All North America news – Page 55
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NewsSpirit reduces Q3 revenue forecast due to fuel cost bump
Ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has become the latest US airline to lower its third-quarter revenue forecast based on higher-than-expected fuel costs.
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NewsInflation's 'biggest spike is behind us': Alaska Airlines CFO
Still facing cost increases on some fronts, Alaska Air Group's leadership believes it has successfully navigated the worst of industry-wide inflation related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsUS ready to return Mexico to ‘Category 1’ safety status: report
The Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly poised to upgrade Mexico to “Category 1” safety status once again, clearing the way for airlines of both countries to add transborder capacity to their schedules.
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NewsL3Harris and BAE deliver first EC-37B to USAF
The latest iteration of the Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft is built on a Gulfstream G500 business jet.
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NewsBoeing poised to deliver first T-7 to USAF
Airframer Boeing says the first test version of its next-generation T-7A Red Hawk jet trainer is ready for delivery to the US Air Force, which is expected to accept the aircraft as soon as 12 September.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: September 2023 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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NewsBoeing books 45 gross orders in August with 35 deliveries
Boeing took in 45 gross orders in August, with the month’s sales activity dominated by leasing companies, which accounted for 38 of the total.
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NewsLockheed taps Aerojet Rocketdyne for HALO anti-ship missile engine
Lockheed Martin has tapped Aerojet Rocketdyne to power a hypersonic anti-ship missile it is developing under a US Navy contract.
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NewsJetBlue decries ‘startling switch in positions’ in federal antitrust lawsuits
JetBlue Airways has accused the US Department of Justice of “taking inconsistent positions” in respective lawsuits to break up JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance with American Airlines and block its proposed acquisiton of Spirit Airlines.
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NewsAlaska Boeing 737 damaged due to fractured trunnion pin: NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board says in a preliminary report that an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 suffered a fractured trunnion pin upon landing in Santa Ana, California last month.
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NewsGeneral Atomics prepares for flight testing of uncrewed ‘missile truck’
The producer of combat UAVs is developing an uncrewed, air-launched vehicle for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that will itself carry and launch currently available air-to-air missiles.
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NewsJetBlue commits some Spirit assets in Northeast USA and South Florida to Allegiant
JetBlue Airways has entered a second divestiture agreement with a rival low-cost carrier – this time, Allegiant Air – as part of its bid to acquire Spirit Airlines.
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NewsP&W geared turbofan issue will ground hundreds of A320neos through 2026
Airlines will need to remove hundreds of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines from the wings of Airbus A320neo-family jets by the end of 2024 to inspect for defective high-pressure turbine and compressor discs.
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NewsDesign and inspection problems preceded 2021 PW4000 failure as nine more cracked blades found: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has blamed the 2021 uncontained failure of Pratt & Whitey PW4077 turbofan on engine design and testing failures and on inadequate fan blade inspections.
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NewsNorthern Pacific Airways to rebrand itself as New Pacific Airlines
US start-up carrier Northern Pacific Airways plans to rebrand itself as New Pacific Airlines rather than fight a trademark lawsuit.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems CEO flags ‘pressures’ affecting composite manufacturing
Spirit AeroSystems’ composite-manufacturing programmes continue to weigh on the company amid escalating costs, slow production rates and a longer-than-anticipated composite-material “learning curve”.
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NewsFAA approves Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines for G700 and G800 business jets
Gulfstream says the Federal Aviation Administration has certificated the Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 turbofans which power its G700 and G800 large-cabin business jets.
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NewsGlobalX lands deal for financing and construction of new South Florida MRO hangar
US charter carrier GlobalX has reached an agreement with Sheltair Aviation for the financing and construction of a new maintenance facility in South Florida that will support the airline’s fleet growth plan.
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NewsHawaiian to relaunch Kona-Tokyo flights in pandemic recovery milestone
Hawaiian Airlines plans to resume flights between Kona and Tokyo’s Haneda airport in October, marking a milestone in the carrier’s network recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsAnduril acquires UAV fighter developer Blue Force Technologies
Autonomous defence technologies start-up Anduril acquired uncrewed aircraft developer Blue Force for an undisclosed sum, with an eye toward the Pentagon’s surging interest in autonomous combat aircraft.