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November 16, 2016

DOT Reports Flight Cancellations At All-Time Lows

New Discrimination Data Available From The Agency

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s monthly Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) released Tuesday states that reporting carriers canceled 0.3 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in September 2016, the lowest for any of the 261 months with comparable records since January 1995, below the previous low of 0.4 percent in September 2015.  The cancellation rate in August 2016 was 1.4 percent.

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CS300 To Enter Revenue Service December 14

First Flight For airBaltic Will Be From Riga In Latvia To Amsterdam

Latvian airline airBaltic will start Bombardier CS300 commercial operations on December 14, 2016 on its route linking Riga with Amsterdam.

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Man With Loaded Gun Arrested At Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Allegedly Tried To Take The Weapon Onto An Airplane

TSA officers prevented a North Carolina man from bringing a loaded handgun on board a plane at a Charlotte Douglas International Airport checkpoint this morning.

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Aeromar Signs For Eight Firm ATR -600 Series Aircraft

Mexican Carrier Will Progressively Replace And Upgrade Its Current ATR Fleet

Turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and the Mexican carrier Aeromar have signed a contract for the purchase of 8 firm ATR -600 series aircraft (6 ATR 72-600s and 2 ATR 42-600s). The deal also includes options for 6 additional ATR 72-600s.

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President-Elect Trump Expected To Drop FL Airport Lawsuit

Had Filed Suit In 2015 Over Noise From Palm Beach County International Airport

A $100 million lawsuit filed by Donald Trump against Palm Beach County (FL) International Airport (KPBI) in 2015 will be dropped, according to representative for the President-Elect.

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ALPA Applauds Inclusion Of Hazardous Materials On NTSB Most Wanted List

Hopes Aviation Community Can Work Towards Elimination Of Risks

ALPA has released a statement supporting the NTSB's inclusion of improving safety during the shipment of hazardous materials on its Most Wanted List.

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United Announces Earnings Initiative, New Basic Economy Fares

Converts Most 737-700 Orders To 737 MAX Airplanes

United Airlines has presented to its investors plans for long-term earnings growth through a number of strategic initiatives across the airline. These initiatives include improving network connectivity and revenue management, broadening product segmentation and introducing additional customer enhancements. Along with maintaining disciplined cost control, this strategy is expected to generate $4.8 billion in earnings improvement by 2020.

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