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50 Years Ago Oct. 11, 1965 — Delta Air Lines flew its first Douglas DC-9 to Atlanta from Long Beach, California, Douglas plant. Delta took delivery of the aircraft in September 1965. 20 Years Ago
Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives united together, filing a petition on Oct. 9 to force a vote that could reopen the Export-Import Bank, which has not had the authority to operate since Congress let its charter expire in June.
Southwest Airlines remains adamant that it will not add checked-baggage or change fees and in fact has made its lack of fees the centerpiece for its advertising campaign, CEO Gary Kelly says.
Although various media outlets are citing new details of Malaysia Airlines’ pilot-secondment program, the airline is declining to confirm these reports.
Boosted by Wizz Air’s firm commitment for 110 Airbus A321neos, the airframer’s 2015 commercial aircraft order-book gross total reached 869 as of Sept. 30.
Investigators probing the cause of a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 emergency landing at London’s Gatwick Airport last December have attributed the cause to incorrect installation of a landing gear actuator.
HOUSTON—Southwest Airlines will focus on adding new routes in its domestic network next year, but may add a “few routes south of the border,” an airline executive said.
Airbus remains confident it will meet its target of delivering 15 A350s this year, but CEO Fabrice Bregier admits the ramp-up is challenging, and criticized cabin-supplier delays.
The British government has outlined plans to accelerate the widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and potentially to open non-segregated airspace for use by such systems by the end of the decade.
Following the collapse of talks between Bombardier and Airbus about possibly joining forces on the C Series program, industry experts are becoming increasingly worried about the future of Bombardier’s main new commercial aircraft program.
United Airlines would place an order for new small narrowbody aircraft, such as the Embraer 190 or Bombardier CS100, but only if pilots agree to an extension of their collective bargaining agreement, the airline said in an Oct. 2 letter to United’s top pilot union official.
United Airlines is planning to launch a new route, from San Francisco to Auckland, and intends to form a closer commercial partnership with Air New Zealand on the U.S.-New Zealand market.
