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December 2, 2018 12:00 pm ET -
Fiji Airways Receives First Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft
Fiji Airways on Friday became the first airline in the South Pacific islands to take delivery of a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, receiving its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 at a handover ceremony at Boeing’s Everett facility in Washington. The…
November 24, 2018 10:00 am ET -
Singapore Airlines to Transfer Several SilkAir Routes to Low-Cost Carrier…
Singapore Airlines announced Thursday that its budget arm, Scoot, will take over several SilkAir routes ahead of SilkAir’s planned merger with mainline Singapore Airlines. Scoot will also be expanding its fleet with this merger, taking over 14 of SilkAir’s Boeing…
September 21, 2018 12:36 pm ET -
European Commission Intervenes in Looming Ryanair Strikes
The European Commission has intervened in the wage conflict at Irish low-cost-carrier Ryanair. The airline is being requested to apply European Union (EU) lawfully and across its operations and to offer local contracts to local crews rather than Irish contracts…
August 23, 2018 12:00 pm ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Shuttle by United
The recession of the early 1990s brought about numerous problems for airlines in the United States. The financial struggles that plagued the country's airlines caused many to renegotiate contracts and cut costs to better compete with low-cost carriers. At United…
May 21, 2018 10:00 am ET -
An Old Airplane is Not an Unsafe One
The recent crash of a leased-Cubana Boeing 737 has caused the media to focus on the age of the aircraft. The Mexican registered airplane crashed on takeoff from Havana on a domestic flight to Holguin. The aircraft involved in the…