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American Airlines | July 22, 2020

American Airlines has postponed its plans for a new terminal at its Dallas Fort Worth hub. The airline had announced the US$3 billion build last year with a planned 2025 opening date. However, times have changed. American Airlines has confirmed the new terminal build is paused indefinitely. On Tuesday, chief financial officer Christopher Poinsatte said the new terminal, referred to as Terminal F, was delayed. He did not specify a time frame, rather used the word “indefinitely”...

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Canada Jetlines | November 28, 2022

Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. (“Canada Jetlines”) the new, all-Canadian, leisure airline, has announced a partnership with Hertz Canada Limited (“Hertz”) as the carrier’s car rental provider. Canada Jetlines’ passengers can now book car rentals at the best available rates for Hertz. Travellers flying with Canada Jetlines can secure special rates with Hertz when booking on Canada Jetlines’ website as well as with a Canada Jetlines boarding pass at the b...

TheHill | March 23, 2020

Two major U.S. aviation companies on Monday announced drastic measures as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the globe and hammer economic markets. Boeing said it was suspending airplane production in the Seattle area for 14 days beginning on March 25. The shutdown will take place at “sites across the Puget Sound area,” where roughly 70,000 employees work to build such aircraft as the Air Force’s KC-46 aerial refueling tanker and Navy’s P-8 Poseidon submarine hun...

Simple Flying | February 13, 2020

Southwest Airlines, the largest operator of the 737 MAX, has revised its expectations to say that it will not include the troubled aircraft in schedules until August. Previously the airline had said it hoped the plane would return by 6 June. The continued grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX jet is causing an ongoing issue for several airlines. None more so than Southwest, which has 34 grounded MAX aircraft and 310 on order, making it the operator of the largest fleet of MAX aircraft....