Category: Weekly Recap
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You’re On Guard! Weekly Recap: Republic and Mesa Decide to Get Hitched, and Delta CEO Ed Bastian Talks About Political Buyer’s Remorse
The Main Squawk: Republic to absorb Mesa by the end of the year Regional airlines Republic and Mesa announced an agreement to combine operations last week to form what they’re calling “America’s Regional Airline of Choice.” The all-stock transaction is expected to be complete by the end of the year, pending agreements with labor groups,…
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You’re On Guard! Weekly Recap: Spirit 2.0 Plans a Part-time Operation, Fists Are Thrown in DCA Tower
The Main Squawk: Spirit is transitioning to a “peak-day only” operation with zero flights planned mid-week and on Saturdays Spirit exited bankruptcy last month with a plan to revitalize the “bare fare” by implementing a permanent part-time schedule. No longer will the Airline be known for flights that delay until 2:00 AM, only to cancel…
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You’re On Guard! Weekly Recap: Heartbreak at Southwest, and Frontier Takes on American and United
Southwest is cutting 1,750 jobs in management in an effort to ramp up its “transformational plan” to create a “leaner and more agile organization.” The cuts are expected to save the Airline up to $300 million by the end of 2026 and will affect roughly 15% of its corporate workforce, including Chief Transformation Officer Ryan…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Potomac River Mid-Air Collision Stirs a Safety Debate, Spirit Furloughs Another 200+ Pilots
The Main Squawk: The aviation industry is mourning the loss of sixty-seven who perished in a Potomac River mid-air collision A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 in the final approach path to Runway 33 at Washington-DCA on Wednesday, killing all sixty-four people aboard the CRJ700 and the three…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Alaska Opts to Keep Hawaiian on Hawaii, American Tackles an Early Morning Christmas Eve Software Glitch
The Main Squawk: Alaska is opting to isolate the Hawaiian brand to Hawaii-only flying At some point next year, Alaska and Hawaiian will no longer operate as two airlines. They will have one operating certificate, one crew scheduling department, one technical operations center, one boardroom, and one set of standards. Under the hood, the Airline…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Boeing is (Still) Struggling to Get Into Gear, JetBlue Expands in Europe
The Main Squawk: Boeing still hasn’t resumed 737 MAX production Boeing has yet to crank out a single airplane at its 737 plant in Renton, Washington, despite settling a 52-day strike with its aerospace workers over a month ago. The manufacturer intends on restarting production later this month, but it’s unclear at exactly what rate…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Thanksgiving Travel Season Is a Success All-Around, Spirit Develops Its Bankruptcy Strategy
Editor’s Note: I’m back, wedding ring in hand! I know at least some of you missed me. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be sharing my thoughts on a few stories that piqued my interest while I was away, including the latest contract at Boeing and what it means for aircraft deliveries, Spirit’s…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Spirit Furloughs (again) and Cuts Capacity (again), Boeing Sweetens the IAM Deal
The Main Squawk: Spirit is furloughing an additional 330 pilots on January 31 Spirit’s latest effort to cut costs involves yet another round of furloughs effective January 31. The Company’s first round of furloughs became effective earlier this summer and has prompted a new slogan amongst its pilot group: “Business as Miserable.” The Airline successfully…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Frontier is Making Another Pass at Spirit, Boeing Workers Reject Latest Offer… Again
The Main Squawk: Frontier wants another chance to merge with Spirit Frontier is in the early stages of restarting talks with Spirit about a possible merger, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The talks mark the rekindling of a discussion that ended abruptly in 2022 when Spirit tried its hand…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Spirit Escapes Bankruptcy (for now), Boeing-IAM Explore a Revised Agreement
The Main Squawk: Spirit is spared from bankruptcy, at least for now In a move that shocked Wall Street analysts, Spirit announced Friday it was able to extend a deadline to make payments on some of its debt. The Airline was facing an October 21 deadline to make payments on a card processing agreement with…
