All articles by Howard Hardee – Page 16
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NewsUS leisure market likely to endure ‘downward pressure on demand’: Sun Country CEO
Cost-conscious air travellers will likely tighten spending on vacations as a result of US-imposed tariffs roiling global markets, from the perspective of Sun Country Airlines chief Jude Bricker.
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NewsCanada’s Porter Airlines makes ‘targeted frequency reductions’ amid softening US demand
Porter Airlines is the latest Canadian carrier to tweak its schedule based on weakening demand for US travel, though it pledged to maintain a substantial operation to the USA during the summer air travel season.
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NewsAir Canada expects to receive first A321XLR in Q4 as fleet renewal progresses
Air Canada is expecting Airbus to deliver the first of 30 extra-long range A321XLRs it has on order in the fourth quarter, adding to an ongoing renewal of the Montreal-based carrier’s narrowbody fleet.
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Airline BusinessArajet chief outlines vision for connecting Santo Domingo to the Americas
Launching flights to the USA has always been a major component of Arajet’s business plan but the carrier has taken a circuitous route getting there, chief executive Victor Pacheco Mendez tells Airline Business.
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Airline BusinessWeek 14 2025: Canadian leisure travel and Caribbean airline summit
First-quarter earnings will soon come into focus and carriers in the Northern Hemisphere will turn attention to the upcoming summer air travel season.
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NewsFAA now accepting requests to withhold identities of private aircraft owners
The Federal Aviation Administration is allowing private aircraft owners to opt out of sharing identifying information on the FAA’s websites, potentially making it more difficult to track the movements of privately owned aircraft such as business jets.
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NewsDevaluation of Brazilian currency weighs heavily in Gol’s fourth-quarter loss
Amid a restructuring effort aimed at strengthening its operational and financial performance, Abra Group carrier Gol lost R$5.1 billion ($883 million) during the final quarter of last year.
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News‘Clearly, something was missed’: FAA administrator flags alarming data before DC collision
Sitting administrator Chris Rocheleau acknowledges that the Federal Aviation Administration missed alarming data trends in the years leading up to the collision of an American Airlines regional jet and a military helicopter near Washington, DC’s Ronald Reagan National airport.
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NewsCounter-drone testing interfered with commercial flights at Reagan National
Counter-drone testing performed by the Secret Service and US Navy triggered faulty traffic warnings for commercial aircraft on approach to Washington, DC’s Ronald Reagan National airport, congressional testimony revealed on 27 March.
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NewsEthiopian Airlines partners with Archer on envisioned African air taxi network
Star Alliance carrier Ethiopian Airlines has signed an agreement with Archer Aviation to become the electric air taxi company’s second airline launch customer.
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NewsKorean Air locks in deal for up to 50 Boeing widebodies
Korean Air has finalised the order for up to 50 Boeing widebody jets that it tentatively signed for at the 2024 Farnborough air show.
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NewsAirbus touts open-fan engines and folding wing designs for next narrowbody jet
Airbus is teasing technologies that could enable its next-generation single-aisle jet, including innovative engine and wing designs aimed at boosting efficiency.
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NewsAlaska sets target date for launch of Seattle-to-Seoul route
Alaska Air Group has set the date for launching transpacific flights between Seattle and Seoul, as part of a broader international expansion plan enabled by Hawaiian Airlines’ widebody jets.
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NewsGol secures exit financing as it seeks conclusion of Chapter 11 process
Brazilian carrier Gol recently secured exit financing from unnamed investors as it works to emerge for Chapter 11 restructuring as “a well-capitalised standalone company”.
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In depthStart-up Natilus ‘talking to everyone’ in search for US manufacturing site
Start-up aircraft manufacturer Natilus has started looking for places to build large-scale facilities that will produce its proposed blended wing-body aircraft.
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Airline BusinessBreeze taps new chief people officer amid ‘exciting’ period of growth
Jeff Weber tells Airline Business he has a background working with “businesses that are really innovative and fast-growing, and are utilising technology in away that really disrupts or enhances the customer experience”.
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NewsTake-off clearance cancelled as Southwest 737 pilots mistake taxiway for runway
Air traffic control at Orlando International airport cancelled the take-off clearance for a Southwest Airlines-operated Boeing 737 that began its take-off roll on a taxiway.
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NewsPorter expands loyalty programme to include flights with Alaska and Air Transat
Porter Airlines is strengthening strategic relationships with Alaska Airlines and Air Transat by now offering loyalty programme members the ability to redeem VIPorter points for flights with those carriers.
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NewsPilots failed to recognise runway before Midway incursion and Southwest 737 go-around: NTSB
The pilots of a Flexjet Bombardier Challenger 350 involved last month in a runway incursion at Chicago Midway International told investigators that they did not recall seeing the hold short line and failed to recognise the runway as distinct from the taxiway.
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In depthRise Air banks on incoming ATR turboprops for far-north expansion
Canadian passenger and cargo carrier Rise Air is counting on incoming ATR 72 turboprops to spearhead a new era of growth that may see it expand beyond its home province of Saskatchewan.