Escalating fuel costs have forced Delta Air Lines to abandon its $499 cap on domestic fares adopted in January in its landmark “Simplifare” restructuring of its fares. Its new cap of $599, if adopted industrywide, could raise industry revenues by $300 million this year. JP Morgan’s Jamie Baker, estimating that Delta would derive just $80 million in incremental revenue from the move, thinks the carrier is still headed for an inevitable bankruptcy.
Source: Airline Business
Airbus A220 operators have been instructed to verify the presence and correct installation of fuse pins in the main landing-gear, after a pin was found to be missing on one aircraft. Examination of the aircraft during scheduled maintenance determined that a pintle fuse pin in the left-hand main landing-gear was ...
Embraer’s automatic take-off system for the E2 is intended to offer increased range by balancing various criteria in order to ensure greater accuracy and efficiency during rotation. The airframer aims to make the Embraer Enhanced Take-off System – or E2TS – available from the fourth quarter of next year. Embraer ...
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
