All articles by Pilar Wolfsteller – Page 39
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NewsAirbus’ ’new baby’ makes splash in Latin America
Airbus hopes to entice Latin American airlines to order its new A220 with a five-country whistle-stop tour.
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NewsJetSmart gets approval to launch subsidiary in Peru; will reinstate Brazil flights
Chilean low-cost carrier JetSmart has been granted approval to launch a subsidiary in Peru, and will restore routes to Brazil in the course of the year.
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NewsLATAM sets sustainable aviation fuel goal for 2030
LATAM Airlines Group plans for 5% of its fuel to be sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by the end of this decade.
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NewsFrontier slams JetBlue’s unsolicited bid for Spirit Airlines
Frontier Airlines says JetBlue Airways’ unsolicited surprise offer to buy ultra-low-cost rival Spirit Airlines will make for higher fares and less competition.
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NewsSpirit confirms JetBlue makes surprise $3.6bn bid for outstanding shares
JetBlue Airways has made an unsolicited bid to purchase all of Spirit Airlines’ outstanding stock in an all-cash transaction, throwing into doubt Spirit’s $6.6 billion planned merger with Frontier Airlines.
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NewsAmerican Airlines’ Isom becomes CEO as Parker retires
American Airlines’ Robert Isom has taken over the chief executive role from Doug Parker, who retired on 31 March, marking the end of a 36-year airline career.
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NewsAir France to restore 90% capacity, introduce ‘shuttle’ to JFK
Air France will restore capacity to near pre-pandemic levels by what the airline hopes to be a strong peak summer travel season.
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NewsDiscrimination, harassment, finances are main barriers facing women in aviation: FAA advisory report
Male-dominated culture, widespread sexual harassment and discrimination, financial barriers to career entry and lack of gender-specific support systems are main reasons women remain significantly underrepresented in aviation and aerospace.
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NewsJoby accident aircraft was pushing its limits when it crashed
Joby Aviation says that the prototype aircraft which crashed during a flight test last month was pushing its flight envelope limits when it went down.
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NewsJetBlue and Qatar Airways expand their partnership
JetBlue Airways and Qatar Airways are expanding their partnership to include more codeshares and streamlined flight schedules.
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AnalysisWhy US commercial pilots are back in short supply
US airlines downsized rapidly as Covid-19 hit. Now, amid a full-tilt recovery, carriers face an all-too-familiar challenge: a pilot shortage that risks becoming the sector’s biggest problem.
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NewsFormer 737 Max technical pilot not guilty of misleading FAA: reports
Former Boeing chief technical pilot Mark Forkner has been exonerated of defrauding the US government in connection with the investigation of the FAA’s evaluation and certification of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, according to media reports.
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NewsUS airlines urge Biden to strike mask mandate and pre-departure Covid tests
US airlines have asked the government to eliminate the federal mask mandate that has been in place for more than a year, as well as the pre-entry Covid-19 test requirement for international travellers.
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NewsDelta takes delivery of first Airbus A321neo in Hamburg
Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of the first of 26 Airbus A321neo aircraft it expects to receive this year.
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NewsNTSB, Boeing, CFM and FAA to participate in China Eastern crash investigation
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will participate in the investigation of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800.
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NewsUS pilot union blasts SkyWest’s plans to cut air service to small cities
A US pilot union has called SkyWest Airlines’ planned cancellation of flights to 29 secondary cities “an egregious miscarriage” of the federal government’s nearly $2 billion in financial aid to the carrier during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsUSMC MV-22B Osprey goes missing in northern Norway
A US Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft has gone missing in Norway while on a training mission during a NATO training exercise.
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NewsAeromexico emerges from Chapter 11 process
Aeromexico has successfully completed its restructuring and emerged from bankruptcy protection almost two years after Covid-19 forced it to enter the process.
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NewsCanada to end pre-entry Covid testing requirement for international arrivals
Canada will end its pre-entry coronavirus testing requirement for inbound international travellers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
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NewsRussia moves to seize hundreds of leased aircraft
Russian president Vladimir Putin has moved to effectively seize hundreds of aircraft currently operated by Russian carriers from foreign lessors.