In late September, Alaska Airlines flights were grounded in Seattle because of what the company called significant disruptions from an unspecified technology problem.
For many airlines, there aren't many alternatives to costly engine overhauls with demand on the rise for replacement engines, especially if the carrier has one type of aircraft or a model that only has one supplier. An airplane engine at American Airlines' test cell in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lesli...
Some problems are much more serious. Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft were grounded in 2019 after two fatal crashes caused partly by a software flaw. Investigators have since found lesser bugs. Airlines are, for instance, now advised to turn the plane off and on again every 51 days, to stop its...
In response to the crisis, airlines have had to make tough decisions to survive. One of the measures taken was the reduction in flight capacity. Airlines have grounded a significant percentage of their fleets, canceled routes, and reduced the frequency of flights. This capacity reduction not onl...
The effect on travel and tourism was catastrophic: borders were sealed, aircraft were grounded, visas were suspended and businesses collapsed. It was a rude, hard stop. Today, as we look to rebuild, we have an opportunity to build back better, to reimagine the role that tourism can play,...
Reason #1: Airlines Are Hiding Their Best Domestic Fares on One-Way Itineraries “When you buy a fare one way or shop one way, you’re going to see lower prices than if you look roundtrip,” Clark says. Of course, this might not always be the caseeverysingle time due to seasonal sal...
“Other airlines, they don’t have such good programs,” he said. “They treat it more as a punitive thing. A lot of people, especially pilots — a pilot would rarely go in and seek counseling. Because if a pilot showed symptoms or expressed depression, then they would be grounded immed...
The process of inspecting Max 9s and returning them to service has been slower than Alaska and United had hoped. The Federal Aviation Administrationgrounded all Max 9sin the United States on Saturday until they could be inspected, but Boeing didn't provide inspection instructions until Monday. ...
All of Boeing's Max planes were grounded worldwide last month after a 737 Max jet flown by Ethiopian Airlines pilots crashed in that country, killing everyone aboard. It was the second fatal crash involving a Max in recent months. A Lion Air flight crashed in October. ...