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3 days ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
An ongoing fleet reduction and modernization strategy at FedEx has resulted in the permanent retirements of 12 additional aircraft. The aircraft, retired during FedEx’s fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, comprise seven Airbus A300-600s, three McDonnell Douglas MD-11s and two Boeing 757-200s, in...
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4 days ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
Spirit Airlines has called for federal scrutiny of the United Airlines-JetBlue Airways “Blue Sky” partnership, arguing in a new filing that the arrangement threatens to weaken other value airlines by siphoning off customers. Questioning whether the partnership involves unfair methods of competition...
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1 week ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
Acknowledging that its domestic aviation market remains highly concentrated with barriers-to-entry limiting competition, Canada’s Competition Bureau is proposing bold steps for improvement. Its new report, “Cleared for Take-off: Elevating Airline Competition,” released on June 19, calls for opening...
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1 week ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
For trusted partner countries, Canada should relax its restrictions on foreign carriers serving domestic routes and on foreign ownership of Canadian airlines, suggests the country’s Competition Bureau. These changes would allow for greater access to international capital and experience, states the...
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1 week ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
Reacting to changes in demand for transborder travel to the U.S., Canadian carrier Air Transat will make adjustments for the winter season. “We are taking advantage of the shift in demand from the U.S. to the Caribbean and Mexican markets by offering new, exclusive routes,” Transat CEO Annick...
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1 week ago | 
aviationweek.com | James Pozzi |Christine Boynton |Sean Broderick
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1 week ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
New Alliance Of U.S. Value Airlines Advocates For Budget ModelFacing mounting challenges, U.S. budget carriers have decided to carve out their own path, forming an alliance to champion their interests. Several U.S. budget carriers are joining forces under a new alliance to advance policies that promote competition and improve market access. Formally established in early June, the Association of Value Airlines (AVA) counts Allegiant Air, Avelo Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Sun...
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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Eyeing potential for a next-generation single-aisle airliner (NGSA) in the second half of the next decade, Pratt & Whitney believes it is well-positioned to offer the airframe’s powerplant, expecting that a time-tested design will appeal to companies weary of new technology...
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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
Pratt’s facility in Asheville, North Carolina, focuses on machining, coating and finishing airfoil components—and will soon add an advanced casting foundry. After Pratt & Whitney unveiled its next-generation Geared Turbofan Advantage engine, the variant’s specs caused operators of the base model to raise a figurative eyebrow. “For years, customers have been asking us, ‘Why can’t you retrofit the engine? This Advantage sounds great; why can’t you bring...
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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton
Envoy Air and Piedmont Airlines, two wholly owned subsidiaries of American Airlines Group, have each announced the addition of new Embraer E175s to their respective regional fleets. For Piedmont, the dual class jet will represent a new type for what is now an all-ERJ145 operation. It expects to...
