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1 week ago | freightwaves.com | Caleb Revill

This article first appeared in AirlineGeeks. Sun Country Airlines plans to retire one of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft in an effort to save money on parts amid an industrywide supply chain crisis. During a Q1 2025 earnings call on Friday, CEO Jude Bricker said the decision to retire one of its 737-800s is in response to “tightness” the carrier was experiencing in the components market.

1 week ago | airlinegeeks.com | Caleb Revill

Sun Country has announced plans to retire one of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft in an effort to save money on parts amid an industry-wide supply chain crisis. During a Q1 2025 earnings call on Friday, CEO Jude Bricker said the decision to retire one of its 737-800s is in response to “tightness” the carrier was experiencing in the components market. Additionally, the ultra-low-cost airline has decided to delay flying its first Boeing 737-900 passenger aircraft until later this year.

1 week ago | airlinegeeks.com | Caleb Revill

Jim Graham, the CEO of Delta subsidiary Endeavor Air, has announced he will be stepping down by the end of May. A Bloomberg report cited an internal memo sent to the airline’s team Thursday confirming 13-year Delta veteran Timothy Wang will take over as CEO on June 1. Wang is currently the managing director of Delta Connection and will also keep that title. According to the report, Graham said his departure as Endeavor’s CEO is part of a nearly year-long plan by the company.

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating another incident involving commercial aircraft and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington D.C.The NTSB posted on social media Friday that it was looking into the incident that occurred on Thursday. The post stated that a Delta Airbus A319 and a Republic Embraer E170 were told to perform go-arounds while the helicopter traveled to the Pentagon.

1 week ago | freightwaves.com | Caleb Revill

Freightmate AI has filed a motion to dismiss Flexport’s copyright infringement lawsuit against it. The motion, filed on April 22, argues that Flexport’s claims for trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement lack a sufficient legal basis. Freightmate AI’s attorneys contend that the complaint fails to demonstrate any direct involvement of the company in the alleged misappropriation acts carried out by former Flexport employees now affiliated with Freightmate.