All articles by Howard Hardee – Page 36
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NewsFrontier loses $13m in Q1, shifts strategy to peak travel periods
Frontier Airlines is tweaking its network strategy to focus more on peak periods for leisure travel and “reducing under-performing flying”.
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NewsAllegiant reports $56m Q1 profit on strong demand, ancillary revenue
Ultra low-cost carrier Allegiant Air’s leisure-oriented business is humming along smoothly and shows no sign of slowing.
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NewsCanada’s Cargojet posts $30.5m Q1 profit amid ‘softer economic conditions’
Canadian operator Cargojet Airways posted a C$30.5 million ($22.5 million)profit amid “softer economic conditions” during the first three months of 2023, compared with a C$56.4 million loss during the first quarter of last year.
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NewsAlaska Airlines, ZeroAvia to develop ‘world’s largest’ zero-emission aircraft
Alaska Airlines has delivered a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprop to be retrofitted with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system by powertrain developer ZeroAvia.
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NewsBreeze Airways plans first international flights, to Mexico
US start-up carrier Breeze Airways has applied for permission to begin operating international flights as it plans a route from Los Angeles to popular Mexican vacation destination San Jose del Cabo.
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NewsSun Country plots expansion and ‘big city connectivity’ this summer
In a crowded market for North American low-cost carriers, how does long-running Sun Country Airlines distinguish itself from other discounters?
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NewsPilots’ union accuses SkyWest of launching ‘alter-ego charter’ service
As SkyWest Airlines plans to roll out a new charter service, the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is decrying the new business line as an attempt to “roll back the clock and skirt the aviation safety rules”.
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NewsSkyWest misses Q1 profit, ‘making good headway’ on pilot shortage
The carrier may have turned a corner on losing pilots to major US carriers – many of which it contracts with.
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NewsSouthwest loses $159m in Q1, cuts 2023 capacity expectations
Southwest Airlines still feels lingering effects from its December 2022 operational meltdown and is now feeling squeezed by Boeing aircraft delivery delays.
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NewsSouthwest cuts expected 2023 Max 8 deliveries by 20 jets
Southwest Airlines is now expecting 20 fewer new Boeing 737 deliveries in 2023 than previously estimated.
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NewsSpirit to soon take delivery of first of 41 A321neos
Spirit Airlines will accept delivery of the first of 41 Airbus A321neo aircraft it has on order sometime “over the next week”.
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NewsSpirit loses $104m as first quarter costs outpace surging revenue
US low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines reports a $104 million loss for the first quarter of 2023, compared with a $195 million loss during the same period last year.
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NewsHawaiian posts $98m Q1 loss amid ‘challenging revenue environment’
Hawaiian Holdings, parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, posted a loss of $98 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared with a loss of $133 million last year.
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NewsFive Hawaiian Airlines A321neos grounded, waiting for engines
Five Airbus A321neo aircraft operated by Hawaiian Airlines are grounded due to engine supply chain issues affecting customers of Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G engines.
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NewsJoby signs $55m extension to Agility Prime contract with USAF
Electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation has disclosed a $55 million extension to its Agility Prime contract with the US Air Force (USAF) to deliver and operate up to nine of its yet-to-be-certificated aircraft.
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NewsJetBlue posts $192m Q1 loss, but ‘very prepared’ for busy summer
JetBlue Airways generated record revenues but still posted a $192 million loss during the first quarter of 2023, compared with a $255 million loss during the same three months last year.
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NewsGlobalX takes seventh A320, expects eight more aircraft in 2023
US charter carrier Global Crossings Airlines (GlobalX) has taken delivery of its seventh Airbus A320 for passenger operations through a lease with Irish lessor Airborne Capitol.
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NewsBilly Nolen to step down as acting administrator of FAA
Billy Nolen, acting administrator of the US Federal Aviation Administration, will step down from the position this summer as the regulatory agency continues searching for his permanent replacement.
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NewsAlaska Airlines and Condor, American and JetSmart pursue separate codeshares
A pair of major US carriers – Alaska Airlines and American Airlines – have engaged in separate codeshare agreements with Condor and JetSmart, respectively.
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NewsAvelo plans to add 737, nine new routes to Delaware base
US discounter Avelo Airlines is planning to add a second Boeing 737NG to its base at Delaware’s Wilmington airport – and nine new non-stop routes.