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Delta wins Decade of Airline Excellence Award for North America region

Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the North America region, sponsored by Pratt & Whitney, and the overall winner. From the FlightGlobal and Korn Ferry team behind the annual Airline Strategy Awards, the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards are celebrating the best airline...

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Boeing to stick with ‘Max’

Boeing has no intention to stop calling its latest 737 the “Max”. Boeing has no intention to stop calling its latest 737 the “Max”. The company’s chief executive David Calhoun dismissed that suggestion during a 3 December press conference. “There...

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FAA order targets 787 localiser-capture issues

The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring 787 operators to update aircraft flight manuals to include new localizer-approach procedures. The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring 787 operators to update aircraft flight manuals to include new localiser-approach procedures. The move follows several...

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Southwest warns 6,828 employees of impending job losses

Southwest Airlines has warned 6,828 employees that their jobs may be at risk, the first large-scale involuntary furlough scheme at the company since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis. Southwest Airlines has warned 6,828 employees that their jobs may be at...

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US Marine Corps declares IOC for Lockheed Martin F-35C carrier variant

The US Marine Corps (USMC) have declared initial operational capability (IOC) for its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35C carrier variants. The US Marine Corps (USMC) have declared initial operational capability (IOC) for its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35C carrier variants....

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Boeing positions Ryanair deal as ‘momentum’ ahead of optimistic 2021

Boeing’s executives are describing Ryanair’s new 737 Max order as a turning point for the troubled Max programme and indicative of a faster-than-expected airline sector recovery. Boeing’s executives are describing Ryanair’s new 737 Max order as a turning point for...

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Ryanair follow-on Boeing 737 Max order to drive return to growth

Ryanair expects to have around 80 Boeing 737 Max 8-200s in its fleet for summer 2022, enabling the carrier to return to growth following the heavy drop in traffic resulting from the global pandemic. The European low-cost carrier today placed...

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Delta introduces contact tracing for international travellers

Delta Air Lines is the first major US carrier to introduce contact tracing for passengers arriving from overseas. Delta Air Lines is the first major US carrier to introduce contact tracing for passengers arriving from overseas. The Atlanta-based airline says...

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Boeing to stick with ‘Max’ name for latest 737

Boeing has no intention to stop calling its latest 737 the “Max”. Boeing has no intention to stop calling its latest 737 the “Max”. The company’s chief executive David Calhoun dismissed that suggestion during a 3 December press conference. “There...

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Gulf Air to open Tel Aviv link and explore El Al codeshare

Bahraini carrier Gulf Air is to open scheduled to services to the Israeli hub at Tel Aviv, in a further air transport tie-up between the states following normalisation of diplomatic relations. Gulf Air is also set to explore codeshare opportunities...

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