Rate Falls To 0.52 Percent Per 10,000 Passengers Boarded
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its August 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report, compiling air carrier data for the month of June 2017, second quarter of 2017, and first half of 2017. For the first six months of this year, the 12 U.S. carriers who report involuntary denied boarding, or bumping, data posted a bumping rate of 0.52 per 10,000 passengers, the lowest January through June rate based on historical data dating back to 1995 and down from the rate of 0.62 posted during the first six months of 2016.
SWISS Flight Arrived From Zurich Into The Challenging Airport
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft marked another important milestone for the C Series aircraft program with the first revenue flight into London City Airport, a Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) CS100 jetliner from Zurich.
Agreement Also Includes Two New Orders For The 787 Dreamliner
Boeing and Air Lease Corporation have finalized an order for 12 737 MAXs first announced at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The agreement also includes two new orders for the 787-9 Dreamliner.
FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta, speaking at an Asia-Pacific civil aviation conference in Mongolia, said that the FAA and its Asia-Pacific counterparts must continue to work together to promote oversight operations and certification systems that will ensure the safety of passengers around the world as demand increases.
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