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Interview: United Aviate Academy CEO On Solving Challenges Facing Airlines and Pilots
The aviation industry has been plagued by several massive schedule disruptions in the past year, as airlines have been caught unprepared for a resurgence in travel demand across the world. After scaling back following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, airlines have said staffing shortages — not having enough pilots and flight attendants ready to […]
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More On JetBlue’s Strategic, Financial Rationale for Spirit Airlines Offer
On Tuesday, news leaked that JetBlue had made a $3.6 billion takeover offer for Spirit Airlines, the Miramar, Fla.-based ultra-low-cost carrier that in February agreed to terms for a merger with close competitor Frontier Airlines. The early announcement — in addition to a formal release from the airline after the market closed — led to […]
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JetBlue Announces $3.6 Billion Offer for Spirit, Topping Previously Announced Frontier Deal
Following reports by the New York Times earlier Tuesday, JetBlue announced this afternoon that it had submitted a $3.6 billion all-cash offer for Miramar, Fla.-based Spirit Airlines, putting the New York-headquartered carrier in direct competition with Frontier Airlines — the ultra-low-cost carrier with which Spirit had agreed to merge earlier this year. Spirit’s shares jumped […]
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Canada Launches Probe into Flair Airlines’ Foreign Investor Control
Following an extensive review of the distribution of board seats and foreign capital investment, the Canadian Transportation Agency moved forward with a second stage of an investigation that aims to clarify Flair Airlines’ compliance with laws that regulate foreign investor maximum share in an operator based in Canada. Canadian law forbids for foreign capital to […]
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American, United Report Net Losses, Project Capacity Again Lower than 2019
U.S. airline industry earnings season continued Thursday morning as rival legacy carriers American Airlines and United Airlines released figures from the fourth quarter and all of 2021. The pair of airlines followed competitor Delta Air Lines’ lead with a beat on the top and bottom lines. United reported a total load factor — a measure […]
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Dubai Airshow Recap: Day 3
Boeing came away from a day at the Dubai Airshow with the headline news for the first time on Tuesday as the American aircraft manufacturer inked a deal with Indian startup Akasa Air for 72 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Valued at nearly $9 billion at list prices, the bill is likely to go to Inidan […]
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Dubai Airshow Recap: Days 1 and 2
The Dubai Airshow this week is bringing the aviation community back together in a way not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic took hold of the world in early 2020. Industry leaders in aircraft manufacturing, airline and aircraft servicers, commercial airlines, and business aviation companies are all making appearances as look to show new products, […]
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Maskless Travel Is Returning on SAS. When Could the U.S. Follow?
Scandinavian Airlines, known most commonly worldwide as SAS, made headlines this weekend as it announced that passengers traveling within Denmark, Sweden and Norway would no longer be required to wear a face mask onboard its aircraft. The move was followed by other local carriers Norwegian, Flyr, and Widerøe, the latter two of which have route […]
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Emerging Trends In The Aviation Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a surge of technological advancement in the aviation industries and other sectors. Given that air travel was affected in the previous year, it becomes essential to revive the industry to ensure passenger safety. For this reason, many airlines have adopted innovative technology to maximize comfort and improve the travel experience. That […]
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Hundreds of American Flights Cancelled Due to Reported Pilot Shortage
American Airlines canceled over a hundred flights on Saturday and canceled hundreds of others in advance after a shortage of crew left the airline unable to operate some of its summer route network. Originally reported by View From the Wing, American’s cancelations come as U.S. airlines continue to ramp up flights in preparation of a […]