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SkyWest, Inc. Announces Dual-Class Aircraft

SkyWest, Inc. today announced that it has reached an understanding with Delta Air Lines, Inc. on a transaction which provides SkyWest, Inc. 34 additional dual-class regional jet aircraft and for the early termination of 66 Bomb...


FAA Investigating US Airways Near-Collision

  US officials said on Thursday they are investigating “miscommunication” this week that led three US Airways planes – two outbound and one inbound – to approach unacceptably close to each other ove...



ANA 787s Back In Service After Engine Part Change

  All Nippon Airways (ANA), the launch customer for Boeing 787s, said all of its Dreamliners are back in service after it changed a component on their engines. ANA last month grounded five of its 11 787s after tests reveal...


Lufthansa Must Generate More Cash

  Lufthansa management has told staff in an internal letter that the German flag carrier needs to do more to boost its cash flow, and pledged massive investments to offer more perks to passengers. “High passenger num...



Bomb Joke Tweeter Wins Landmark Ruling

A British man who joked on Twitter that he would blow up an airport after it closed because of snow has had his conviction for sending a “menacing” message overturned in a landmark ruling for users of social media w...


AirAsia To Buy Indonesia’s Batavia Air

Asia’s largest low-cost carrier, AirAsia, is making its first major airline acquisition by buying Indonesia’s Batavia Air for USD$80 million in cash to expand in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, the two group...