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Updated: Lion Air Reports Loss of Contact with Boeing 737 MAX 8

October 28, 2018 Pablo Diaz

A Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 has crashed just minutes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia. The airplane rapidly lost altitude just minutes after departure. A spokesperson for the airline confirmed that they had lost contact

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Second European Airline Ceases Operations This Month

October 17, 2018 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

Earlier this week, AirlineGeeks reported that Larnaca-based Cobalt was experiencing financial trouble. The airline’s website has just been updated to inform passengers that all future flights have been suspended indefinitely. The airline’s main stockholder is

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Updated: Cubana Flight Crashes Shortly After Takeoff from Havana

May 18, 2018 Pablo Diaz

At 1 p.m. local time, a Boeing 737-200 crashed shortly after taking off from Jose Marti International Airport, the main international airport serving Havana, Cuba. Despite mixed information and unconfirmed accounts of the aircraft involved

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Hawaiian Confirms Order for 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Aircraft, Squashes Airbus A330-800 Prospects

March 6, 2018 Matthew Garcia

Hawaiian Airlines has officially announced an order for 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft and the option for an additional 10 aircraft on Tuesday, effectively ending Airbus’ plans to deliver an A330-800 aircraft in the near

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Updated: Power Outage Halts Flights at World’s Busiest Airport

December 17, 2017 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta is currently experiencing a power outage affecting several critical areas within the airport. Officials are not certain of the cause, which was first reported around 1:15 p.m. ET. “The Federal

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Airbus and Bombardier Look to Double C Series Success with New Partnership

October 16, 2017 Thomas Pallini

On Monday, two aircraft manufacturing giants, Airbus SE and Bombardier Inc., announced their partnership to manufacture and sell Bombardier’s newest line of aircraft, the C Series. This is the first partnership on a new aircraft

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Southwest Airlines Announces Intention to Serve Hawaii Following Years of Speculation

October 12, 2017 Mateen Kontoravdis

For years now, enthusiasts, frequent fliers, and the airline industry as a whole have been speculating that Southwest Airlines would at some point commence service to Hawaii, the U.S. state located 2,390 miles from California.

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Boeing Grounds All 737 MAX Aircraft Following Reports of Engine Troubles

May 10, 2017 Jace Moseley

On Wednesday, Boeing said it was grounding all flights for the company’s latest narrow-body jet, the 737 MAX, happening just days before launch customer, Malindo Air, was supposed to take delivery of the new aircraft.

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EgyptAir Flight 804 Loses Radar Contact

May 19, 2016 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

Early Thursday morning, EgyptAir flight 804 disappeared from radar en route from Paris to Cairo. The aircraft has presumably crashed in the Mediterranean, but no debris have been confirmed yet. EgyptAir has confirmed that Flight

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Alaska Airlines to Acquire Virgin America in Major Deal

April 4, 2016 Joe Pesek

After growing attention over the past week between rivals, Alaska Airlines has announced that it will be purchasing Virgin America in a deal valued at over $2.6 billion. The merged carrier will gain a further focus

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FlyDubai 981 Crashes in Rostov-on-Don

March 18, 2016 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

Media outlets in Southern Russia are reporting the crash of FlyDubai 981. The Boeing 737-800, A6-FDN, was flying from FlyDubai’s hub at Dubai International Airport to Rostov-on-Don in the south of Russia. The aircraft is

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MetroJet A321 Crashes Near Sinai

October 31, 2015 James Dinsdale

At around 08:00 UTC, reports surfaced that a Russian airliner disappeared 23 minutes after departure from Egyptian radar whilst enroute from Egypt’s Sharm El- Sheikh to Russia’s St. Petersburg. The aircraft departed from Egypt at 03:51

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UPDATED: Sources Say That Aircraft Debris Was Found Near Indian Ocean

August 5, 2015 Ryan Ewing

An investigation is underway near the Indian Ocean to determine the origins of what appears to be a part of an aircraft. In the afternoon (EST), reports began to surface that the BEA (France’s version

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United Experiencing Computer Issues: Flights Grounded Nationwide

July 8, 2015 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

At approximately 8:50 AM EDT, passengers flying on United began to report delays due to system issues. Later, United employees were able to confirm that the outage has to do with the computer and reservation

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UPDATED: Germanwings Flight 9525 Crashed in the French Alps

March 24, 2015 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

Early Tuesday morning (EDT), reports began to surface that an aircraft had crashed in the French Alps. It is now confirmed than a Germanwings A320, registered as D-AIPX, “suffered an accident” over the French Alps.

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Delta Air Lines Announces Record-Breaking Profit Sharing Payout

February 13, 2015 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

Delta Air Lines announced in a press release Friday morning that it’s employees will receive a total $1.1 billion payout as part of their profit sharing program. This will be the fifth consecutive year the

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MH17: Malaysian 777 Lost Over Ukraine

July 17, 2014 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

On Thursday, July 17th, Malaysia Airlines flight 17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was lost over the Russia/Ukraine border. The Boeing 777-200, said to registered as 9M-MRD, departed from Amsterdam at 12:30PM CEST and was

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Updated: Lion Air Reports Loss of Contact with Boeing 737 MAX 8

Second European Airline Ceases Operations This Month

Updated: Cubana Flight Crashes Shortly After Takeoff from Havana

Hawaiian Confirms Order for 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Aircraft, Squashes Airbus A330-800 Prospects

Updated: Power Outage Halts Flights at World’s Busiest Airport

Airbus and Bombardier Look to Double C Series Success with New Partnership

Southwest Airlines Announces Intention to Serve Hawaii Following Years of Speculation

Boeing Grounds All 737 MAX Aircraft Following Reports of Engine Troubles

EgyptAir Flight 804 Loses Radar Contact

Alaska Airlines to Acquire Virgin America in Major Deal

FlyDubai 981 Crashes in Rostov-on-Don

MetroJet A321 Crashes Near Sinai

UPDATED: Sources Say That Aircraft Debris Was Found Near Indian Ocean

United Experiencing Computer Issues: Flights Grounded Nationwide

UPDATED: Germanwings Flight 9525 Crashed in the French Alps

MH17: Malaysian 777 Lost Over Ukraine

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Avianca Brazil Files for Bankruptcy

Judge Overturns Decision after Attempt to Halt Boeing/Embraer Negotiations

Spirit Adds Indianapolis Flights to Route Network

MIT Researchers Create Engine with No Moving Parts