Airline news
Southwest Airlines Fires Crash Landing Pilot
Southwest Airlines said on Wednesday it fired the pilot of a plane that crashed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in July after it touched down on its front landing gear. “Upon completion of our internal review...
Boeing Warns US Shutdown Could Slow Jet Deliveries
Boeing is taking steps to deal with possible delays in airliner deliveries, including the 787 Dreamliner, caused by the federal government shutdown that has idled thousands of US aviation officials needed to certify the ...
Air France-KLM May Help Alitalia
Air France-KLM said it was open to merging with Alitalia in a move seen as the best solution for turning round the loss-making Italian airline. But both sides said any tie-up would depend on certain conditions being met ...
Norwegian’s Grounded 787 May Fly Again This Week
Norwegian Air Shuttle said its grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliner could return to short haul service later this week and is so confident in the aircraft it will probably order more. Norwegian chief executive Bjorn Kjos said ...
ANA To Get More Slots In Haneda Allocation
The Japanese government plans to award ANA more than half of 20 new international arrival and departure slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, more than twice what it will give rival Japan Airlines, two sources with know...
Boeing Focused On Improving 787’s Reliability
Boeing acknowledged the reliability issues of its 787 Dreamliners on Monday, and said it is taking steps to make the new high-tech plane more dependable. “Today, the reliability of the 787 is better than 95 percent...
