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NTSB: Engine Maintenance Issues Behind American 737 Fire

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The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the March 13 incident involving American flight 1006, finding multiple engine component failures that led to engine vibrations, an emergency landing, and a post-landing fire. Incident DescriptionAccording to the NTSB report, the Boeing 737-800, registered as N885NN, experienced engine vibrations during takeoff from Colorado Springs Airport. The flight crew continued the takeoff and diverted to Denver.
Delta Opening New A350 Base

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The airline is going head-to-head with Alaska. Delta is poised to open a new widebody pilot base in the coming months. The Atlanta-based airline continues to deploy its A350s in Asia-Pacific markets, replacing the A330. According to various sources – including aviation insider JonNYC – the carrier is set to open an Airbus A350 pilot base in Seattle. Positions for the new widebody base will be open as early as this month, Delta told pilots in a memo.
American Cuts Capacity on Some Long-Haul Routes

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American is adjusting its long-haul international network “as part of an evaluation of our capacity growth plans for 2025,” the airline confirmed in a statement. The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline will suspend service between New York-JFK and Barcelona, Spain, near the end of the summer IATA season on Oct. 24. Previously, this route was slated to cease for the season on Dec. 3, per Cirium Diio schedule data.
United CEO Teases A321XLR Routes

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United is gearing up to take delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR next year, with plans to use the longer-range narrowbody jet in various “smaller” markets. The Chicago-based airline has 50 A321XLR aircraft on order. Twelve are initially slated to join United’s fleet in 2026. Speaking on CNBC last week, the carrier’s CEO, Scott Kirby, said the aircraft – which will replace the Boeing 757s – will be deployed on long-haul routes, including some from United’s Newark, New Jersey, hub.
Alaska Adds Its First European Route

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Alaska Airlines announced plans to debut its first-ever trans-Atlantic route next year. Starting in May 2026, the airline will add flights between Seattle and Rome. This new route marks the first direct connection for any airline between Seattle and Italy. The new route will operate four times per week on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
Delta Ending 12-Year-Old Route

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The airline will no longer serve this market by late 2025. Delta is making some adjustments to its domestic network. This time, the airline plans to cut one of its long-standing routes from New York. The carrier’s service between New York LaGuardia and Dayton, Ohio, will be discontinued, effective September 7. This daily route was operated by CRJ-900 aircraft. This change was reflected in Friday’s Cirium Diio schedule update.
Southwest, Icelandair Expand Partnership

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Three more U.S. airports will join the two airlines' tie-up. Southwest and Icelandair are deepening their partnership, building on a collaboration that has already connected passengers across North America and Europe through a growing number of interline gateways. The two carriers formalized their partnership in January, following an initial Memorandum of Understanding signed in September 2024.
Southwest Adds New International Airline to Partner Network

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Southwest is adding a new airline to its list of global partners. In September, the Dallas-based airline debuted a partnership with Icelandair. As first flagged by X user STL Aviation News, Southwest’s newest partner is Taiwan’s China Airlines. This new tie-up was announced via Southwest’s website on Sunday.
Spirit Posts $143 Million Q1 Loss

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Spirit reported a net loss of $10.9 million for the period following its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to the carrier’s first-quarter 2025 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The quarterly results were divided between two accounting periods due to the application of fresh start accounting: the “Predecessor” period, covering Jan. 1 through March 12, and the “Successor” period, spanning March 13 through March 31.
Livery of the Week: China Southern

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Editor’s Note: AirlineGeeks is proud to present our ‘Livery of the Week’ series. Every Friday, a team member will share an airline livery, which can be from the past, present, or even a special scheme. Some airline liveries are works of art. The complexity associated with painting around critical flight components and the added weight requires outside-the-box thinking from designers.