Delta parks 600 jets and scales back flights as revenue tanks BUSINESS NEWSMARCH 18, 2020 / 10:19 AM / A DAY AGO by Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) said on Wednesday it was parking more than 600 jets, cutting corporate pay by as much as 50%, and scaling back its flying … Continued
United suspends flights to 20 U.S. cities from Bay Area By Chris McGinnis, SFGATE Updated 11:38 am PDT, Wednesday, March 18, 2020 United has come out with the specifics of its latest coronavirus-inspired service reductions, and it’s not pretty. During April, the airline’s existing schedule will shrink by a massive 60 percent overall, with many … Continued
American Airlines To Retire Boeing 767s By May 2020 by Nicholas Cummins March 13, 2020 American Airlines is set to ground and retire its entire fleet of Boeing 767s by the end of May 2020, and 757s by 2021. The two aircraft have served American Airlines well and have filled a very unique ‘middle of … Continued
United, JetBlue cutting US flights because of coronavirus By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Updated 10:02 PM ET, Wed March 4, 2020 New York (CNN Business)United Airlines and JetBlue Airways became the first airlines to cut their US flight schedules on Wednesday, as passenger worry about the coronavirus has caused a sharp drop in demand. While … Continued
Rep. Lynch And Quiet Skies Caucus Disappointed With FAA Response To Airplane Noise The Caucus members had expressed serious concerns about airplane and helicopter noise and the FAA’s lack of responsiveness to impacted communities. Feb 26, 2020 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), co-chairs of the Quiet … Continued
Noise monitors at Hollywood Burbank to go wireless By ANTHONY CLARK CARPIO FEB. 18, 2020 6:12 PM Hollywood Burbank Airport will soon be updating its noise and flight-track monitoring systems to improve reliability. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority voted 8-0 on Tuesday to approve extending its contract with EMS Bruel & Kjaer Inc. through April 14, … Continued
Delta says it will spend $1 billion to be carbon neutral, the latest airline announcing a radical shift to make flying less destructive Thomas Pallini Feb 15, 2020, 5:35 AM Thousands of flights criss-cross the skies over our heads every day, transporting millions of people to destinations near and far. Powering those flights, however, are … Continued
Meng Introduces Legislation to Mitigate Excessive Aircraft Noise Feb 14, 2020 Press Release Congresswoman’s measure would lower FAA’s noise standard WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a founding member and former Co-Chair of the Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus, announced the introduction of legislation that would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to … Continued
FedEx continues fleet renewal with retirements Jeff Lee, Associate EditorFebruary 10, 2020 Aircraft, Carriers, Equipment, Express, News, Production Freighters, Strategy FedEx Express in the past week removed three aircraft from service and sent them to Victorville (VCV) to be parked as part of the replacement program for its fleet. The aircraft consist of two MD-11Fs (48547 … Continued
Silicon Valley’s Airport Sets a New Record with 15.7 Million Passengers Served in 2019 — America’s fastest-growing major airport over the past four years — Contact: SJC Media Relations sjcmedia@sjc.org January 30, 2020 San Jose, Calif. – Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) passenger traffic continued to soar in 2019, with nearly 15.7 million departing and … Continued
