In an effort to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a convincing audience that measures such as mandatory face masks and hospital-class air filters sitting in an airplane are safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic. It does not work. Research indicates that instead of becoming …
Read More »American Airlines was able to cut some flights required under federal aid conditions as expiration nears
Passenger planes of American Airlines followed a collision where they parked due to flight reduction to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US March 23, 2020. Nick Oxford | Reuters American Airlines is preparing for flights that serve two dozen medium-sized and …
Read More »United betting on sun-seekers with new Florida flights
A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 and United Airlines A320 Airbus on sight approaching San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco. Louis Nastro | Reuters United Airlines is making a play for Florida this fall and winter, a bet that sun-seekers from northern states will become a bright spot for the carrier, …
Read More »U.S. airline shares have hit the highest prices on travel optics since June, boosting hopes
A JetBlue Airways Corp. aircraft taxi alongside American Airlines Group Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., and Alaska Airlines Inc. aircraft at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, USA, on Monday, April 6, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. airline shares hit their highest prices since mid-June …
Read More »The FAA warns of possible engine shutdowns in the safety directive on older Boeing 737 aircraft
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 (LN2318) on final approach after a pre-delivery test flight at dusk. aviation-images.com | Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered airlines to inspect some stored Boeing 737 aircraft for corrosion that could lead to engine shutdown, as hundreds of …
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