All articles by Lori Ranson – Page 23
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United confirms landing gear incident at Newark
United Airlines flight 634 landed safely at Newark Liberty International airport on 10 January after experiencing difficulty with one of three main landing...
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US regulators uphold Virgin America’s citizenship
Regulators at the US Department of Transportation (DOT) have ruled that Virgin America's US citizenship will remain intact now that the carrier has agreed...
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Boeing's improved 4Q deliveries reflect 2008 machinists strike
Boeing's 144% increase in deliveries during the fourth quarter of 2009 was largely the result of a disruption in production during late 2008 when the company's...
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US DOJ indicts suspect in attempting Delta bombing
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a six count criminal indictment to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab related to his alleged attempt on 25 December...
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Pilots in AA Kingston overrun were advised to use a different approach
Controllers at Norman Manley International airport in Kingston, Jamaica offered the crew of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 that overran a runway on...
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Delta chief executive touts MD-80 cost advantage
Delta chief executive Richard Anderson has reiterated his bullish view that the carrier's large fleet of ageing Boeing MD-80s retain a cost advantage over...
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New Continental CEO waives pay until carrier turns an annual profit
New Continental Airlines chief Jeff Smisek has declined a salary or annual bonus until the carrier reaches a full-year profit. Smisek assumed his new...
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USA issues new security directives for inbound flights
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has mandated new security measures covering inbound flights to the USA effective 4 January.
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IATA’s chief stresses need for improved security
IATA is encouraging security officials to keep increased pat-downs in security checks temporary, and has alerted US government officials that a complete...
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Maintenance alert triggers JetBlue diversion to Bermuda
An Airbus A320 operated by JetBlue Airways diverted to LF Wade International airport in Bermuda on 29 December due to a maintenance issue.
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TAM officially names Barroso as president
Brazilian carrier TAM has named interim chief and VP of finance Libano Miranda Barroso as president.
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TAM expands codeshare with Lan Argentina
Brazilian carrier TAM and Lan Argentina have enlarged their codesharing agreement to include seven new Argentinean destinations.
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Another suspicious passenger removed from Delta aircraft
A second Nigerian passenger was removed from a Delta Air Lines Amsterdam-Detroit flight on 27 December after behaving unusually, two days after a Nigerian's...
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Star partners apply for transpacific antitrust immunity
Roughly a week after Japan and the US reached a historic open skies agreement, Star Alliance members All Nippon Airways (ANA), Continental Airlines and United...
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e.Digital adds 2 customers for portable IFE system
Portable in-flight entertainment system supplier e.Digital has secured new business from Air Burkina and Air Mali.
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US investigators dispatched to examine AA Jamaica overrun
Investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are travelling to Kingston, Jamaica to investigate a runway overrun of an American...
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United returns with big order
Star Alliance carrier sees clear economics behind splitting widebody order between A350s and 787s
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Open skies to fuel Japan-US pacts
Newly-struck aviation deal clears the path for ANA and JAL to pursue US carrier antitrust immunity agreements
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US airlines bullish over improving revenues
Optimism is spreading among US major carriers that positive revenue trends will continue even if economic growth stagnates in 2010. Executives at US carriers...
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US Justice Department raises concerns over Oneworld anti-trust
An anti-trust application filed by Oneworld Alliance members has drawn criticism by the US Department of Justice, who believes the proposed tie-up would...