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My Unpopular Opinion: It’s the MD-80’s Time To Go

April 20, 2019 Parker Davis

Before anyone breaks out the pitchforks and torches, let me explain myself. It shouldn’t take too long, and if you still want to afterward, go for it. I write this article wholeheartedly recognizing the McDonnell

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SpiceJet Hires Jet Airways Employees Following Cancellation of All Flights

April 20, 2019 Daniel Morley

The past few months in the Indian aviation market have been dominated by the tumultuous financial struggles of Jet Airways. These struggles came to a head last week when the airline announced it was ending

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Avianca Brazil Aircraft Repossessions Continue

April 19, 2019 Jose Antonio Payet

This week has seen Avianca Brazil recurrently making headlines in the airline world. On one hand, lessors have been allowed to pursue aircraft repossession by Brazilian’s civil aviation authority ANAC, following a favorable court ruling

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ExxonMobil Donates Hydraulic Fluid to Keep Concorde Alive

April 19, 2019 Matthew Garcia

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Concorde’s first flight, ExxonMobil has donated over 1,000 liters of hydraulic fluid to Heritage Concorde. Founded in 2010, Heritage Concorde is a group of ex-Concorde engineers and

Routes

American Adds New South America Connection from New York

April 18, 2019 Mateen Kontoravdis

Fort Worth-based American Airlines announced a new connection to Georgetown, Guyana on Thursday from its hub at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The new flight will add to the carrier’s current flights to

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Air Italy Sparks New Controversy in U.S.-Middle East Carriers Row

April 18, 2019 Vanni Gibertini

The lingering debate fostered by major U.S. carriers complaining about “unfair competition” on behalf of airlines from the Middle East has seen a major flare in the last few days due to some back-and-forth between

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American Airlines Plans Line Maintenance Base at Houston’s Bush Airport

April 17, 2019 Akhil Dewan

Fort Worth-based American Airlines has announced that it will be opening a new Line Maintenance station at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The new station will provide jobs for approximately 46 aviation maintenance technicians

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Jet Airways ‘Compelled to Cancel’ All Flights After Failure to Secure Funding

April 17, 2019 John Flett

India’s beleaguered carrier Jet Airways issued a statement on Wednesday suspending all flight operations. The airline, which had cancelled all international and some domestic services from last week and was left with only five aircraft

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Emirates Finishes Boeing 777-200 Refresh, Retires Classic 777-300 Fleet

April 17, 2019 Thomas Pallini

Emirates Airline has completed a $150 million reconfiguration of its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, the airline’s smallest twin-engine aircraft, retrofitting the entirety of its 10 aircraft fleet in just over a year. The renovations to the

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Binter Enters Into Maintenance Agreement with Embraer for E195-E2

April 17, 2019 Jordan Green

Continuing the trend of manufacturer-sponsored maintenance programs, Embraer announced on April 10, 2019, that it has signed a multi-year Total Support Program (TSP) agreement with Binter, the European launch customer of the E195-E2, to support

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JetBlue Announces New international Route with A321neo

April 16, 2019 Jose Antonio Payet

JetBlue will begin connecting its home, New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, and Guayaquil, Ecuador with flights commencing on December 5, 2019. According to a report by FlightGlobal, the route will be operated by the

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Retirement Age: Wichita Finishes Demolition of 65-Year-Old Terminal

April 16, 2019 Ian McMurtry

As Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport continues to be the leader in Kansas’ commercial aviation sector, the last signs of the former Wichita Mid-Continent Airport will come down this week. The airport has started

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Embraer E195-E2 Gains Type Certification

April 16, 2019 Pablo Diaz

At a ceremony held on Monday at the company’s facilities in São José dos Campos, Embraer received the Type Certificate for the E195-E2 from three regulatory authorities: ANAC, the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional

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United Applies for Newark to Cape Town Route

April 15, 2019 Pablo Diaz

In preparation for the upcoming seasonal offering, United applied with the U.S. Department of Transportation for authority to begin new service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Cape Town International Airport on Monday. United plans to

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easyJet Supports Concept to Reduce Emissions

April 15, 2019 Connor Sadler

European low-cost carrier easyJet has announced its support for U.K. based aerospace technology company Derwent Aviation’s design changes to current generation jet engines, which are said to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide.

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The FAA’s Meeting with Airlines on the MAX: What Comes Next?

April 14, 2019 Parker Davis

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the governing and regulating body of U.S. aviation, held meetings April 12 with representatives from three major U.S. airlines and their pilot unions to discuss the future of Boeing 737

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Planes Are Flying Longer but Not Faster

April 14, 2019 Hemal Gosai

New technology developed by incumbent aircraft manufacturing giants Boeing and Airbus are pushing aircraft farther and farther. Singapore to Newark, currently the world’s longest flight by distance, clocks in at 17 to 18 hours nonstop.

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Opinion: An Overlooked Reason Why Airlines Fail

April 13, 2019 Peter Biondi

Managing an airline is like playing drums, it looks easy and many people can make some noise but when the music gets complicated, you see who really knows how to play and who can only

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Nearly 70 Percent of Jet Airways’ Fleet Grounded as Airline Suspends International Operations

April 13, 2019 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

Beleaguered Indian airline Jet Airways has suspended all international operations amid its continued financial struggles. The suspension is currently planned until Monday when airline officials will be meeting with lenders to attempt to secure more

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JAL Cargo Finds New Strengths In Alliances Nearly A Decade After Bankruptcy

April 12, 2019 Ian McMurtry

Due to a rough 2000s, Japan Airlines (JAL) was struggling and by 2009, its inevitable trip into Corporate Rehabilitation Law was on the horizon. As the airline looked for ways of reducing debt the presence

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