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American pushes scheduled Max flights out one month, to December
American Airlines has removed another month of Boeing 737 Max flights from its schedules and now plans for the aircraft to be back in service on 4 December.
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Delta regional overhaul consolidates industry further
Three of the USA’s largest regional airlines are about to get even bigger, courtesy of Delta Air Lines.
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Panel extends inquiry into FAA's 737 Max certification
An international panel of safety technicians will take additional time in its review of how the US Federal Aviation Administration certified Boeing 737 Max aircraft that have been grounded since March, including how the agency allowed the airframer to oversee parts of its own certification.
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United extends 737 Max cancellations until mid-December
United Airlines has pushed the scheduled return of Boeing 737 Max flights out another six weeks until 19 December, axing thousands more flights in the process.
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United to temporarily shift 737 Max fleet to Arizona desert
United Airlines' fleet of 14 Boeing 737 Max aircraft are set to take off again – but without paying passengers.
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Alaska plans eight-city California expansion
Alaska Airlines plans to expand in California early next year with the launch of eight new routes, including several that Seattle-based Alaska served in years past.
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Silver-Seaborne merger advances on distribution front
The merger of US regional carriers Silver Airways and Seaborne Airlines is picking up steam, with most Seaborne tickets now available via Silver's Sabre-based distribution network.
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JetBlue cargo reboot focuses on East Coast
JetBlue Airways is getting back into the cargo business.
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Sun Country cuts unit costs as growth drive continues
The transformation and expansion of US discount carrier Sun Country continues, with its chief executive saying his airline will expand 35% this year while reducing seat-per-mile costs to less than six cents.
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Rostec unit sues Boeing alleging 737 Max fraud
Russian aircraft lessor Avia Capital Services is suing Boeing for at least $115 million, alleging that the airframer deceptively sold 737 Max aircraft on the premise that the aircraft were properly certificated, and that pilots would not need months of additional training.
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American, LATAM to drop Chile from JV application
American Airlines and LATAM Airlines Group expect to submit to regulators an amendment to their joint venture application before year end, reviving a process derailed In May by a Chilean court.
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Lively debate about potential for new 50-seat jet
Embraer sees an opportunity to develop a new 50-seat jet, and SkyWest has interest in ordering several hundred.
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Atlas, Southern cargo pilots lose labor arbitration
Pilots of Southern Air and its sister carrier Atlas Air must combine their seniority lists as part of their labor negotiations following a decision by a third-party arbitrator, the latest development in a three-and-a-half-year dispute between pilots and management.
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Southwest will retain 'Max' moniker when grounding lifts
Renaming the Boeing 737 Max is off the table at Southwest Airlines.
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Hawaiian, Southwest address their clash within Hawaii
Hawaiian Airlines insists it has the market presence needed to hold its own against newcomer Southwest Airlines on intra-Hawaii routes.
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Trade war makes talk of Air China-United joint venture academic
Air China would like to establish a joint venture with United Airlines, but current tense US-China trade tensions make such an arrangement all but impossible, according to an Air China executive.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Leading airline speaker line-up for Miami conferences revealed
Packed agendas feature airline speakers from Air France-KLM, Southwest Airlines, WestJet Encore, Delta and United Airlines
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Boeing awarded nearly $1bn for more A-10 wing replacements
The US Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $999 billion for 27 wing replacements for the service’s Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, with the option to order 85 more sets over the contract’s 11-year period.
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LATAM JV decision raises questions about role of courts
Competition issues about joint ventures and antitrust immunity for airlines typically are handled by transportation or competition regulators. Courts rarely intervene. But Chile’s Supreme Court recently set an example for courts not only to play a role, but to have the final say on airline joint ventures.
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Northrop Grumman to boost RQ-4 production capacity
Northrop Grumman plans to more than double production capacity for the RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to 12 aircraft per year in anticipation of growing demand for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform.