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An Air Canada 737 MAX 8 at London Heathrow (Photo: AirlineGeeks | James Dinsdale)
[ Airlines ]July 31, 2019 4:32 pm ET
By Akhil Dewan

Air Canada Extends 737 MAX Grounding into 2020

Air Canada has announced that it will be extending its 737 MAX cancellations until Jan. 8, 2020, now, despite turning a profit in the second quarter of 2019. The carrier is expecting the prolonged cancellations to impact its financials, with capacity declining by two percent during the third quarter of this year. "The 737 Max grounding will be felt more acutely during our busy summer period. Were it not for the grounding of the MAX, our expectation for Q3 would…

[ Airlines ]July 29, 2018 4:01 pm ET
By Akhil Dewan

IndiGo Encounters Further Problems with Airbus Aircraft

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo airlines has encountered further problems with its Airbus aircraft. The carrier has just made the decision to ground five of its Airbus A320neo aircraft due to technical issues. The aircraft's Pratt & Whitney PW1100 Geared Turbo Fan engines are supposedly the cause of the groundings as…