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December 22, 2020 10:08 pm ET -
Congress Passes COVID-19 Relief for Airlines
Late Monday evening, Congress passed a $900 billion bipartisan COVID-19 stimulus package that will provide financial aid to millions of , education providers, airlines, airports, small businesses and unemployed Americans. The long-awaited bill took months to pass due to heated…
November 18, 2020 11:02 am ET -
FAA Green Lights Boeing 737 MAX
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday announced the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft could once again fly in the U.S., reversing a decision made almost two years ago after two of the aircraft were involved in fatal crashes in Africa…
August 24, 2020 12:34 pm ET -
ExpressJet to End Operations On Sept. 30
In a message sent to employees on Monday, ExpressJet announced that it will end its operations for United Airlines at the end of September. When it was beaten out by CommutAir for a contract to operate Embraer ERJ145s for United…
August 4, 2020 5:48 pm ET -
Virgin Atlantic Declares Bankruptcy as Part of Restructuring
Virgin Atlantic filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in New York on Tuesday, becoming the latest airline — and the second from Virgin Group — to file for bankruptcy protection, Business Insider reports. Virgin Australia filed for voluntary administration in April.…
July 30, 2020 11:38 pm ET -
United Nixes Long-Time ExpressJet Regional Contract
United Airlines and ExpressJet, a regional airline that operates under the United Express brand, have announced that United is dropping its contract with ExpressJet by the end of 2020, per an internal ExpressJet email to employees obtained by AirlineGeeks. “As…