Posts tagged "privatization"
United's Polaris 2.0 suites, complete with sliding doors and Starlink Wi-Fi, are now flying every Singapore–San Francisco departure — giving United 17 percent more weekly business class capacity than Singapore Airlines on the route it has long owned.
TSA scrapped its controversial Gold+ program after Tampa backed out and a union sued for records — but new administrator David Cummins is now expanding a decades-old program to as many as 220 airports.
Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj airport has begun a 10-month suspension of all dedicated freighter flights to rebuild its cargo apron — pushing nearly a quarter of India's air cargo toward Navi Mumbai and other hubs until May 2027.
SPEEA members turned down Boeing's 'best and final' contract offer by wide margins and authorized a strike for after October 6, deepening the pressure on Boeing just as it pushes to certify new jets and rebuild after 2024's machinists' walkout.
A flock of birds, a compressor stall, and a mayday call — American Airlines Flight 1760 returned safely to Myrtle Beach on August 10 after flames were seen shooting from its left engine on takeoff. No injuries were reported.
From late August 2026, Riyadh Air passengers can book Saudia-operated connections to Abha, Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah and more — a codeshare that reveals how Saudi Arabia is running two state airlines without letting them compete.
The UK Supreme Court has shut the door on the last legal challenge to London Luton Airport's £2.4 billion expansion, clearing the way for the airport to grow from 19 million to 32 million passengers a year.
The FAA has raised San Francisco International's arrival cap to 42 aircraft an hour by the end of August 2026, using a new staggered-approach procedure — five months after banning the airport's iconic side-by-side landings and cutting capacity from 54 to 36 an hour.
The FAA's newest airworthiness directive targets a cold-working deviation on Airbus A321XLR fuselage frames — a defect that, left unchecked, could shorten the structure's fatigue life around the center fuselage.
Avianca's new Insignia business class debuted August 4 on Boeing 787 flights between Bogotá and JFK, bringing lie-flat seating, a curated amenity kit, and dedicated lounge access to Latin America's busiest U.S. corridor.
Former IATA chief Willie Walsh officially took charge as IndiGo's CEO on August 3, 2026, inheriting a plan to push international capacity to 40% by FY30 on the back of 60 incoming Airbus A350s.
A passenger's laptop ignited mid-flight on American Airlines Flight 2398, forcing an emergency landing at Dallas Fort Worth. The FAA says it is the 58th verified lithium-battery smoke or fire incident on a US passenger plane this year.