Boeing and Embraer: More than just a CSeries play
Boeing and Embraer inched closer to a tie-up in their commercial aircraft efforts this morning. The pair announced a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow...
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S7 seeks smaller Sukhoi SuperJet
A new, smaller SuperJet is in the works from Russian manufacturer Sukhoi. The move helps Russian airline S7 expand its fleet of home-grown aircraft but...
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Alaska Airlines dumps Dallas-Washington, DC/New York City routes
Alaska Airlines is pulling the plug on Virgin America's mid-continent hub at Dallas's Love Field; routes to NYC's LaGuardia and Wasington, DC's Reagan National are...
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DLD 183: A Tibet Temper Tantrum
Clicking the like button costs one Marriott employee his job. American is crying foul in Chicago and Delta's efforts to remain neutral aren't working out...
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Boeing goes Brazilian?
Boeing is shopping in South America. The company confirmed that it is in talks with Embraer around merger opportunities. But a "golden share" might just...
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Viasat brings more & faster inflight internet closer
We're a step closer to more and faster inflight internet service as ViaSat-2 entered the testing phase this week. American Airlines, JetBlue and Icelandair are...
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Pilot shortage strikes again: Horizon/Alaska Airlines cuts coming
Anyone saying there isn't a shortage of pilots in the US commercial aviation market is horribly misinformed. Horizon Air, part of the Alaska Air Group,...
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A $30 billion aviation mega-merger
Go big or go home. United Technologies is spending $30bn to buy Rockwell Collins, creating an aviation behemoth touching nearly every aspect of the passenger...
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JetBlue joins the NYC Shuttle market
JetBlue is taking on American and Delta in the New York City "shuttle" market, adding six daily flights between Boston and LaGuardia starting this fall...
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United Chooses Boeing, doesn’t Eliminate CSeries
United Airlines will take 40 new 737-700 aircraft from Boeing into its fleet starting in 2017. But the CSeries could yet make an appearance. Maybe.