All articles by Jon Hemmerdinger – Page 141
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Virgin America key to Alaska's California ambitions
Alaska Air Group sees its planned acquisition of Virgin America as a means to gain a substantial foothold in California and to acquire valuable gates and slots at several of the nation’s most constrained airports.
-
News
Rolls-Royce and El Al sign 787 Trent 1000 service deal
Rolls-Royce will service and provide support for the Trent 1000 engines that will power El Al’s incoming fleet of Boeing 787s, the carrier announces in a 21 March media release.
-
News
Advanced Technology Services launches business jet parts division
Illinois-based Advanced Technology Services (ATS) is launching a maintenance-related business aimed at the corporate jet market, while also preparing to open a Federal Aviation Administration-certified repair station.
-
News
Amazon signs 20-aircraft lease deal with ATSG
Cargo carrier Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has reached an agreement to operate 20 Boeing 767 freighters for online retailer Amazon, a move that expands Amazon’s reach into the package delivery business.
-
News
Air Canada CEO stands behind CS300 purchase plan
Air Canada's decision to purchase Bombardier's struggling CSeries was not politically motivated and followed several years of study by the Montreal-based airline, says chief executive Calin Rovinescu.
-
News
Hawaiian considers ‘far off’ plan to launch non-Hawaii operations
Executives at Hawaiian Airlines have been studying a concept that could eventually see the carrier launch flights in regions other than the Hawaiian Islands, the company’s chief executive Mark Dunkerley tells Flightglobal.
-
News
Hawaiian to complete first A330 cabin overhaul this spring
Hawaiian Airlines intends to complete its first Airbus A330 cabin overhaul this spring, with the entire fleet expected to be updated by the middle of 2017, the carrier’s chief executive Mark Dunkerley tells Flightglobal.
-
News
ROUTES: Norwegian to fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle to USA
Norwegian will launch Boeing 787 flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles and New York JFK this summer.
-
News
ROUTES: Cape Air close to ordering Tecnam P2012s
Cape Air is close ordering Italian-made Tecnam P2012 Travellers, a new aircraft that would replace dozens of aging Cessna 402Cs and a handful of Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders, Cape Air’s senior-vice president of planning Andrew Bonney tells Flightglobal
-
News
ROUTES: InterCaribbean seeks to acquire regional jets next winter
InterCaribbean Airways plans to acquire large regional jets beginning next winter, aircraft it will use to expand to the USA and elsewhere in Latin America, say executives at the Providenciales-based carrier.
-
News
ROUTES: When will airlines be Havana good time?
Though airlines are expected to begin scheduled flights between Cuba and the USA later this year, the island nation’s aviation and tourism industries will likely not fully develop for many years, says Peter Cerda, regional vice-president of the International Air Transport Association.
-
News
ROUTES: Brazil’s woes overshadow stronger regional growth
Though Brazil’s economic woes tend to overshadow much of South American, not all the region’s countries are in such extreme economic doldrums.
-
News
ROUTES: Executives call for less fees and regulations in Latin America
Growth of Latin American airlines continues to be hindered by burdensome taxes, inefficient customs procedures and poor infrastructure, executives say on the first day of Routes Americas.
-
News
ROUTES: Alaska expands at San Jose
Alaska Airlines is expanding from Norman Y Mineta San Jose International airport in California, announcing it will launch new flights to Orange County and San Diego on 5 June.
-
News
Air Canada expects CS300 to offer 10% cost saving
Air Canada believes the Bombardier CS300s it intends to purchase will cost 10% less to operate per seat than types the CSeries will replace, contributing to the carrier's streamlining initiatives.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: San Juan traffic rebounds amid renovations
Traffic at San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International airport continues to surge amid a multi-year renovation effort that was intended to help the airport recover from sagging passenger numbers.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Experts raise concern about hackers targeting aircraft
In July 2015, hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, sitting on a couch near St Louis, remotely took control of a Jeep Cherokee sport utility vehicle travelling along an interstate highway.
-
NewsPICTURE: Alaska unveils new livery and brand
Alaska Airlines announces the first major update to its branding in 25 years, rolling out a Boeing 737-800 adorned in a new font and with a logo that includes streaks of blue and green.
-
NewsAlaska to order 30 large regional jets in first quarter 2016
Alaska Air Group expects to place an order for up to 30 large regional jets in the first quarter of 2016, with deliveries expected to begin in 2017.
-
News
Pilot errors preceded US Airways flight 1702 crash: NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board documents confirm that pilots of US Airways flight 1702 failed to enter required takeoff information into the aircraft’s flight computer prior to a March 2014 crash in Philadelphia.