ATLANTA—A jetliner parked in a cavernous hangar here boasts a gleaming paint job, 160 pristine blue leather seats and a new-airplane smell. But this latest addition to the Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL -0.73% fleet isn’t new. Not by a long shot. The twin-engine MD-90, acquired from China Southern Airlines Co., 600029.SH -0.59% is more …
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Dreamliner Savings Meet Cabin Cool as United’s 787 Debuts – Businessweek
United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL) is counting on Boeing Co. (BA)’s 787 Dreamliner to deliver fuel savings and in-flight cool as the world’s largest carrier becomes the first in the U.S. to fly the composite-plastic jet. “If you want to be the world’s leading airline, then you need the world’s leading airplane, and we have …
American Adding Seat Locks In 49 Planes – Airwise News
American Airlines is adding secondary locking devices to the seats of 49 of its Boeing 767s, as a precaution, because they have the same seat configuration as its 757s that had seats come loose in flight this month. The airline said in a memo to employees that the US Federal Aviation Administration had approved its …
Lufthansa union won’t officially strike until end of Oct. – MarketWatch
German carrier Deutsche Lufthansa AG won’t face strike action from its cabin crew until at least the end of October, the external negotiator for the labor union representing the cabin crew, Dirk Vogelsang, said Monday.The UFO union has asked its members to return to normal duty for the next six weeks, while negotiations with the …