All North America news – Page 14
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737 chartered by Trump campaign diverted due to in-flight door malfunction
A Boeing 737 transporting US vice-presidential candidate JD Vance was forced to return to Milwaukee Mitchell International airport on 16 August because of a reported door-seal malfunction.
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US Navy installs first MQ-25 control station on aircraft carrier
The new Unmanned Air Warfare Center, developed by Lockheed Martin, has been fitted in the USS George HW Bush, where it will be used to control the forthcoming Boeing MQ-25 autonomous refueller.
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Merlin launches aerial testing on KC-135 autonomous flight system
The autonomous flight start-up reveals it has completed three evaluation flights with the US Air National Guard, and hopes to conduct an in-flight demonstration of its autonomous Merlin Pilot system during 2025.
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SAS and Delta would accept ‘carve-out’ of codeshare while JetBlue objection is studied
SAS and Delta Air Lines are prepared to accept a partial approval of their extensive SkyTeam codeshare if US regulators feel there is a need to examine the situation which led US operator JetBlue Airways to object to the tie-up. JetBlue has been seeking to codeshare with Air Serbia on ...
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Gulfstream achieves first flight of G400 business jet
Gulfstream successfully completed first flight of its new G400 business jet with a nearly 3h sortie originating and ending at Savannah Hilton Head International airport in Georgia.
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Boeing will ‘recover faster than most expect’ under Ortberg: United CEO
United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby asserts that Boeing will rebound from its manufacturing and quality problems relatively quickly now that it is guided by new CEO Kelly Ortberg.
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Archer delivers first Midnight aircraft to USAF
The electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle is the first of up to six that Archer intends to deliver to the service.
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Canada Jetlines to file for protection after suspending operations
Canada Jetlines is suspending operations, effective immediately, and planning to file for creditor protection.
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SAS’s new SkyTeam codeshare with Delta irks JetBlue Airways
Future SkyTeam partner SAS’s new codeshare with Delta Air Lines is facing objections from US operator JetBlue Airways, which claims its own US-European codeshare effort is being held up by European Union member states. SAS is set to joint SkyTeam on 1 September as a result of the investment by ...
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USAF can no longer count on overseas bases for power projection
Top service leaders within the US Air Force say forward air bases can no longer be counted upon as sanctuaries for US forces in the era of modern conflict, and recently completed military exercises aimed to test new methods of generating combat sorties.
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WestJet cancelling dozens of daily flights as it repairs 16 hail-damaged Boeing jets
Canadian carrier WestJet is still operating with reduced passenger capacity as it works to return 16 Boeing 737s damaged earlier this month by a hailstorm in Calgary.
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US judge throws out consumer lawsuit against Alaska acquisition of Hawaiian
A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Alaska Airlines’ planned acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines due to the plaintiffs’ lack of standing.
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Strong airline experience among Elliott’s picks as Southwest board replacements
Activist shareholder Elliott Investment Management has put forward 10 candidates – including former airline chiefs David Cush and Gregg Saretsky – to replace Southwest Airlines’ board, which it sees as “profoundly out of touch” with investors following a series of blunders earlier this year.
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Canada begins construction of new quick reaction air base for F-35s
The new quick reaction alert facility at CFB Bagotville in Quebec will support the future deployment of Canada’s forthcoming Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters in support of North American airspace defence missions.
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Breeze encroaches on Avelo’s market stronghold in Southern Connecticut
US start-up carrier Breeze Airways is targeting a stronghold maintained by rival discounter Avelo Airlines by planning to launch 10 new routes out of New Haven, Connecticut.
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Boeing benefits from Farnborough orders bump in July
Boeing logged 72 aircraft orders in the month of July, a total boosted by high-profile deals at Farnborough air show.
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Archer secures further financing from Stellantis and details LA network
Silicon Valley-based electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft developer Archer Aviation has secured additional financing from its backer Stellantis.
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USAF formalises E-7A prototype contract with Boeing
The US Air Force has formalised a $2.6 billion contract with Boeing for a pair of E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) prototypes.
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B-2 sinks roll-on/roll-off vessel in Gulf of Mexico test
The US Air Force is honing its ability to deliver low-cost anti-ship strikes from the Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber through its QUICKSINK programme.
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Frontier defers A320neo deliveries and axes plans to acquire A321XLRs
Frontier Airlines has become the latest US discount carrier to delay its acquisition of Airbus narrowbody jets, following moves taken recently by Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways.