All North America articles – Page 260
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News321 Precision Conversions completes first flight of A321 converted freighter
Oregon company 321 Precision Conversions has completed first flight of its Airbus A321-200PCF freighter.
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NewsDelta eyes potential Covid boost to regional flying
Will the coronavirus pandemic cause a long-term bump in air travel from small- and medium-size airports?
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NewsLockheed Martin plans to buy Integration Innovation’s hypersonics portfolio
In the realm of hypersonic technologies, Integration Innovation says it specializes in thermal protection systems, propulsion, missile seeker windows and domes, ground test and evaluation facilities and services, flight test services, weather evaluation, modelling and simulation, and software development.
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NewsSouthwest to begin O’Hare and Houston Intercontinental flights in 2021
Southwest Airlines in 2021 will begin flights at Chicago O’Hare International and Houston George Bush Intercontinental airports.
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NewsSpirit CEO predicts quicker recovery than larger competitors
The chief executive of Spirit Airlines suspects his carrier will recover from the coronavirus downturn faster than major US carriers, though the pace of Spirit’s long-term fleet-growth plan remains uncertain.
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NewsUS Air Force aims to train pilots faster using brain electrode
In August, the US Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing launched its iNeuraLS project, an effort to speed up pilot training through brain stimulation.
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NewsHawaiian Airlines suspends Ohana by Hawaiian service
Hawaiian Airlines has said it will suspend its regional subsidiary Ohana by Hawaiian on 1 November as the carrier continues to experience economic hardship due to the coronavirus and resulting quarantine requirements.
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Air Canada and Transat sharply discount takeover deal
Air Canada and Transat AT, the parent company of Air Transat, have renegotiated the terms of their planned tie-up, sharply discounting the price per share. The move was prompted by the devastating impact of the coronavirus on the air transport industry. The two Montreal-based carriers stated on 10 October that ...
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NewsFirst Lockheed Martin F-35s loaded with ODIN hardware
For the first time, Lockheed Martin F-35s have been loaded with Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) hardware, an initial step in replacing the stealth fighter’s troubled support system. A squadron of F-35Bs based at US Marine Corps (USMC) Air Station Yuma in Arizona received the new system on 29 September, ...
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Airline BusinessAirline coronavirus recovery tracker: October 2020 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, airport passenger throughput, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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NewsAllegiant burned $1.3 million daily during third quarter
The parent company of Allegiant Air burned a daily average of $1.3 million in cash during the third quarter, including debt payments, rising from its daily cash burn average of $900,000 during the second quarter.
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NewsHAPSMobile Sunglider reaches 63,000ft, demos broadband transmission
The HAPSMobile Sunglider unmanned air vehicle reached an altitude of more than 60,000ft above sea level during a 20h demonstration flight on 21 and 22 September.
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NewsAir Canada 737 Max transactions garner $365 million
Air Canada has sealed sale-and-leaseback transactions for three Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft with Jackson Square Aviation and six Max 8 aircraft with Avolon for total proceeds of $365 million. Boeing delivered these nine Max aircraft to Air Canada during the past three years, the carrier stated 8 October in ...
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NewsPerson ‘more likely to be hit by lightning’ than catch Covid-19 in aircraft
Data suggests that an individual has a much greater chance of being hit by lightning over a 12-month period than they would of catching Covid-19 during a commercial flight, according to IATA.
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NewsAirports saw 58% drop in passengers during first half of 2020
Worldwide airport passenger numbers were down 58.4% year on year during the first half of 2020 as the pandemic weighed on travel demand, according to ACI World data released today.
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NewsPentagon, SpaceX may demo rocket delivery of cargo in 2021
The US Transportation Command has partnered with Space Exploration Technologies Corporation to study delivering tens of thousands of kilograms worth of cargo to anywhere on Earth within about an hour using the aerospace company’s vertical landing rockets.
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NewsBoom rolls out XB-1 supersonic demonstrator, lays out Overture timeline
Boom Supersonic has publicly unveiled its XB-1 supersonic aircraft, a demonstrator Boom will use to develop a future supersonic passenger aircraft called Overture.
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NewsPentagon funds autonomous sea barge for rotorcraft to land, refuel and rearm
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has granted a contract to Sea Machines Robotics to develop a prototype autonomous ocean barge that would serve as a floating Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) for rotorcraft.
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NewsQatar Airways adds new US link with San Francisco flights
Qatar Airways is to launch flights to San Francisco this December, adding the west coast city to its US network for the first time.
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NewsAlaska speeds retirement of 10 Airbus A320s
Alaska Airlines will retire 10 of the Airbus A320 aircraft it owns earlier than intended, accelerating its cost-saving transition back to the all-Boeing fleet structure it operated before acquiring Virgin America.