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NewsAir Canada turned profitable in 2023 on international travel growth
Canada’s flag carrier is optimistic about international travel in 2024 amid stagnant growth of its domestic-Canadian operation
NewsHigher expenses drag Mesa Q4 profits
Mesa Air Group reported a net profit of $12 million for its fourth quarter of 2019, down from $19 million during the same quarter in 2018 as Phoenix-based regional carrier Mesa Airlines expands its fleet.
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FAA expands Boeing 737NG crack inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration mandates that airlines with Boeing 737NG aircraft that have completed a high rate of flight cycles must re-inspect hardware known as “pickle forks” that connect a wing to a fuselage.
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Boeing aims to resume 737 Max deliveries in December
Boeing on 11 November estimates deliveries of its 737 Max aircraft could resume in December as it announced the completion of the first of five milestones to gain approval of safety modifications from the US Federal Aviation Administration to return those aircraft to service.
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Alaska Q3 profit driven by Hawaii routes
Alaska Air Group reported a net profit of $322 million during the third quarter, compared to $217 million during the same quarter in 2018 as the company continues its aggressive cost management mentality.
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Lufthansa partners on automated actuator MRO
Lufthansa Technik AG and the Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy, aim to develop a faster, more precise procedure to diagnose safety-critical hydraulic flight control actuators through a joint project that runs through the end of 2020.
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Spirit Q3 profit hit by heavy weather
Spirit Airlines reports $992 million in operating revenue during its third quarter, a 10% increase compared with the same quarter during 2018, delivering $83.5 million net profit as the ultra-low-cost carrier plans to build a new headquarters in Fort Lauderdale and expand its Airbus fleet.
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Southwest cancels 737 Max flights into February
Southwest Airlines is extending cancellation of flights on its fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft through 8 February, days after its pilots' union estimated the aircraft would take longer to return to service than the Texas-based airline's previous cancellation through 5 January.
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Southwest pilots expect longer 737 Max return to service
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) does not expect that the Boeing 737 Max aircraft will return to service with the carrier before February 2020.
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Boeing reports 38 cracks on global 737NG fleet
Airlines have reported 38 structural cracks after inspecting 810 Boeing 737NG aircraft in fleets worldwide, the airframer says.
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Boeing partners with Porsche on flying taxis
German automaker Porsche is forming a team with Boeing to analyze demand for vertical takeoff flying taxis designed to ferry people around cities and over gridlock traffic as it aims to stay in step with the next generation of travel.
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FAA seeks nominees for Women in Aviation Advisory Board
The US Federal Aviation Administration on 9 October announced the establishment of an advisory board to find ways to boost the recruitment of women into the aviation industry, nearly four months after a congressional deadline to appoint board members.
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Southwest grounds two 737NGs with structural cracks
Southwest Airlines removed two Boeing 737NG aircraft from service because of structural cracks discovered during inspections mandated by the US Federal Aviation Administration of such aircraft that had completed 30,000 flight cycles.
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Boeing bets on space with Virgin Galactic investment
Boeing will invest $20 million in Virgin Galactic to "broaden commercial space access and transform global travel technologies" the companies announced on 8 October. Both companies have discussed the potential for super-fast commercial flight through hypersonic aircraft or flight through space.
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Southwest pilots sue Boeing for 737 Max damages
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) on 7 October announced it filed a lawsuit against Boeing seeking damages for the 10,000 pilots represented by the association who have lost compensation during the ongoing grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft that began in March.
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DOT denies Hawaiian, Japan Airlines immunity benefits
US regulators say the proposed joint venture between Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Airlines is not anti-competitive but does not merit their request for antitrust immunity.
NewsFAA grants first drone airline approval for UPS
Hospitals will soon have greater access to drone deliveries of healthcare supplies from UPS Flight Forward now that the Atlanta-based company gained the first-ever drone airline certificated from the US Federal Aviation Administration.
NewsFAA denies misleading Congress on 737 Max
Lawmakers on 25 September scrutinised the US Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of the aircraft safety certification process, including whether the agency misled the US Senate about the qualifications of inspectors to certify and assess pilot training for Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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Special counsel reports FAA misled Congress on inspector training
An independent watchdog agency states the US Federal Aviation Administration did not properly accredit several of its safety inspectors to certify and assess pilot training, and then misled Congress when asked about safety oversight of Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
NewsBoeing and Safran invest in Electric Power Systems
Boeing and Safran on 17 September announced a joint investment in Electric Power Systems (EPS), giving the Utah-based company more resources to develop batteries for urban air mobility and electric aircraft projects, eventually at an industrial scale.