All North America articles – Page 335
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United debuts premium 767 on London flight
United Airlines will introduce its first Boeing 767-300ER with an expanded business class cabin on flights to London Heathrow today.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Delta corporate funding view of EETC drove low rates
Delta Air Lines locked in $500 million in cheap funding with its first enhanced equipment trust certificate (EETC) in four years earlier this month.
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OpinionOPINION: Confidence threatened by polarised Max response
Partial suspension of Boeing 737 Max operations exposed an extraordinary regulatory disparity, with European and US authorities – normally fixated on procedural harmonisation and alignment – entrenched in opposing positions on the matter.
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News'Multiple errors' contributed to fatal Teterboro Learjet crash
US accident investigators have determined that the fatal crash of a Bombardier Learjet 35A at Teterboro airport on 15 May 2017 was caused by the aircraft stalling at low altitude after the pilot failed to perform a go-around when the approach became unstable.
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737 Max grounding to have limited impact on US carriers
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines are the three US carriers impacted by the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to ground all Boeing 737 Max aircraft following two fatal crashes since October.
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Bombardier and Embraer spar over 50-seater replacement
Bombardier and Embraer have differing views on how to replace the aging 50-seat regional jet fleet around the world.
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VIDEO: Epic nears E1000 type certification
Epic Aircraft says US type certification of the E1000 is “very close”, and claims that the introduction of performance upgrades which have delayed the arrival of the single-engined turboprop by around three years “far outweigh the schedule trade-off".
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'No basis' to ground 737 Max: FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reiterates that it has seen "no basis" to order a grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, as the USA remains the prominent outlier among a handful of countries that have not suspended operations with the aircraft after the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash on 10 ...
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European momentum heaps pressure on 737 Max
Several European air transport regulators have taken individual decisions to ban operations with the Boeing 737 Max, resulting in a patchwork response over use of the aircraft.
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NewsFinal Citation X+ delivered after 22-year run
FlightGlobal can reveal that Textron Aviation quietly delivered the final Cessna Citation X+ in late 2018, ending a 22-year, 339-unit run for the high-speed business jet and its Citation X predecessor.
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IATA sees softer air cargo market growth in 2019
IATA sees geopolitical factors denting demand for air cargo during 2019, and forecasts just 2% growth for the entire year.
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More than a third of global 737 Max fleet grounded
More than 30% of the global fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft are now grounded due to safety concerns, following the crash of two almost brand new Max 8s less than five months apart.
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Boeing to upgrade 737 Max flight control software
Boeing has confirmed that it will deploy a flight control software upgrade for the 737 Max “in the coming weeks”.
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NewsBoeing to delay 777X rollout after Ethiopian crash
Boeing will push back the official rollout of the 777-9 following the 10 March crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines.
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Ethiopian crash likely to aggravate unease over 737 Max
Loss of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, just a few minutes after take-off, is likely to stir disquiet over the re-engined type which emerged during the probe into a Lion Air Max 8 accident.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Allies seek strength in numbers alongside Loyal Wingman
A mass market for loyal wingman unmanned air vehicles is rapidly forming as Boeing, in a development partnership with the Australian government, unveiled a mock-up of its Airpower Teaming System aircraft at the Avalon air show near Melbourne, Victoria, on 26 February.
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Dulles fortunes turn on lower costs as United maps growth
United Airlines could double the number of flights it operates from Washington Dulles International airport, putting the once questionnable hub on firmer and firmer footing.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: US carriers paint mixed demand picture
The largest US carriers continue to see strong domestic demand even as some of their smaller peers cite pockets of weakness.
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United encourages Boeing to speed up NMA development
United Airlines chief executive Oscar Munoz wants Boeing to speed up the development of its proposed New Mid-market Airplane.
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American parks 14 737s on overhead bin installation issues
American Airlines has removed 14 Boeing 737-800s from service after it found issues with the "quality of work conducted" on overhead bins on two aircraft.