Alaska Airlines is on a growth track. The Seattle-based airline has joined the oneworld global alliance and forged a West Coast partnership with American Airlines that have significantly extended its network reach. Its strong performance has also made it the recipient of the Air Transport World 2022 Airline of the Year.
CEO Ben Minicucci talks about his leadership strategy, the importance of sustainability innovation in eco-initiatives, the decision to streamline to two aircraft types—the Boeing 737 for mainline and the Embraer regional jet for the Horizon regional carrier, and why caring for employees and customers at the center of Alaska’s culture and values.
Airbus embarked on the flight test program for the A321XLR, a project that is expected to last around one year and 1,000 flight hours, with the first flight of MSN 11000, the first flight test aircraft, on June 15.
At Aircraft Interiors Expo this week in Hamburg, Aviation Week Network editors discuss the new products that have caught their attention, and share their thoughts about the major trends they see in cabin design and manufacturing.
Embraer is committed to ensuring the future of aviation is sustainable, developing new and exciting aircraft concepts that will lead to carbon neutral operations by 2040.
AirAsia X reveals plans to rebuild international network, Air China to take majority stake in Shandong Airlines and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.
The delay has allowed political opposition to grow and the main opposition party appears to be committed to seeing the airport return to government control one day, while being reticent about any more government financing being provided in the immediate future.
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