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United orders 737NG to make up for lost Max aircraft

Since there is no end in sight to the ongoing grounding of the Boeing's new-generation single-aisle jets, United announced that it signed an agreement to buy 19 used older generation Boeing 737-700. The jets will be delivered to the US carrier in December. The airline currently operates 40 Boeing 737-700. United Airlines has 14 737 MAX 9 jets in its fleet. On July 13, the airline withdrew the jets from its schedule until November. After two days from the United, another major US carrier… (airlinerwatch.com) More...

Frontier Airlines Announces New, Non-Stop Service from Trenton to Sarasota

Low-fare carrier, Frontier Airlines today announces new, non-stop service from Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) and additional flights on seven of its routes, included in the new winter schedule. To celebrate this new, low-cost service, Frontier is offering fares as low as $49*, which are available now at FlyFrontier.com. “Today’s announcement of new service from Trenton to Sarasota marks our 16th non-stop route from Trenton-Mercer Airport,” said… (news.flyfrontier.com) More...

Toronto man whose family died in Boeing 737 Max crash: Scrap the jet

Paul Njoroge says he believes Boeing should scrap the 737 Max, and he wants the company's top executives to resign and face criminal charges for not grounding the plane after a deadly accident last October. (www.ctvnews.ca) More...

Cargo pilot union supports Prime Day strike

Pilots for airlines owned by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings who fly cargo for Amazon voiced their support for warehouse workers employed by the e-commerce giant who are on strike during Prime Day because the two groups share concerns they are overworked and underpaid. (www.flightglobal.com) More...

Maiden flight for Hi Fly's first Airbus A330-900

Today, first Airbus A330neo of Hi Fly made its maiden flight at the manufacturer's Toulouse facilities in France. The Portuguese charter operator was initially expecting to take delivery of its first A330-900 in June but it will have to wait for a few weeks more until the aircraft receives its corporate livery and completes final ground and flight tests. The European wet-lease specialist currently has ten Airbus A330-900 in its order book. Two of them will join the airline's fleet this… (airlinerwatch.com) More...

Bulgaria picks Munich airport consortium to run Sofia airport

Bulgaria has picked a consortium comprising asset manager Meridiam and the operator of Munich Airport to run and operate Sofia Airport, the Balkan country’s main air transport hub, the transport minister said on Wednesday. (www.reuters.com) More...

Delta ‘Dream Flight’ shows diversity and inclusion next off the runway

As companies continue to double down on diversity and inclusion, Delta Air Lines says it wants to be the airline that moves the needle for minorities in aviation. When Delta Air Lines Captain Guy Stallworth, 54, first took part of the airline’s annual “Dream Flight” roughly 20 years, an initiative aimed at educating underrepresented youth interested in aviation, he never thought it would become what it is today. Since then, in partnership with the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals… (www.bizjournals.com) More...

Flight attendant union calls cramped airplane seats 'torture'

Washington (CNN) - Flight attendants feel the pain of cramped aircraft seats, too. (www.cnn.com) More...

Cathay, Lufthansa expand codeshare on Hong Kong-Europe flights

Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Group carriers are expanding their codeshare partnership on flights between Hong Kong and Europe, which takes effect on 17 July. Under the deal, Cathay will place its code on the daily Hong Kong-Frankfurt and Hong Kong-Munich flights operated by Lufthansa, and daily Hong Kong-Zurich flights flown by Swiss. In return, Lufthansa and Swiss will respectively codeshare on the daily Hong Kong-Frankfurt and Hong Kong-Zurich flights that Cathay operates. “Europe is a key… (www.flightglobal.com) More...

Whoops: A Russian MiG-31 Shot down One of Its Buddies

Whoops: A Russian MiG-31 Shot down One of Its Buddies In short, the MiG-31 mistakenly shot down its wingman. It has now emerged that the twin-engine fighter was brought down by another MiG-31 which fired an R-33 air-to-air missile mistakenly. A report appeared on Baza claims that “… the accident of the MiG-31 aircraft was the result of omissions in the activities of officials in the organization of the LUT (flight tactical exercises – Approx. Ed. precluding their mutual falling into the zone of… (www.yahoo.com) More...

Mechanics ask FAA to assign more inspectors to American

American Airlines' mechanics unions have urged the Federal Aviation Administration to assign additional inspectors to the carrier, saying a recent court order potentially threatens the safety of American's operation (www.flightglobal.com) More...

Irkut to produce two more MC-21 prototypes

Irkut, the manufacturer of Russia's first single-aisle jet in western standards, plans to add two more MC-21 prototypes to its existing test fleet. Irkut continues the certification campaign for its MC-21 jet with three prototypes. One more aircraft is expected to leave the final assembly line soon to join the other three planes. It will be used for testing the PD-14 engines produced by the Russian engine manufacturer Aviadvigatel. The state-owned UAC (United Aircraft Corporation)… (airlinerwatch.com) More...

Uzbekistan Airways To Operate Frankfurt Boeing 787 Flights This Month

Uzbekistan Airways, the flag carrier of the nation, announced that later this month they will be flying directly between Tashkent International Airport and Frankfurt International Airport, as reported by Routes Online. What are Uzbekistan Airways? Uzbekistan Airways was founded back in 1992 after the country left the dissolving Soviet Union. Essentially, the airline was created from the remains of an Uzbekistan-based subsidy of Russian airline, Aeroflot. The new airline started with a fleet of… (simpleflying.com) More...

Business Lenders of bankrupt Jet Airways to attempt to sell carrier again

Lenders to Jet Airways will open bids to sell the bankrupt airline on July 20, as they look to recover about 85 billion rupees ($1.24 billion) of loans, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Last month, Jet’s creditors, led by State Bank of India (SBI), took the airline to the bankruptcy court after failing to agree on a revival plan. The airline, grounded since April 17, was admitted to the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal on June 20. Since then, the court has… (www.yahoo.com) More...