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November 19, 2017 10:00 am ET -
Aer Lingus Announces New Service to Seattle
On Friday, Aer Lingus announced the newest addition to its United States route network, Seattle. The new route will connect the Irish capital city of Dublin and Seattle, becoming Aer Lingus' 11th destination in the United States. The Irish airline…
November 19, 2017 8:00 am ET -
Hawaiian Airlines CEO Since 2005 to Retire in March 2018
On Thursday, Hawaiian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Mark Dunkerley announced he would retire from the airline in March. Dunkerley has been CEO of Hawaiian since 2005 and is one of the longest-tenured airline CEOs in the industry. He has enabled…
November 18, 2017 9:25 pm ET -
William Franke: The Man Who Bought 430 Airplanes in a…
On Wednesday, Airbus announced its largest single aircraft order in the company's history. U.S. investment firm Indigo Partners bought 430 aircraft of the Airbus A320 family for a sticker price of 49.5 billion dollars. The deal was announced at the Dubai…
November 17, 2017 12:00 pm ET -
Creating a Younger World On-Time: FedEx’s Fleet Overhaul
With the recent retirement of many popular aircraft, such as the Boeing 747 from U.S. commercial fleets and Fokker 70 from KLM, many overlook the non-passenger airline side of the industry. FedEx Express, a cargo airline based in Memphis, rapidly…
November 17, 2017 8:00 am ET -
Whether to Lease or to Buy: An Introduction to Aircraft…
Aircraft are considerably expensive purchases, especially when buying dozens of them for your airline. With orders frequently totaling in the billions of dollars, it is hard to imagine how an airline could possibly pay for all of the planes they…