Mesa has taken steps to pay down debt and shore up revenue through aircraft sales and an increase in the amount United pays its regional partner per block hour.
Investigators are examining an engine fire on an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F that had to return to Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff on Jan. 18.
Two fatal 737-8 accidents, deficient quality on multiple programs, and recent 737-9 issues mean FAA would be justified in scrutinizing anything Boeing proposes.
This week’s top air transport stories include a U.S. federal judge ruling that blocked the merger between JetBlue Airwaysand Spirit Airlines, and the ongoing U.S. investigation review following a Jan. 5 inflight loss of a door plug from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9.
After a week of precautionary checks after the Alaska Airlines accident, the Indonesian Transport Ministry has allowed Lion Air's Boeing 737-9s to resume service.