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.@FlightGlobal is hiring a reporter to cover airlines in North and South America--an exciting opportunity to write news and analysis about this global industry for a global publication, and to work with a team of experienced reporters. Job is remote. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Pro…
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Why we'll all miss Spirit Airlines (even if you never flew them), Alaska's European strategy, the Allegiant-Sun Country merger, plus a run on Rome's new rail-trail.
Read more in my latest dispatches: byerussell.substack.com/p/ma…
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.@AlaskaAir's CEO is understandably bullish on its new European flights. Why now? It's some combination of relevancy, loyalty and that very of-these-times view of an air service imbalance.
Read my interview and what the airline still needs to do: flightglobal.com/archive/202…
What does @flyarcher's plan to begin air taxi flights under a restricted type certification mean? This is why its tough to say: @FlightGlobal flightglobal.com/airframers/…
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This week I make my debut on @FlightGlobal's podcast, FlightGlobal Focus, to chat Spirit Airlines collapse and the themes heading into the @IATA annual meeting in Rio next month.
Give it a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1AC…
Jon Hemmerdinger retweeted
Frontier Airlines is the "best" positioned to fill Spirit’s gap in US market, CEO James Dempsey said Tuesday.
Any leg up for Frontier is good after it reported a -28.5% operating margin in the first quarter.
flightglobal.com/archive/202…
US discount airlines will continue campaign to secure government aid despite Spirit Airlines' failed effort, says @AveloAir CEO: flightglobal.com/archive/202…
Jon Hemmerdinger retweeted
RTX filed open-rotor engine patents but keeps focus on next-generation GTF bit.ly/4moFS8q
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OceanGate failed to heed Boeing safety advice for Titan submersible: US Coast Guard bit.ly/4m0JEox
Breaking: The USA and four other nations have released a "roadmap" for certifying advanced air mobility aircraft including electric air taxis. Participating nations include the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Announced at Paris air show.
.@Boeing asks the FAA to temporarily exempt the 737 Max 7's and Max 10's yaw-damper system from some requirements. It plans to update the system in the coming years and insists the yaw-damper system is safe: flightglobal.com/airframers/…
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Back to engineering: why incoming Boeing CEO Ortberg is reason for optimism bit.ly/3YoyBfV
.@SouthwestAir 737 Max 8 sat on ramp overnight amid 73kt winds several days before “Dutch roll”. flightglobal.com/southwest-7…
A regulatory filing by @PWCanada with the FAA mentions what the company describes as a "new" turboprop, the "PT9A-11". Details scarce. flightglobal.com/engines/pra…
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Boeing tells FAA how it plans to move past broad production problems bit.ly/3yOXHK6
US DOT approves new trade name -- Frontera -- for Frontier Airlines. @FlyFrontier flightglobal.com/strategy/us…
NTSB chair refutes a whistleblower's claim that Boeing purposefully withheld documents, by @ByERussell flightglobal.com/airframers/…
Irish air accident investigators are awaiting information as JetBlue evaluates PW1100G turbofan following in-flight problem: flightglobal.com/irish-accid…
"Absurd." @NTSB chair Homendy hammers Boeing for not providing information requested as part of the 737 Max door-plug failure investigation: flightglobal.com/airframers/…
.@FAA now proposes 787 checks due to risk of overheating caused by engine anti-ice system: flightglobal.com/airframers/…
