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Atlanta regains title of world’s busiest airport in domestic travel-dominated 2021 ranking
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson regained its pre-pandemic standing as the world’s busiest airport by passenger numbers in 2021, according to data released by ACI World today, as domestic traffic continued to be the differentiator in another Covid-hit year. Busiest airports in 2021 by passenger numbers 202120202019Airport2021 passengers(million)% change vs 2020% ...
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IPO eradicates risk of ‘megalomania fit’ at growing airline: Play chief
The chief executive of Icelandic budget airline Play has explained how last year’s IPO was an important step in taking risk “off the table” for the start-up carrier’s stakeholders following the missteps at defunct compatriot Wow Air.
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Flexjet goes on hiring spree amid business aviation boom
US fractional aircraft ownership company Flexjet is planning a major expansion in 2022 that includes the hiring of an additional 350 pilots.
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Spirit open to discussions with JetBlue about $3.6 billion takeover bid
Spirit Airlines will engage in discussions with JetBlue Airways about the latter’s proposed $3.6 billion all-cash takeover offer.
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USAF awards contract for B-21 long lead items
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Northrop Grumman a $108 million contract to procure long lead items for production of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber.
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Canada Jetlines targets summer launch
Start-up Canada Jetlines is targeting summer 2022 for its long-awaited launch, with plans to begin charter flights from Toronto Pearson airport.
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Frontier Airlines seeks new Denver gates
To accommodate Frontier Airlines’ surging growth at Denver International airport, the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) intends to develop a new 14-gate facility.
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IATA chief economist suggests higher air fares might not impact demand
The usual correlation between higher air fares and lower demand might not play out in the current travel market, according to IATA chief economist Marie Owens Thomsen.
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Spirit’s board to weigh pros and cons of competing offers
While all eyes were on whether regulators would ultimately spoil Frontier Airlines’ planned takeover of Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways quietly hatched a spoiler of its own.
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JetBlue: Spirit acquisition helps its Northeast Alliance case with DOJ
In the wake of its proposed takeover of Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways finds itself peppered with questions about how such a move will affect its nascent “Northeast Alliance” (NEA) with American Airlines.
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NIAR WERX to name customers for cargo-converted 777-300ER as project advances
The Wichita team developing a Boeing 777-300ER converted freighter intends this month to announce multiple launch customers for the project, and is on track to begin manufacturing components within weeks.
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‘Robin didn’t mention it at dinner’: IATA chief surprised by JetBlue bid for Spirit
IATA director general Willie Walsh had more reason than most to be surprised by JetBlue Airways’ bid for Spirit Airlines this week, coming as it did after he shared several hours with the suitor’s chief executive Robin Hayes days earlier.
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E-4B ‘Doomsday’ fleet gets full motion simulator
The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFRL) has delivered the first full motion simulator for the Boeing E-4B, a 747-200 modified to be an airborne command post for the US government.
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US conducts second successful HAWC hypersonic test
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has conducted a second successful test flight of its Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) vehicle.
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CH-53K to reach initial operational capability this year, Germany considers purchase
The US Marine Corps will take delivery of two more Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopters this month, making four of the next-generation heavy lift aircraft operational.
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Frontier 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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Daher updates TBM family with TBM 960
French aircraft manufacturer Daher has unveiled its TBM 960, an updated variant of its TBM line of single-turboprop aircraft.
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Spirit 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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JetBlue pilots settle ‘Northeast Alliance’ dispute, but hurdles remain
JetBlue Airways’ pilots have ratified an agreement that ends a year-long dispute over aspects of the carrier’s “Northeast Alliance” (NEA) with American Airlines.
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US defence budget marks start of five-year transition: US service chiefs
Chiefs of the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard say President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget request represents the start of a five-year transition that will re-orient the US military to focus on countering China.