Grounding of Boeing jet complicates United's 2020 planning

The grounding of Boeing 737 Max airplanes is making it harder for United Airlines to plan for next year. United Chief Financial Officer Gerry Laderman told analysts on a conference call Wednesday that they can assume that United won't get all the Max jets it was expecting from Boeing through next year. Executives said the airline will grow at a slightly slower pace than it planned next year as a result. United expected to have 30 Max jets in its fleet by now and to receive another 28 next… (www.yahoo.com) Ещё...

United orders 737NG to make up for lost Max aircraft

Since there is no end in sight to the ongoing grounding of the Boeing's new-generation single-aisle jets, United announced that it signed an agreement to buy 19 used older generation Boeing 737-700. The jets will be delivered to the US carrier in December. The airline currently operates 40 Boeing 737-700. United Airlines has 14 737 MAX 9 jets in its fleet. On July 13, the airline withdrew the jets from its schedule until November. After two days from the United, another major US carrier… (airlinerwatch.com) Ещё...

Bulgaria picks Munich airport consortium to run Sofia airport

Bulgaria has picked a consortium comprising asset manager Meridiam and the operator of Munich Airport to run and operate Sofia Airport, the Balkan country’s main air transport hub, the transport minister said on Wednesday. (www.reuters.com) Ещё...

Flight attendant union calls cramped airplane seats 'torture'

Washington (CNN) - Flight attendants feel the pain of cramped aircraft seats, too. (www.cnn.com) Ещё...

Ryanair to cut 30,000 flights owing to Boeing 737 Max crisis

So apparently not all of the 737 MAX news is bad... (www.theguardian.com) Ещё...

Ukraine says transport organiser of missile that shot down MH-17 plane in jail

Ukraine said on Wednesday a rebel who organised the trailer carrying the missile that shot down a Malaysian airliner in 2014 had been captured two years ago and was now serving a sentence in Ukraine. (uk.reuters.com) Ещё...

KLM apologizes over since-deleted post about airplane fatalities

Twitter users slammed KLM Tuesday after a verified Twitter account associated with the Dutch airline posted about the likelihood of fatality based on where passengers were seated. The tweet has since been deleted and an apology issued. The @KLMIndia post read: "According to data studies by Time, the fatality rate for the seats in the middle of the plane is the highest. However, the fatality rate for the seats in the front is marginally lesser and is least for seats at the rear third of a… (www.yahoo.com) Ещё...

Airbus A321XLR - The newest launch for the single-aisle market

Airbus launched the newest evolution of the A321neo, with a greater range of flight and fuel consumption per seat 30% lower than the previous aircraft... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Ещё...

Boeing 737 Max jet had 'anomalies,' FAA's acting director says

Federal Aviation Administration Acting Director Daniel Elwell, speaking in an exclusive interview with FOX Business’ Liz Claman, said it has informed Boeing to correct the irregularities found in the Boeing 737 Max jet. “As we look very deeply into this, we have discovered some anomalies and then we have directed Boeing to mitigate those anomalies and that’s an ongoing process,” he said on “The Claman Countdown” Wednesday. The Boeing 737 Max planes have remained grounded by aviation officials… (www.yahoo.com) Ещё...

Fraport will use FlightAware data – What does that mean for the whole ATM community?

We are now entering a time where a private organization, not run by a state, can provide better data and prediction than national or even trans-national ANSPs. In this age of data, it is also likely that FlightAware and the like can provide better flight profile and performance data than theory and research based models like BADA. (radar.foxatm.com) Ещё...

Embraer Executive Jets Joins FlightAware’s Entry into Service Program

FlightAware announced today that Embraer Executive Jets will begin participating in their Entry Into Service Program. The program provides owners and operators of new or pre-owned Embraer business jets with a complimentary, one-year subscription to the premium version of FlightAware Global,a professional and private flight tracking service. FlightAware Global offers worldwide flight tracking that fuses thousands of data sources and makes them available to unlimited users via FlightAware’s web or… (flightaware.com) Ещё...

United Airlines abruptly resumes service to Delhi and Mumbai

United Airlines is headed back to both Mumbai and Delhi in subcontinent India. Just 48 hours after announcing another extension of a prolonged service suspension to both cities through late October, the Chicago-based carrier on Tuesday night reversed course and said it will restart nonstop service from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to both Mumbai and Delhi. The first outbound flights to both Mumbai and Delhi will leave EWR on Sept. 6, with the first return flights from both markets… (www.bizjournals.com) Ещё...

Delta exec highlights Raleigh for its 'significantly higher' growth in air travel

Despite its non-hub status, Delta Air Lines continues to pump capacity into Raleigh-Durham International Airport. On an earnings call July 11, Glen Hauenstein, Delta president, highlighted the Raleigh metro – along with Boston, Seattle, Austin and Nashville – as fitting “that profile of cities where growth and growth for air travel is significantly higher” than across its overall system. “What we’ve been focused on is making our hubs more efficient so we can drive higher earnings and targeting… (www.bizjournals.com) Ещё...

Spirit Airlines reduces customer complaints, delays

It seems Spirit Airlines could be repairing its reputation with customers, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Transportation that says the Miramar-based budget airliner (NYSE: SAVE) has nearly halved its consumer complaints year-over-year. In the first quarter of 2018, Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) had the highest rate of customer complaints of all the major airlines: 2.95 out of every 100,000 emplanements, or boardings. But that number is down to 1.63 for the first quarter… (www.bizjournals.com) Ещё...

ALPA warns of potential trend to single-pilot commercial aircraft

The Air Line Pilots Association is fighting to ensure large commercial aircraft do not evolve to have only one pilot. (www.flightglobal.com) Ещё...

RPT-Garuda scraps inflight photo ban amid online uproar

Indonesian flag carrier Garuda withdrew a proposal to stop passengers taking photos in cabins on Wednesday after being mocked over a plan that was introduced after a travel blogger posted unflattering photos on a flight. Rius Vernandes, who has more than 100,000 followers on Instagram, on Saturday posted photos and videos showing him holding a handwritten menu on note paper that he described as the business class menu on his Garuda flight from Sydney. Garuda said on Twitter the menu was not for… (www.yahoo.com) Ещё...

EasyJet names former Ryanair executive Bellew as operations chief

Bellew is leaving Ryanair at the end of the year, but it is not yet confirmed when he would take up his new role at EasyJet (www.flightglobal.com) Ещё...

Video: The Global 7500 jet reaches new heights in the heart of the Swiss Alps

Thanks to its advanced wing design, the award-winning Global 7500 is now the largest purpose-built business jet able to operate out of Gstaad's challenging Saanen airfield in Switzerland, highlighting its exceptional short field performance. (www.fliegerfaust.com) Ещё...