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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Challenging summer capacity ramp-up and the fight for Spirit
Graham and Lewis return to discuss the challenges facing airlines as they ramp-up operations heading into the northern hemisphere summer, notably amid staffing shortages and rising fuel prices. They also take a look at the competition to purchase Spirit Airlines, after JetBlue Airways threw its hat into the ring for ...
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NewsLockheed Martin claims record-breaking endurance flight of lightweight drone
The aerospace manufacturer says a specially configured Stalker unmanned drone successfully completed a continuous endurance flight of more than 39h.
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NewsSwoop ex-president returns for another stint
The former president of WestJet’s ultra-low-cost subsidiary Swoop, Bob Cummings, is returning to the airline to reprise his previous role.
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NewsUS government extends federal mask mandate for 15 days
The US government has extended its face-mask mandate for travellers by air and other forms public transportation for another 15 days, as a sub-variant of Covid-19 spreads across the USA.
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NewsDelta prepares for summer travel upswing
Delta Air Lines is preparing for a busy summer holiday season as Covid-19-related travel restrictions that have been in place for months or years are lifted.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: April 2022 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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NewsDelta reports March upturn despite first quarter losses
Delta Air Lines lost $940 million in the first quarter of 2022 as the Omicron variant hit demand during January and February, though business picked up in March.
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NewsPilots of 777s and 787s warned over pitch-guidance mode slip before take-off
US safety authorities have cautioned Boeing 777 and 787 operators over a potential mode confusion during take-off which can result in the aircraft departing with the wrong pitch-control guidance. Incidents have been recorded in which the ‘altitude hold’ mode of the autopilot flight-director system had been erroneously engaged before take-off. ...
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NewsAir Lease discloses extent of Russian fleet exposure
US lessor Air Lease has disclosed that it has 21 owned aircraft remaining in Russia, following the termination of agreements for aircraft on lease to Russian operators. The lessor says it ended leases on all the aircraft in March. Air Lease previously counted operators including S7 Airlines, Nordwind, Ural Airlines ...
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NewsUS services ask Congress for additional aircraft in ‘unfunded priorities’ reports
Required by law, unfunded priority reports detail items that each military service would like to have funded, but which were not included in the official budget submitted by the presidential administration.
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NewsBoeing’s backlog slips in March amid pressures including the Russia-Ukraine war
Order cancellations and the Russia-Ukraine war are among factors cited by Boeing as leading it to strip more than 140 aircraft orders from its backlog in March, leaving the company with negative order activity for the month.
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NewsUS Air Force continues cash bonuses amid multi-year pilot shortage
The US Air Force began offering cash bonuses for its aviators on 11 April, as part of the service’s effort to close a multi-year pilot shortage.
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NewsFAA imposes record $82,000 fine on unruly passenger
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed an $81,950 fine against an airline passenger who allegedly disrupted a flight last year.
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NewsAtlanta regains title of world’s busiest airport in domestic travel-dominated 2021 ranking
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson regained its pre-pandemic standing as the world’s busiest airport by passenger numbers in 2021, according to data released by ACI World today, as domestic traffic continued to be the differentiator in another Covid-hit year. Busiest airports in 2021 by passenger numbers 202120202019Airport2021 passengers(million)% change vs 2020% ...
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NewsIPO eradicates risk of ‘megalomania fit’ at growing airline: Play chief
The chief executive of Icelandic budget airline Play has explained how last year’s IPO was an important step in taking risk “off the table” for the start-up carrier’s stakeholders following the missteps at defunct compatriot Wow Air.
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NewsFlexjet goes on hiring spree amid business aviation boom
US fractional aircraft ownership company Flexjet is planning a major expansion in 2022 that includes the hiring of an additional 350 pilots.
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NewsSpirit open to discussions with JetBlue about $3.6 billion takeover bid
Spirit Airlines will engage in discussions with JetBlue Airways about the latter’s proposed $3.6 billion all-cash takeover offer.
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NewsUSAF awards contract for B-21 long lead items
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Northrop Grumman a $108 million contract to procure long lead items for production of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber.
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NewsCanada Jetlines targets summer launch
Start-up Canada Jetlines is targeting summer 2022 for its long-awaited launch, with plans to begin charter flights from Toronto Pearson airport.
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NewsFrontier Airlines seeks new Denver gates
To accommodate Frontier Airlines’ surging growth at Denver International airport, the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) intends to develop a new 14-gate facility.