Category Archives: Daily Headlines

Daily Headlines – July 17, 2019

Airline news from other sources:

WAB air Applies for Operating Licence

Montenegro Airlines ends plastic cup use

Boeing and Southwest Airlines conspired to hide flaws in the 737 MAX jet, lawsuit alleges

Pakistan reopens airspace five months after standoff with India

 

Daily Headlines – July 16, 2019

Airline news from other sources:

Garuda Indonesia sues YouTube reviewer over Instagram post

Benetton family’s Atlantia to join group aiming to revive Alitalia

Air New Zealand to remove more single-use plastic from flights

Delta Air Lines records double-digit drop in cargo revenues

 

Daily Headlines – July 15, 2019

Airline news from other sources:

Boeing 737 MAX Grounding Could Stretch Into 2020

American Airlines mechanics may now be fined for declining overtime

 

Daily Headlines – July 14, 2019

Airline news from other sources:

ANA’s New 777 First and Business Class

American Airlines Accused Of Racial Profiling–Learning Lessons For Other Airlines

Delta nearly joined its rivals in buying the troubled Boeing 737 MAX

Delta Plans Major Growth At Boston Logan, Where It Confronts JetBlue

 

Daily Headlines – July 12, 2019

Airline news from other sources:

Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 (9N-AMM) skids off the runway, runway closed at Kathmandu

Thomas Cook turns to China’s Fosun to save oldest travel firm

Boeing exec linked to 737 MAX will retire, report says

Delta CEO sees ‘marginal benefit’ as competitors grapple with Boeing MAX grounding

What really happened to Malaysia’s missing Boeing 777-200

Air Canada flight diverted to Hawaii after turbulence, injuries reported

Flight Attendants Reveal Their Favorite Places To Travel

Here’s When The Boeing 737 Max Must Return To Service, Or Else; United Sees Longer Delay

 

Daily Headlines – July 11, 2019

Airline news from other sources:

IndiGo shares sink 17% as airline founders’ feud erupts

American Airlines’ flight cancellation problems extend far beyond the 737 MAX grounding

A Delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing when one of the plane’s engines failed

Is Spirit Airlines’ ‘Big Front Seat’ Really a Good Deal?

Thousands stranded at London Gatwick after two-hour runway closure

WAB air to Rise from the Ruins of WOW Air

United Airlines flight attendant leader not eager to fly Boeing 737 MAX

FedEx adds its first Boeing 767-300F to its European network

Egypt opens new international airport for trial period

Alitalia Can Get a Rapper a Custom Plane But Can’t Pay Its Debts

Air China plans to buy 20 A350-900 aircraft from Airbus

AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes says no to any involvement with ailing Malaysia Airlines

Singapore’s Changi Airport has a slide that takes you right to your gate

 

Daily Headlines – July 10, 2019

Airline news from other sources:

Man puts on 15 layers of clothing rather than pay airline’s excess baggage fee

American Airlines Raises The Question Anew: What Is ‘Inappropriate’ Attire On A Plane?

Airlines to report earnings as Boeing 737 MAX troubles set to linger for months more

Beyond the 737 MAX: What Airline Investors Should Really Obsess Over

Jet Airways Founder Grounded as India Probes $2.6 Billion Fraud

New Alaska Airlines lounge at Seattle-Tacoma to open this week

Korean Air defends pilot who tried to drink alcohol during flight

Chicago picks Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to design two satellite concourses for O’Hare expansion

United Airlines To Report Solid Quarter, Despite MAX Issues

Mahathir studies proposals to buy or manage Malaysia Airlines

 

Daily Headlines – July 9, 2019

Airline news from other sources:

Ukrainian special forces capture separatist commander suspected in Malaysia Airlines flight shootdown

Virgin Atlantic flight forced to make emergency landing; phone charger suspected in cabin fire

EVA Airways flight attendants prepare to end strike

Norwegian Air cuts back at Oakland International, shifts flights to SFO

Russian airline companies end flights from Georgia

Boeing again reports no new orders for 737 MAX as planes stay grounded after crashes

 

 

Daily Headlines – July 8, 2019

Airline News from other sources:

Boeing Won’t Change the Name of the 737 Max, but Should It?

British Airways faces record £183m fine for data breach

American Airlines passengers stuck in plane for 5 hours at Philadelphia International Airport

European regulators demand changes to 737 MAX autopilot

Fastjet CEO quits as problems mount

British Airways in talks to avert pilots’ strike

Southwest Air’s Paint Guru Keeps 750 Airplanes Looking Sharp

Air India disinvestment: Modi government hopes to announce new deal by October

Delta further expands A220 network

Alaska Airlines adjusts Dallas Love Field service from late-August 2019

American Airlines schedules additional Boeing 757 Caribbean routes

 

Daily Headlines – July 6, 2019

Airline news from other sources:

Alaska Airlines drops two routes at Love Field and cuts expansion plans as airport trial looms

Canadian airlines fight passenger rights bill in court

60 airlines ready for Daxing opening

Qazaq Air switches its base airport

Air Serbia tops European flag carrier growth