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US DOT Fines JetBlue for "Chronic Flight Delays"
1 day ago · DALLAS – A first in the U.S., the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Friday a US$2 million penalty against JetBlue (B6) for operating "multiple chronically delayed flights." The DOT defines chronic flight delays as "a prohibited unrealistic scheduling practice which can harm both passengers and fair competition across the airline industry."
Qantas Retires Final Boeing 717 Aircraft - airwaysmag.com
14 hours ago · DALLAS — Qantas (QF) has retired its last Boeing 717, which temporarily entered service at the end of 2024. Meanwhile, it incorporated Airbus A220-300 models into its fleet. The aircraft (registration VH-YQW) landed in Brisbane (BNE) on December 30. It has been donated to an aviation school and ...
Trip Report: Singapore Airlines A350, Boeing 777
12 hours ago · The Premium Economy Cabin on the Boeing 777. Boeing 777 Cabin Premium Economy on the Boeing 777-300ER features four rows of Safran Z535 recliner seats in a 2-4-2 configuration.Each seat offers 38 inches of pitch, 8 inches of recline, a footrest, a 13.3-inch inflight entertainment screen, 2 USB-A ports, and one universal power outlet.
Watershed Year: Boeing’s Challenging 2024
4 days ago · NTSB investigators examine the door plug from Alaska Airlines flight 1282, a Boeing 737-9 MAX. Photo: NTSB. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary investigation on February 6, which stated that the damage patterns on the door plug indicated that the four bolts intended to secure the door plug had …
Defining Moments of Commercial Aviation in 2024
6 days ago · Photo: Belarus Embassy via X Argentina to Hand Over Grounded Venezuelan Boeing 747 to US. Between February and April, geopolitical drama gripped South American aviation when an Argentine court approved the transfer of a grounded Venezuelan Boeing 747-300M cargo plane to US authorities.. Emtrasur is a subsidiary of the Venezuelan state-owned Conviasa (V0), the country’s flag carrier.
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Is a Regulatory Shift in U.S. Aviation in the Air?
Nov 21, 2024 · DALLAS – As the TSA prepares for its busiest Thanksgiving travel season yet with record passenger volumes expected, the FAA will use military-released airspace over the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico to ease congestion and delays for the holidays.. These measures align with year-round FAA collaborations with airlines to improve air traffic flow, as outlined in a Fact Sheet published by the U ...
The World’s Largest Global Airlines in April 2024
DALLAS — The global aviation industry is a complex, yet exciting and challenging ecosystem with airlines vying for dominance in a market driven by passenger comfort, affordability, and extensive route networks.To truly understand an airline's capacity, a single metric like the number of airplanes wouldn't be a sufficient metric. This is where …
The History of Commercial Flight: How Global Travel Took off
The LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin.Photo: By Grombo - own work, picture taken by my grandfather Alexander Cohrs, not published yet, CC BY-SA 3.0 The First Commercial Flight. The first ever passenger flight took off in May 1908 when Wilbur Wright carried Charles Furnas just 2000 feet across the beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.