NTSB: Investigators find metal fatigue in Southwest 737 engine failure

Bill Carey

US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators found evidence of metal fatigue in the left engine of the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on April 17 after the pilots initially reported an engine fire, then clarified that there was no fire but that engine parts were missing.

United Airlines 1Q net profit up 48.5%; focuses on customer service

Aaron Karp

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United Airlines earned a $147 million net profit in the 2018 first quarter, up 48.5% over $99 million in net income in the 2017 first quarter.

Aeromexico posts $40 million 1Q loss on fuel, exchange rate pressure

Mark Nensel

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Grupo Aeromexico posted an MXP722 million ($39.7 million) net loss for the 2018 first quarter, deepened from an MXP328 million net loss in 1Q 2017, as a result of a 7.8% appreciation in the MXP-US dollar exchange rate as well as a 14.5% increase in peso-dominated fuel prices.

ANA: 787 engine restrictions will not have a major impact on schedule

Adrian Schofield

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Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has confirmed that almost half of its fleet of 64 Boeing 787s will be affected by new restrictions imposed by regulators on certain Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines.

Southwest’s ‘LUV’ heart beats through tragedy

Karen Walker

It’s not something that any airline wants to be in a position to “get right,” but what Gary Kelly and his team at Southwest Airlines have demonstrated is the textbook way to respond to a disaster.

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