Spirit Wins Ex-Southwest Slots At Newark Airport

Spirit Airlines has won 16 peak-hour runway timings (or slots) at New York's Newark Airport. Spirit Airlines faced down competition from JetBlue for all 16 slots and Alaska Airlines for four of the slots. But the US Department of Transportation (DOT) found that Spirit Airlines was best able to provide competition with all 16 timings, consistent with the Department of Justice's original competition remedy. The 16 slots will allow Spirit Airlines to offer eight services a day in and out… (www.msn.com) Más...

Jackson Hole Airport Reopens Following Lengthy Closure

After an 11-month closure, Jackson Hole (JAC) airport finally reopened on June 28. Closed on April 11— typically a downtime for the airport in passenger traffic—renovations were made to the security lines and runway. In a press release from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released on Tuesday, it was announced that the airport began screening travelers in this newly-renovated security checkpoint with a computed tomography (CT) scanner to screen travelers' carry-on luggage.… (aeroxplorer.com) Más...

8 Incidents In 10 Weeks: What’s Happening With SpiceJet?

India’s budget carrier SpiceJet is facing quite a bit of turbulence these days, hitting the headlines every other week for all kinds of aircraft-related incidents. For quite some time now, the carrier has been struggling with a string of issues – from court cases and financial troubles to aircraft scrutiny and incidents. Here’s a look at some of the more recent ones. Difficult times SpiceJet has seen better days! One doesn’t even have to go that far back to dig out a time period when the airline… (www.msn.com) Más...

BA poaches KLM’s COO de Groot as it cuts ANOTHER 10,300 flights

British Airways (BA) has appointed KLM’s Rene de Groot as chief operating officer as the airline was forced to cancel another 10,300 short-haul flights. “We’re pleased to welcome René de Groot to our senior Management Committee team, who will be joining us as our Chief Operating Officer,” said the airline. (www.msn.com) Más...

Emirates A380 flies 14 hours with a large hole in the aircraft

An Emirates Airbus A380 landed at Brisbane International Airport on July 1st with a huge hole in its fairing (simpleflying.com) Más...

French firm introduces 'soft' cargo conversion for Airbus A330 jet

Vallair is offering to clear the passenger cabin and make some other modifications to A330s so they can carry shipments instead of people. (www.freightwaves.com) Más...