All articles by Pilar Wolfsteller – Page 45
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NewsFAA issues special airworthiness bulletin regarding 5G cellular networks
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) asking the aviation industry to analyse and assess potential issues related to C-band 5G stations on radio altimeters.
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NewsTSA screens more passengers than on same day in pre-pandemic 2019
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has screened more passengers than on the comparable day prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Airline BusinessHow far through the crisis are Americas’ biggest airlines?
While many international services remained heavily restricted for US carriers until November’s easing of travel rules into the country, access to the large domestic market had already helped give the travel recovery momentum..
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InterviewHow Jenny Tung brings an expert’s touch to Air Canada
A deployed maintenance engineer supporting Air Canada’s corporate charter fleet, Jenny Tung is an ‘aircraft whisperer’ able to fix any fault – a skill developed from her early experience repairing cars
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Airline BusinessNorth American carriers applying recovery brake
In 2021, North American airlines raced to restore capacity as worries about Covid-19 eased – and paid the price. They may not be in such a rush this time.
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NewsFAA proposes modifications and inspections of Boeing 777 engines
The Federal Aviation Administration will require modifications and additional inspections of Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777-200 and -300 aircraft after an in-flight engine failure in February.
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NewsIndustry groups collaborate to allay ‘5G’ network concerns
Wireless industry and aviation trade groups are working on a solution to the concerns that the aviation industry has expressed regarding the imminent introduction of “5G” wireless cell phone networks.
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NewsJetBlue extends flights to London Heathrow through October 2022
JetBlue Airways has extended its daily flights between New York and London Heathrow airport through October 2022 after securing the required take-off and landing slots.
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NewsArcher Aviation’s Maker completes first flight
Archer Aviation’s in-development Maker electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has flown for the first time.
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Airline BusinessLatin American airlines facing long road to recovery
Latin America’s airlines had a tougher pandemic than most, with little direct government support despite tight travel restrictions. Can they build back?
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NewsBoeing suspends vaccination requirement for employees
Boeing has suspended the requirement for its US-based employees to be vaccinated.
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NewsSouthwest’s Kelly tests positive for Covid-19 two days after DC testimony
Southwest Airlines’ chief executive officer Gary Kelly has tested positive for coronavirus just two days after he and other US airline executives appeared in-person to testify in front of US congressional committee.
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NewsWestJet names Austrian’s Alexis von Hoensbroech to be its new CEO
WestJet has named Austrian Airlines chief executive Alexis von Hoensbroech to be its new CEO.
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NewsJetBlue and American forge ahead with alliance despite lawsuit
JetBlue Airways and American Airlines have expanded their collaboration, with plans to operate some 700 daily flights from New York’s John F Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports, and from Boston Logan International airport, by next summer.
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NewsCanada again warns citizens to avoid international travel
Canada has once again told its citizens to stay home as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus begins to quickly spread across the country and around the world.
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NewsDelta names chief sustainability officer to leadership team
Delta Air Lines has added a Chief Sustainability Officer, the first major US airline to create that role in the C-suite.
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NewsCanada’s Flair to add 14 737 Max to fleet from 2022
Canada’s Flair Airlines plans to double the size of its fleet over the next two years through the addition of 14 Boeing 737 Max 8s.
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NewsFAA official allegedly called indicted Boeing pilot a ‘scapegoat’ for 737 Max crashes
Lawyers for Mark Forkner, the former Boeing chief 737 Max technical pilot charged with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration, say an unnamed FAA official has called him a “scapegoat” for the airframer.
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NewsAmerican Airlines’ incoming CEO Isom names executive team
American Airlines has announced changes to its senior leadership team when current president Robert Isom takes over as chief executive on 31 March 2022.
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NewsUnited and Virgin Australia team up for codeshare
United Airlines and Virgin Australia Group are teaming up to offer codeshare flights between the US and Australia.