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December 21, 2018 12:31 pm ET -
SkyWest Airlines Sells Off ExpressJet to Joint Venture
U.S. regional airline SkyWest Airlines has announced the sale of subsidiary ExpressJet Airlines to a joint venture that includes United Airlines. The deal is worth $70 million in cash as well as the joint venture assuming all liabilities of ExpressJet,…
December 16, 2018 12:41 pm ET -
Opinion: One Way to Explain Why WOW Is Slowly Failing
The last few years, and even the last decade, has seen huge success from low-cost carriers across the world. Airlines including Spirit and Frontier in the U.S. to IndiGo in India continue to corner largely domestic markets, while Norwegian and…
December 15, 2018 2:21 pm ET -
Emirates Takes Delivery of Its Last Current Generation Boeing 777
Emirates Airline has taken delivery of the last of its orders for current generation Boeing 777 aircraft, specifically the Boeing 777-300ER. The Middle Eastern carrier operates the world's largest fleet of triple-sevens, with over 139 of the -300ER variant alone…
December 12, 2018 7:54 pm ET -
Spirit Adds Indianapolis Flights to Route Network
Spirit has announced they would begin service to Indianapolis this Spring. The announcement will see Spirit operate three routes from the Circle City. The airline will operate daily year-round flights to Orlando and Las Vegas, while thrice weekly, seasonal flights…
December 9, 2018 8:29 am ET -
Study Shows Airlines Failing to Meet Emissions Targets
According to a new study from the Atmosfair Airline Index, despite improvements in technology among many now-top-selling aircraft—including Boeing's 737 MAX and 787 and Airbus's A320neo —airlines will not be able to make "significant" changes in their carbon dioxide emissions,…