All articles by Howard Hardee – Page 19
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Airline BusinessAlaska and Hawaiian to combine under single operating certificate in ‘near term’
Hawaiian still operates as a separate carrier and presents as its own outward-facing brand, but its network and schedules are increasingly coming under the management of Alaska Air Group.
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Airline BusinessWeek 8 2025: ‘Still premature’ to forecast impact of potential Trump tariffs
While signs suggest healthy demand for air travel worldwide leading into the Northern Hemisphere summer travel season, geopolitical tensions represent a major unknown for airlines in the year ahead.
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NewsJetBlue’s GTF engines off-wing for average of 360 days amid widespread aircraft groundings
JetBlue Airways reports that it takes roughly one year on average for its Pratt & Whitney engines to return to service once taken off-wing for inspections and repairs.
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NewsCopa ‘perfectly fine’ with revised 737 delivery schedule: CEO Pedro Heilbron
All-Boeing operator Copa Airlines anticipates taking 13 737 Max jets this year – two more than previously anticipated – under a revised delivery schedule from the US airframer.
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Airline BusinessCopa adjusts fleet-growth plan again, awaits not-yet-certificated 737 Max 10s
Another revised schedule for Boeing 737 Max deliveries will likely see Panama’s Copa Airlines taking more jets this year than previously expected – then about half as many in 2026.
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NewsUnited claims ‘world’s largest’ mainline fleet following milestone aircraft delivery
United Airlines boasts that it has overtaken competitors as the world’s largest airline by fleet size after taking delivery of its 1,000th “mainline” jet.
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NewsAir Transat and Air Europa seek shared expansion with new interline agreement
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat and Spain’s Air Europa have launched a new interline partnership intended to expand their respective reaches into the other’s domestic markets.
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NewsOn-scene investigation of PSA regional jet and Black Hawk wreckage concludes
The US National Transportation Safety Board confirmed on 11 February that it is done examining pieces of the MHIRJ CRJ700 and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk that collided and plummeted into the Potomac River.
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Airline BusinessGrowth ambitions of Latin American carriers curtailed by lack of aircraft
Latin American carriers are ensuring that their respective countries are more globally connected than ever before, but need more aircraft to fully realise their growth plans.
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Airline BusinessUS low-cost carriers still struggling to find smooth skies
Under pressure to make major business-model changes, the USA’s low-cost airline segment turned in poor-to-modestly profitably performances last year, though companies across the sector say financial turnarounds are underway
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NewsSouthwest picks Tom Doxey to replace retiring CFO Tammy Romo
Southwest Airlines has named Tom Doxey, former president of US discounter Breeze Airways, as successor to longtime chief financial officer Tammy Romo, who is set to retire.
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NewsSkyWest returning 30 regional jets to service for summer block-hour surge
Regional carrier SkyWest Airlines expects to approach “2019 levels” of block-hour flying this year as major US airlines boost their feeder networks.
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Airline BusinessFrontier keeps eye on peak travel times amid network realignment
Low-cost carriers in the USA are boosting flight frequencies during peak days and cutting flights during times of lesser traffic as they seek to cut unprofitable flying from their networks.
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NewsElon Musk’s institution-dismantling DOGE turns attention to US air traffic control
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he has held aviation-focused talks with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), suggesting that drastic change could come to the country’s civil aviation regulators.
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Airline BusinessMore US routes on TAP as Portuguese carrier targets transatlantic growth
The European carrier is seeking to gain a greater foothold in North America and capitalise on surging interest in transatlantic vacations among US air travel consumers.
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NewsJetBlue enters reciprocal loyalty relationship with partner TAP
Frequent flyers with JetBlue and TAP can now earn and redeem points ”using the programme of their choice when flying across either network”, the companies said 5 February.
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NewsCanada’s Nolinor eyes blended wing-body Natilus aircraft for future gravel runway operations
Canadian charter carrier Nolinor Aviation is looking to the future by securing production positions for an optionally piloted cargo aircraft being developed by Southern California start-up Natilus.
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NewsAllegiant takes delivery of three 737 Max jets from Boeing ‘earlier than contemplated’
Allegiant Air ended last year with four Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as it took three of the type sooner than previously expected.
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NewsSun Country building toward operating a score of 737s for Amazon
Sun Country Airlines is starting to significantly ramp freight-hauling activities on behalf of Amazon. The carrier has taken delivery of the first of eight additional Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft that it will deploy for Amazon this year. That will grow Sun Country’s cargo fleet to 20 aircraft, which will fly ...
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NewsLufthansa Group brings ITA under its wing as integration efforts ramp up
Lufthansa Group is ramping up efforts to integrate new member airline ITA Airways, starting with merging frequent flyer programmes.