Pilar Wolfsteller
Pilar Wolfsteller, Americas Air Transport Editor, is an FAA-certified flight instructor (CFI), and holds a commercial pilot certificate with instrument rating. She joined FlightGlobal in 2019, and is based in Las Vegas. She covers airlines across the hemisphere and her interests also include future-oriented sustainable aviation technology, advanced air mobility projects and pilot training topics. 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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NewsAmerican Airlines will appeal decision to dissolve Northeast Alliance: CEO
American Airlines will appeal the court ruling that requires it to dissolve its so-called “Northeast Alliance” with JetBlue Airways.
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United Airlines' finance chief Laderman to retire in 2024
United Airlines’ chief financial officer Gerry Laderman has informed the company of his intention to retire in September 2024 following more than three decades of service.
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FedEx reaches tentative agreement with pilots
Pilots at FedEx have reached a tentative agreement with the cargo carrier that averts threatened strike action, according to the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) union.
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Dissolution of NEA will have no ‘meaningful’ impact on American’s earnings: CFO
American Airlines says that the dissolution of its so-called “Northeast Alliance” (NEA) with JetBlue Airways will not have a “meaningful” impact on the carrier’s earnings.
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FAA awards $100m to 12 US airports for runway incursion mitigation projects
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded more than $100 million to 12 airports accross the USA for projects that are designed to reduce runway incursions.
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Boeing safety revamp is ‘journey’, will take time
Boeing’s chief aerospace safety officer says the company has learned lessons since overhauling safety processes in the wake of the 737 Max tragedies, but is ”not there yet”.
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Delta names Michael Spanos as its new COO
Delta Air Lines has named Michael Spanos as its new chief operating officer, effective next month.
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US DOT fines LATAM $1m for delaying refunds for cancelled flights
The US Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP) has fined LATAM Airlines Group $1 million in civil penalties for dragging its feet on refunding customers for cancelled flights during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Demise of Northeast Alliance puts JetBlue and American in tight spot: analysts
Analysts paint a grim picture of the situation JetBlue Airways and American Airlines find themselves in after a judge struck down their now-four-year collaboration in the Northeast USA, shortly before the airlines’ peak summer travel season begins.
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American and JetBlue blast court decision on ‘Northeast Alliance’
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways have sharply criticised a judge’s decision to dissolve their so-called ‘Northeast Alliance’.
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Judge orders JetBlue-American ‘Northeast Alliance’ dissolved
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has won its lawsuit against American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, with a judge ordering the carriers to unwind their so-called “Northeast Alliance” (NEA).
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American Airlines reaches agreement-in-principle with pilots
American Airlines has come to an agreement-in-principle on a new contract with its pilots, who are represented by union Allied Pilots Association (APA).
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US start-up Northern Pacific Airways delays launch
US start-up carrier Northern Pacific Airways has delayed its launch by three weeks.
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WestJet begins cancelling flights as pilot strike looms
WestJet Group has started cancelling flights and grounding the “majority” of its fleet as the airline’s pilots, represented by Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), threaten an imminent strike.
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US airlines gearing up for busy Memorial Day travel weekend
US airlines are gearing up for a busy Northern Hemisphere summer travel season that kicks off in 10 days with the first long weekend – marking US national holiday Memorial Day.
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WestJet pilots threaten strike as airline responds with lockout notice
WestJet and its pilots are ratcheting up their labour conflict ahead of what is anticipated to be a busy travel weekend – the first of the upcoming travel season.
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Azul posts record first-quarter revenue amid a ‘robust, sustained revenue’ recovery
Brazil’s Azul sees “robust, sustained revenue performance” for the rest of the year with passengers travelling in greater numbers as the global Covid-19 pandemic is largely in the rear-view mirror.
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Air Canada’s Q1 passenger revenue more than doubles
Air Canada achieved a first-quarter record revenue of C$4.9 billion ($3.6 billion), up 88% from the same period a year ago as travel demand boomed following the global pandemic.
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Archer posts first-quarter loss of $113m; progressing toward certification of Midnight
Start-up electric air taxi company Archer Aviation says it continues to progress toward certification of its four-person vertical take-off and landing vehicle “Midnight”, and a commercial entry-into-service date of 2025.
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Copa eyes Bogota slots for subsidiary Wingo amid Colombia’s air travel uncertainty
Panama’s Copa Airlines is eyeing slots at Bogota’s El Dorado International airport as Colombian competitor Avianca mulls stepping back from its planned acquisition of now-defunct discount carrier Viva Air.
