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Boeing’s next new plane?
Boeing is close to starting development work on a new airliner. Per Flight Global: Despite spending months pleading for patience, Boeing executives are now telling employees a launch decision for…
Airbus
European aircraft manufacturer, subsidiary of Airbus SE
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San Jose in, Albuquerque out
American Airlines updated its summer schedule over the weekend. There’s one notable addition and one notable subtraction from its Charlotte hub. The step forward is a summer seasonal flight to…
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Bye, bye US Airways
A week from now, the US Airways brand will be no more, with the airline absorbed into the American Airlines brand. The Charlotte Observer provides a summary of what that…
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Frontier Airlines adds Denver, drops Trenton and Philly
The latest from the airline whose scheduling practices most resembles an amoeba: The good: Frontier is starting Charlotte – Denver on March 17 on an Airbus A319. American (US Airways)…
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American Airlines drops Philadelphia-Tel Aviv
This is actually a US Airways route, daily year-round service on a 254-seat Airbus A330-200. According to the company story, the Philadelphia (PHL) – Tel Aviv (TLV) flight, which started…
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CLT aviation baseline 2015: everybody else
Time for the yearly look at air service from Charlotte (and Concord). Here the flights offered by all the airlines besides US Airways/American Airlines as of Thursday, August 13. The…
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American Airlines updates its fleet plan
And no, this isn’t a positive development. As of January: “In 2015, the Company expects to take delivery of 74 mainline aircraft including 7 A319 aircraft, 35 A321 aircraft, 18…
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US Airways widebody jet badly damaged at CLT
Back on December 2. The aircraft in question, an Airbus A330-200 with the registration of N288AY, has not flown since. Looks like a cleaning truck tried to go around the…
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US Airways drops second CLT-Frankfurt flight
Another schedule update from US Airways was uploaded last night. The highlights: US Airways has resolved its overscheduling of its Airbus A330-200 fleet next summer by dropping its second (summer-seasonal)…
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Lufthansa to use smaller plane on CLT-Munich next summer
A A330-300, instead of a Airbus A340-600, the same plane the airline typically uses during the winter. The move was widely expected, as Lufthansa is now competing against US Airways…
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CLT aviation baseline 2014: everybody else
Recently ran a summary of US Airways and American Airlines flights from Charlotte. Here’s the service level for all the other airlines flying from Charlotte and Concord. Flight levels are…
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US Airways switches to larger Airbus A350 model
US Airways has 22 of Airbus’ next generation of widebody jet, the A350, on order for delivery between 2017 and 2019. The specific model break down had been 18 A350-800…