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FAA and Boeing initially disagreed on severity of “catastrophic” 737 MAX software glitch – The Air Current
Best I can tell, this article is outside the paywall for The Air Current, so even those who don’t subscribe can enjoy the read. It’s yet another setback to …
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IAG signs letter of intent for 200 Boeing 737-8 and 737-10 – IAG Newsroom
There is so much to say about this that I don’t even know where to start.
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ANALYSIS: What makes a focus city for Delta? – FlightGlobal
Here’s an interesting look at how Delta views its network. Focus cities are great and all, but I’ll be curious to see how many of them survive the next downturn.
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Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind to a Late Design Change – The New York Times
What a painful article to read. It paints the picture of a company that is at best unaware of what is going on across all divisions. It sounds …
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Mitsubishi to turn MRJ into cheaper, smaller ‘Space Jet’ – Nikkei Asian Review
It is going to be really interesting to watch what happens in the regional jet space in the US. Bombardier has basically given up while Embraer has focused its development efforts on the …
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HIGH FLYER INTERVIEW: THE FRENCH BEE EFFECT, ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT MARC ROCHET – Airways
It’s easy to forget about French bee for a couple reasons. First, the airline has only 3 routes (Paris to Punta Cana, Reunion, and Papeete via San Francisco). Second, this is already …
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Onex shakes up Canada’s airline industry with all-cash deal to buy WestJet – The Globe and Mail
WestJet is going private again, and this time it’s by a company that has tried to get into the airline industry before. There’s an awfully hefty premium being …
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Virgin Atlantic boss expresses interest in investing in LIAT – The Daily Herald
Richard Branson has a track record of mediocre performance at best with his airlines, but investing in LIAT would certainly bring the average down. This is just a financial disaster waiting to happen. …
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Southern Airways Announces Strategic Minority Investment By SkyWest, New Alliance Between the Companies – Southern Airways Express
Well if this isn’t a neat little move. I assume Southern Airways Express needed capital. SkyWest needs pilots. So, SkyWest gives Southern some money for a stake, then Southern …
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American Airlines jet “nearly crashed” during takeoff at JFK last week – CBS News
In case you missed this, just… wow. That was quite the close call, and I’ll be really curious to hear whether the NTSB agrees that this was an uncommanded roll right on …
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Jet Airways temporarily shuts operations as lenders refuse emergency funds – Times of India
I’m going to go ahead and call that headline misleading even if it may technically possibly be true. If Jet couldn’t get funding to keep flying, what’s the chance it can get …
Sun Country’s Jude Bricker on the carrier’s makeover – Travel Weekly
Quote of the interview: “I would say our business is going to be more analogous to JetBlue.” Interesting comparison.
