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“Separation” is the aviation safety watchword — whether in the skies or on the ground — to avoid terrifying runway mishaps.
David Shepardson, Reuters | 4 months ago
It's time for the appointment of a permanent FAA Administrator equipped to demonstrate strong leadership in devising a plan to rapidly rebuild the controller workforce.
David Shepardson, Reuters | 5 months ago
By being under intense public scrutiny by the U.S. Senate and the Transportation Department, Southwest's estimate of a quarterly profit hit of $825 million from the meltdown now seems low.
David Shepardson, Reuters | 12 months ago
This is going to be a tough summer for U.S. airlines. They are scheduling more flights than the system can handle as passengers show a near insatiable appetite for tickets. The last thing they need to be doing is joining the pass-the-buck club between airports and governments.
Brian Sumers | 2 years ago
Airline Weekly
"I think the human spirit wants to travel," Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said. And he's seeing the proof. Delta forecasts its second-quarter revenues will be fully recovered to 2019 levels. Ticket prices will rise, as the airline still is flying only 82 percent of its 2019 capacity: Good for the airline, but summer travel will be more expensive.
2 years ago
Is there a pilot shortage in the U.S.? That's one of the most hotly debated questions in the airline industry. But the upshot for passengers is the same regardless of what the industry thinks: Airlines are cancelling more flights and flying reduced schedules this summer because they can't find enough crews.
Good for the airlines.
David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 years ago
The U.S. pilot shortage is a real and present problem for the airline industry, but not everyone agrees on the fix. Regional airline Cape Air's CEO thinks the industry should work together on the issue, and if airlines don't, the shortage will only be prolonged.
Startups Breeze Airways and Avelo Airlines are rivals, a competition that is now igniting a battle in the relatively sleepy aviation state of Connecticut, where two airports just 56 miles apart, Hartford and New Haven, are being pitted against one another over expansion demands from the two carriers.
The U.S. financial regulator proposed a rule that would require airlines — and other large companies — to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. After years of fighting such requirements in Europe and elsewhere, airlines back the proposed rule, saying it brings clarity to the process.
