier CRJ700 operated by PSA Airlines collided with a US Army helicopter over the Potomac River, with the effort now shifting from a rescue to recovery mission.
