Boeing Capital Corporation has completed transition of two MD-11 Boeing converted freighters (BCF) on multi-year leases to UK-managed AV Cargo, which has begun service from the operator’s base in Lieg...
Brazilian carrier TAM, part of the LATAM Airlines Group, created out of the 2012 merger between TAM and Chile-based LAN, states that it will officially switch to the oneworld frequent flier alliance o...
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has asked the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to certify that its 100% cargo screening level on passenger aircraft has been achieved and...
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of cracks found in the skin at body st...
The Federal Aviation Administration is furloughing 3,000 aviation safety inspectors as part of the US government shutdown. The news has outraged industry groups and unions. Mike Perrone president for ...
Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of its first Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range). The delivery is part of Delta's 100-airplane order placed in 2011 to renew its single-aisle fleet with more ...
Alaska Airlines has announced an order for five additional Next-Generation 737-900ERs (Extended Range). The order, valued at $481 million at list prices, continues Alaska Airlines' investment in its f...
American Airlines has announced it is beginning the process to recruit and hire approximately 1,500 new pilots over the next five years, American's largest pilot hiring in more than a decade. American...
Harry Lombardo, the new president of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) has promised to increase lobbying, oppose outsourcing, and help unions strengthen ties to local communities. One of Lombardo's fi...
The largest scheduled passenger airlines reported a net profit of $2.1 billion in the second quarter of 2013, an increase from a profit of $700 million in the second quarter of 2012, the U.S. Departme...
AAR has ramped up a third line of maintenance to support Air Canada’s fleet of commercial aircraft as part of a multiyear agreement to perform maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at its Duluth repa...
WestJet have completed an order for 65 737 MAX airplanes, fulfilling the carrier’s letter of intent to purchase the airplanes announced on Aug 29. The order, valued at $6.3 billion at list prices, con...
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