Electrification and SustainabilitySouthwest Airlines Invests in Pilot Project for Development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Southwest Airlines recently invested in a technology development project for commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel. The project is led by SAFFiRE Renewables, a new company that is exploring technology for converting waste…
CommercialFAA Clears More Altimeters From 5G C-Band Impact as Airlines Adjust Flight Operations The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday published a statement to allow an estimated 78 percent of the in-service U.S. commercial fleet to perform low-visibility landings at airports where wireless companies deployed…
CommercialDelta Takes Top Spot in Annual Airline Quality Ranking Delta Air Lines was crowned the highest-quality airline in America in the 29th annual Airline Quality Report (AQR), a joint initiative from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical and Wichita State Universities. The AQR evaluates operators…
CommercialAfter Second Quick Crash, Countries and Carriers Ground 737 MAX-8 First China, then Indonesia, now several individual airlines are grounding their Boeing 737 MAX-8 fleets in the wake of the new narrow-body's second devastating accident in six months. Sunday morning, Ethiopian Airlines…
CommercialSouthwest Airlines April Traffic Slightly Down After Mid-Month Tragedy Southwest Airlines Co. reported its April and year-to-date 2018 preliminary traffic statistics. The company flew 11.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in April 2018, a slight decrease from the 11.2 billion RPMs flown in…
CommercialSouthwest COO Talks Predictive Maintenance in Wake of 1380 at AMC/AEEC 2018 Southwest Airlines COO Mike Van de Ven has witnessed many events in the commercial airline industry, including tragedy in the form of the recent Southwest Flight 1380, in which an engine malfunction led to…