Hints and tips:
...Spirit, like Boeing, has been under regulatory scrutiny since the Alaska Airlines incident....
...Alaska believes these challenges will pass. It is projecting $235mn of “synergies” — mostly cost savings one would hope....
Yes, you probably have to care about this one
...The mid-air breach of the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines Boeing aircraft has put the spotlight on Spirit AeroSystems, one of the plane maker’s biggest suppliers....
...Alaska Airlines has cancelled 22 per cent....
...The Alaska Airlines flight was carrying 171 passengers and six crew when it suffered a mid-flight accident, with a section of the fuselage torn away....
...While often used as an additional exit on more densely configured low-cost carriers, the door is permanently plugged on Alaska Airlines planes....
...Alaska said on Saturday that it had decided to take the “precautionary step” of temporarily grounding its fleet of Max 9s....
...Five US carriers have raised bag fees by $5 in the past two months, starting with Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways in January and February, then American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta in a two-week...
...Leading operators include United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines....
...Hours later, the chief executive of Alaska Airlines revealed that his airline had found “some loose bolts on many” Max 9s during inspections of the planes....
...Hawaiian was hurting terribly and Alaska pounced. Alaska may not think about the deal in these exact terms, but this is a move where currency could prove a huge sweetener....
...His comments follow strong words from bosses at rivals United Airlines and Alaska Airlines....
...Regulators have placed a cap on Boeing’s production capacity following the harrowing mid-air panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight in January. This in turn means delivery delays....
...The door panel that blew out during the Alaska Airlines flight was later found in the garden of an Oregon physics teacher....
...United Airlines, which flies more Max 9s than any carrier, said on Friday it was cancelling flights on the plane through to Tuesday, giving it more time to manoeuvre as it braced for winter storms across...
...The European group had been discussing the future of the operations after the Alaska Airlines incident, according to two people familiar with the situation. Airbus declined to comment on Friday....
...National Transportation Safety Board chair wrote a letter to two senators about investigators’ challenges determining what exactly happened when Boeing worked on the “door plug” that blew off during an Alaska...
...And this was an unusually nightmarish event: an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to land after an unused emergency door blew off the plane. The seats next to the door just happened to be empty....
...The Alaska incident would suggest not,” he added....
...At the mid-level, a cashmere style in a muted shade from Sheep Inc, John Smedley or — my favourite — Begg x Co will quickly become a staple of your wardrobe....
...Pat Shanahan, interim chief executive, said Spirit was taking a “hard look” at its processes following the Alaska incident....
...Ryanair cut some flights this winter and in July revised down its passenger forecasts for its current financial year from 185mn to 183.5mn because of the Boeing delays....
...The airline does not operate any Max 9 aircraft, currently the focus of a federal investigation after a damaging fuselage breach of an Alaska Airlines aircraft 11 days ago....
...Ennis, Alaska, 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle. A place so remote that even the sun doesn’t reach it in deepest winter....
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