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Airbus maintains delivery goals amid engine shortages

Airbus maintains delivery goals amid engine shortages

Airbus, Europe’s leading aircraft manufacturer, reaffirmed its target of delivering 870 commercial planes this year despite ongoing supply chain issues involving Pratt & Whitney engines, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company has had to slow production due to shortages but remains optimistic about meeting its delivery goals for

Basic comes for air travel (or we’re all basic now)

Basic comes for air travel (or we’re all basic now)

Just as the so-called ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs), with their “unbundled” fares, started dying off (in the US, anyway), the network carriers have cribbed the fee-forward strategy, expanding basic fares from back to front of the plane and building a customer-facing ladder of, well, fees in each cabin. This in addition

Pentagon weighs antidrone lasers over Washington

Pentagon weighs antidrone lasers over Washington

The New York Times reports that the Pentagon is considering deploying the LOCUST antidrone laser system at Fort Lesley J McNair, the Southwest Washington Army base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reside. Drone sightings near the base—attributed to possible Iranian surveillance amid the

DCA’s tower goes digital, bringing “electronic flight strips” to one of America’s tightest airspaces

DCA’s tower goes digital, bringing “electronic flight strips” to one of America’s tightest airspaces

Washington-area air traffic controllers have long managed aircraft movements with paper “flight strips”—narrow printed slips, one per flight, that controllers physically pass around and mark up while coordinating taxi, takeoff, and landing. Doug Lieberman, vice president and chief technology officer for air traffic at Leidos, said that workflow still

LaGuardia crash exposes persistent gaps in US runway safety systems

LaGuardia crash exposes persistent gaps in US runway safety systems

The deadly 22 March collision between Air Canada Express Flight 8646 and an airport firetruck at New York's LaGuardia Airport has intensified scrutiny of runway safety shortcomings the Federal Aviation Administration has struggled for years to resolve, reports the Wall Street Journal. The crash, which killed both pilots

Southwest’s assigned seating crackdown sparking passenger backlash on half-empty flights

Southwest’s assigned seating crackdown sparking passenger backlash on half-empty flights

Southwest’s shift from open seating to assigned seats is building a powder keg as passengers are being told to stay put, even when dozens of seats and whole rows are empty, reports View from the Wing. The change comes as Southwest pivots from its open-seating policy. In recent accounts

Border laser test triggers El Paso airspace shutdown

Border laser test triggers El Paso airspace shutdown

We now know why the El Paso airport abruptly closed late Tuesday: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel deployed an antidrone laser on loan from DOD without giving FAA officials sufficient time to assess potential risks to commercial aircraft, according to multiple people briefed on the situation, as reported by