All articles by Pilar Wolfsteller – Page 42
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FAA grants Archer special airworthiness certificate for Maker
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a special airworthiness certificate to Archer Aviation, allowing it to begin flight testing its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, called Maker.
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China approves changes to Boeing 737 Max and clears way for jet’s return
China’s civil aviation regulator has issued an airworthiness directive that clears the way for Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft to return to flight operations in that country after almost three years.
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USA tightens Covid testing requirements for international inbound travel
In response to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the US government has tightened its testing requirements for inbound international air travellers, and extended the federal mask mandate.
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Avianca emerges from bankruptcy protection
Colombian carrier Avianca is the first of three Latin American airlines to complete its financial restructuring process and emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
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Allegiant and Viva Aerobus apply to DOT for joint venture
Allegiant Air and Mexico’s Viva Aerobus have applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for approval of a commercial alliance that would expand low-cost flying between the USA and Mexico, and give the Las Vegas-based carrier an equity stake in the Mexican carrier.
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Aeromexico files amended restructuring plan
Mexican carrier Aeromexico has filed an amended reorganisation plan with a US bankruptcy court that includes a proposal to give lead lender Apollo Global Management an equity stake.
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US start-up airline Airbahn shows off first aircraft
Airbahn, a start-up passenger airline headquartered in Los Angeles suburb Irvine, published photos of its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, on social media on 24 November.
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US bans travel from eight southern African countries amid Covid-19 variant fears
The US government has imposed a travel ban on non-citizens and permanent residents coming from eight countries in southern Africa, where a new variant of the coronavirus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has called “Omicron”, is causing concern.
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How Cecilia Aragon beat the odds to become aerobatic ace
The dream of dancing in the air inspired Cecilia Aragon to become an aerobatic champion. Now a professor studying unconscious bias in the cockpit, she hopes to inspire a new generation to fly free.
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Textron’s Denali makes its first flight
Textron Aviation has performed the maiden sortie of its in-development Beechcraft Denali single-engined turboprop, kicking off the flight-testing phase.
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JetBlue, American ask judge to throw out DOJ lawsuit
JetBlue Airways and American Airlines have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the carriers’ so-called Northeast Alliance (NEA).
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Canadian airlines say new travel rules ‘create confusion’
Canadian airlines are calling the government’s new coronavirus travel rules for inbound travellers “piecemeal” and “narrow”, and warning the measures will further confuse air passengers looking to enter Canada.
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Canada’s Air Transat and WestJet launch transatlantic codeshares
Canada’s second- and third-largest passenger carriers, WestJet and Air Transat, have entered into a codeshare agreement for transatlantic travel.
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Air Canada exits government financial aid programme
Air Canada will soon be leaving a government-sponsored financial aid programme that was established to help it manage through the coronavirus-driven slump.
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Copa to restore entire network in 2022
Copa Holdings, parent of Panama’s Copa Airlines, expects to restore the carrier’s full network next year as more countries discard coronavirus-driven travel restrictions and vaccination rates across Latin America inspire customers to travel.
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Atlas transitions Southern Air onto a single operating certificate
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has completed the transition to bring its subsidiary Southern Air onto a single operating certificate.
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United cut regional routes due to pilot shortage: CEO
United Airlines was forced to cut service to 11 secondary cities across the midwestern USA beginning in January due to the pilot shortage, the company’s chief executive officer says.
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New Canadian low-cost carrier Lynx Air set to launch in early 2022
A new Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier called Lynx Air is set to launch flight operations the first quarter of 2022.
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Business travel patterns have shifted: American CEO
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker says the carrier has seen business travel patterns shift amid the pandemic, and that smaller companies are now on the leading edge of the return in corporate travel.
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US airlines prepare for busy Thanksgiving travel period
Major US airlines are preparing for an onslaught of passengers over the US Thanksgiving holiday long weekend later this month.