Air Canada Orders A350-1000s, Snubs Boeing 777X
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Air Canada’s Choice of the A350-1000 Makes Perfect Sense in Various Ways
UPDATE Feb 13 – “The best replacement for the 777-300ER is the 777X”, Boeing’s marketing team likes to state. Not so for Air Canada: the airline has selected the Airbus A350-1000 to become the flagship of its long-haul fleet and…
The El Paso Short-Lived Airspace Shutdown
The FAA announced yesterday evening that the airspace over El Paso, Texas would close for 10 days due to a national security threat. This morning, they announced that the threat was eliminated and that commercial flights are clear to resume,…
Frontier Reduces Leased Fleet and Partially Defers Airbus Backlog
Ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier is right-sizing its fleet by reducing the number of leased aircraft in active service and deferring future deliveries from Airbus, it said on February 11. New CEO Jimmy Dempsey is focused on “resetting and stabilising the business”…
Boeing’s Strong January 2026: Recovery Momentum Continues
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Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel as US Blockade Tightens
Significant news from Cuba over the past 24 hours. The trickle-down impact of US-Venezuela friction is spreading across the Caribbean. The impact goes far beyond the “Gulf of America”. The Crisis – Scale and Timeline NOTAMs were issued February 8,…