Pilar Wolfsteller
Pilar Wolfsteller, Americas Air Transport Editor, is based in Las Vegas and brings a pilot’s perspective to her beat. She covers airlines across the hemisphere and her interests also include future-oriented sustainable aviation technology and urban air mobility projects. Pilar began her journalism career at the global news agencies Bloomberg and Reuters, and has reported from more than 50 countries.
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NewsSun Country Airlines 'prudently' grows as it posts $17.7m Q4 profit
Sun Country Airlines was able to “prudently” grow its operations in 2022, achieving a modest profit for both the fourth quarter and the full year.
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FAA approves new Aeromexico flight to US as Mexico remains at safety downgrade
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a new Aeromexico route to the United States even as Mexico remains at an FAA “Category 2” safety status.
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Boeing 747 Freighters will maintain value: Atlas Air CEO
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, the buyer of Boeing’s final four 747s, expects the jumbo jets will maintain their value over time – and plans to operate them for up to half a century.
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Final Boeing 747 departs Everett for its new home
The final Boeing 747 to be built left the airframer’s Everett, Washington plant on 1 February, closing a five-decade-long era for the US airframer.
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Personal perspectives on the legacy of the Boeing 747
As Boeing on 31 January brought and end to more than 50 years of jumbo jet production, FlightGlobal gets some perspectives on why the 747 meant so much to those who knew the aircraft.
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‘Magic here’: Boeing delivers final iconic Queen of the Skies
Current and former employees bid the iconic Boeing 747 a fond and tearful farewell, as the US airframer delivers its final “Queen of the Skies” to Atlas Air.
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Southwest end-year meltdown costs $800 million, leads to Q4 loss
Southwest Airlines lost $220 million during the fourth quarter of 2022 after it was battered by a system-wide meltdown during the busiest travel days of the end-of-year holiday season.
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JetBlue posts $24m profit in Q4 as travel spending outruns costs
JetBlue Airways posted a $24 million profit in the final quarter of the year as end-of-year travel spending rose to compensate for higher costs, especially for jet fuel.
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JAL invests in sea-glider start-up Regent Craft
Japan Airlines Innovation Fund, the venture arm of the Japanese carrier, has invested in start-up sea glider developer Regent Craft.
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Hawaiian restores flights between Honolulu and Fukuoka, Japan
Hawaiian Airlines is reinstating more flights to Japan, its most important overseas market, as it rebuilds its network in the Asia-Pacific region after almost three years of coronavirus-driven restrictions.
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United takes 10% stake in Mesa Air Group, valued at $10.5m
United Airlines has taken a 10% stake in Mesa Air Group, the parent of Mesa Airlines, valued at $10.5 million.
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IATA blasts draft ban on cargo-only operations at Mexico’s busiest airport
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has blasted a government plan to ban cargo-only flights from Mexico City’s primary airport.
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Airbus to retrofit and upgrade nine A350 jets for Delta
Delta Air Lines has hired Airbus Services to retrofit and upgrade nine Airbus A350 aircraft that previously flew for LATAM Airlines Group.
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Berlin airport to shut on 25 January, grounding 300 flights due to public sector strike
Berlin-Brandenburg airport will close completely on 25 January due to a nationwide warning strike by public service workers that will make operating flights from the airfield impossible.
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US federal judge orders Boeing arraigned for 737 Max crashes
A federal judge in Texas has lifted Boeing’s immunity from arraignment on criminal charges for two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft.
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Hawaiian Airlines’ pilots to vote on new contract
Hawaiian Airlines’ pilots have come to a tentative agreement with the airline on a new four-year contract.
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Colombia’s Aerocivil to again review proposed Avianca-Viva tie up
Colombia’s civil aviation authority has annulled its earlier rejection of a proposed merger between Avianca and financially strapped discounter Viva Air, saying it will restart a review without forcing the companies to re-apply.
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US aviation lobby groups warn against introducing unleaded aviation fuel too quickly
Several aviation lobby groups say they support the introduction of lead-free aviation fuel, or avgas, but warn against moving too quickly to replace the leaded gas that is currently widely used in the USA’s piston aircraft fleet.
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Airline operating environment has changed ‘profoundly’: Kirby
United Airlines’ chief executive Scott Kirby believes the dramatic shift in operating environment for airlines following the Covid-19 pandemic requires new ways of doing business.
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United plans to restore non-stop service to China
United Airlines hopes to soon restore non-stop service to mainland China after that country lifted all Covid-19-related travel restrictions earlier this month.
