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Regional carrier Mesa Airlines will shed more of its fleet in the coming months following a purchase agreement with United.

In December, major carriers and their regional counterparts canceled nearly 6,000 flights, roughly double the 3,000 in December 2023.

The Chicago-based airline initially announced an agreement with Elon Musk’s satellite Wi-Fi provider in September 2024.

A body was found in one of the wheel wells of a United Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The aircraft had just operated a flight from Chicago O’Hare to Kahului Airport.

After a long awarding process, selected airlines are now able to schedule their new, highly coveted long-distance flights from D.C.’s Reagan National Airport.

The Department of Transportation issued its final order regarding nonperimeter flights from Washington Reagan National Airport on Tuesday.

United is set to end service to an Idaho airport early next year. The Chicago-based airline has served the airport since 2021.

This is the second A321neo to join the carrier’s growing fleet this week, with the other aircraft (N54525) arriving on Monday.

Spirit commercial chief Matthew Klein said Wednesday that other airline CEOs were “trying to put [Spirit] out of business.”

One of Mexico’s newest airports – Tulum – saw a large influx in air service when it opened just over a year ago in December 2023.