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Atlas Air 767 Freighter Crashes Near Houston IAH

February 23, 2019 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

An Atlas Air Boeing 767-300ER Freighter has crashed into Trinity Bay, east of Houston. The aircraft departed Miami International Airport with Houston Intercontinental airport as its destination at 11:33 local time, and crashed “shortly before

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TSA PreCheck: Then and Now

February 23, 2019 Parker Davis

Millions more passengers every year will have the opportunity to capitalize on a simple airport security experience in the U.S. as nine more airlines joined the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA Precheck program Feb. 22. Those

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Flybe Agrees to Sale of Airline to Connect Airways

February 22, 2019 Daniel Morley

The Flybe Group has announced an agreement for the sale of the airline to a consortium of airlines. The announcement was made at the beginning of the week with the new owner, Connect Airways, purchasing

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LATAM Airlines Group Wants to Increase Ownership in LATAM Brasil

February 22, 2019 Peter Biondi

LATAM Airlines Group has requested authorization from the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) in Brazil to increase its stake in indirect shares of LATAM Airlines Brasil from 48.9 percent to 51 percent. Although a

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American and United Looking at Tokyo Expansions

February 22, 2019 Akhil Dewan

United Airlines and American Airlines have both announced that they have filed applications with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for nonstop flights to Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Thursday. Chicago-based United has applied for six

Planes

The Lost Art of Airborne Ice Accretion Testing

February 21, 2019 Ian McMurtry

On Oct.31, 1994, American Eagle flight 4184 impacted the cold Indiana turf as the aircraft suffered from supercooled droplets freezing and compromising the use of the ATR 72’s ailerons. The immediate impact of this new

Airports

U.K. Drone Law to Change Following Airport Incidents

February 21, 2019 James Dinsdale

The U.K. government has announced new laws in order to protect airports from future disruption caused by drones. In an attempt to not allow the repeat of past events where airports have temporarily closed following

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South African Airways to Separate into Three Units

February 20, 2019 Jose Antonio Payet

South African Airways has been going through a long-standing period of loss-making due to a large number of factors including a bureaucratic company structure with allegations of corruption. In 2017 Vuyani Janara was appointed as

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Airbus and Japan Airlines Announce FHS Contract

February 20, 2019 Jordan Green

On Monday, Airbus announced a new contract with Japan Airlines for its Flight Hour Services (FHS) program. The announcement comes only three days after Airbus announced that the first JAL A350-900 has begun final assembly

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Icelandair CEO and CCO Talk Hub Strategy, Financial Position and Boeing’s NMA

February 20, 2019 John Flett

Icelandair CEO Bogi Nils Bogason was confirmed into his position in December after replacing former president and CEO Björgólfur Jóhannsson in an interim appointment in August 2018. Since 2010 Bogi Nils had held the position

Routes

American Airlines to Add New Nonstop Service to Louisville

February 19, 2019 Albert Kuan

American Airlines is bringing a new daily nonstop flight to Louisville International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky from its Los Angeles (LAX) hub beginning April 2, 2019. The new service will be catered to business travelers

Airports

Dublin Airport Begins Construction on North Runway

February 19, 2019 Will Lee

The construction of Dublin Airport’s second runway has officially commenced. The new runway is 2.1 miles (3.2 km) long and is expected to be complete by 2021. The Prime Minister of Ireland said “Dublin Airport

Airports

Returning to Normalcy: Sint Maarten Sees Major Upgrade In Commercial Service as Hurricane Recovery Continues

February 19, 2019 Thomas Pallini

One of the casualties of the devastating Hurricane Maria and Irma in the Caribbean was the island of Sint Maarten, home to Princess Juliana International Airport. The airport, a mecca to aviation enthusiasts thanks to

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New Jet Airways Bailout Plan Emerges Following Airline’s Default on Loan Payment

February 18, 2019 Hemal Gosai

As reported in late January, Indian airline Jet Airways has been experiencing cash flow troubles that have forced the airline to delay salaries, payments to vendors and more. Aircraft deliveries have also been delayed as

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The Centenary: British Airways Reveals Retro BOAC Livery on 747

February 18, 2019 Connor Sadler

As part of their 100th birthday celebrations, British Airways has painted Boeing 747-400, registered as G-BYGC, into a retro BOAC livery. BOAC, or British Overseas Air Corporation, commenced operations on April 1, 1940. It was

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Flybmi Becomes Latest European Carrier to Go Bust

February 18, 2019 James Dinsdale

The U.K.’s Flybmi is the latest airline to cease operations following an announcement on the airline’s website last weekend. The news brings an end to the British Midland franchise that dates back to the 1960s

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Great Dane Airlines to Launch into European Skies in June

February 17, 2019 John Flett

The European aviation industry has seen significant consolidation since the liberalization of the market in the 1990s. High profile mergers such as that of Air France and KLM and the acquisition by the Lufthansa group

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Photo Tour: Onboard WestJet’s New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

February 17, 2019 Mateen Kontoravdis

The delivery of WestJet’s first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in mid-January marked an exciting new chapter for the Calgary-based carrier. Known for its low-cost business model that’s only been partly rivaled in Canada, WestJet is transforming

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Avianca Brasil Changes Leadership Amid Financial Crisis

February 16, 2019 Peter Biondi

In a new development to recover the airline from bankruptcy protection, Avianca Brasil changed its president. Frederico Pedreira, who will be leaving the company replaced by Jorge Vianna, a former vice-president of the company. Pedreira worked

Routes

JetBlue Launches Boston to Palm Springs Route, Goes Back in Time with Retro Livery

February 16, 2019 Thomas Pallini

JetBlue Airways launched a new transcontinental route today from Boston to Palm Springs, marking the airline’s 71st destination from Beantown and complementing the airline’s current seasonal service from New York. The city is the latest

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