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The South Korean government will review safety systems associated with emergency landings at airports across the country following the fatal Jeju Air crash, which killed 179 people. The plan includes removing the concrete embankment at Muan International Airport.

During the United Airlines earnings call, its executives confirmed that 2024 was another solid step toward the carrier achieving double-digit pre-tax margins, with Scott Kirby, the chief executive officer (CEO) of United Airlines, remarking that everything started with the United Next strategy.

The Boeing 767-400ER is an unpopular aircraft. The variant's first flight was on October 9, 1999. Just 38 767-400ERs were delivered, all remaining operational. Aside from one aircraft in the Bahrain Royal Flight fleet, Delta Air Lines has 21 examples and United Airlines has 16.

Internal Southwest Airlines plans have revealed that the airline is planning base reductions in Atlanta and Denver, which the carrier's spokesperson confirmed to Simple Flying.

These airlines will have scheduled passenger flights on the Airbus A340 in February: Conviasa, Cubana (using wet-leased Plus Ultra aircraft), Edelweiss, Iran Aseman, Kam Air, Lufthansa, Mahan Air, Plus Ultra itself, South African Airways, Surinam Airways (using wet-leased Universal Sky Carrier aircraft), and SWISS.

United Airlines has announced that it had another great year, ending 2024 with a Q4 that was ahead of its expectations as it continued to execute its ‘United Next’ plan.

Chris Rocheleau, a seasoned official of the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA), has returned to the regulator and assumed the role of Deputy Administrator.

American Airlines and its regional partner, American Eagle, are set to fly to 356 airports this year. This follows the weekend schedule update to Cirium Diio and OAG, which indicated that Golden Triangle Regional, Mississippi (close to Columbus), will see the carrier's aircraft for the first time. It will double the Golden Triangle's route network and airline portfolio.

Oneworld Alliance carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) is adding a second flight to Chicago this summer, linking the Windy City with Tokyo's Narita Airport. The flights will begin at the end of May and will be a codeshare operation with American Airlines.

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An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 was involved in an incident while landing in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, resulting in the temporary closure of the airport.

For obvious reasons, the world's longest non-stop flights get much more attention than one-stop, same-plane, same-flight-number operations. Not so in this article, which shows several recent developments and other changes, although Shanghai Airlines' new offering did not make the cut. A new longest route will be available later in 2025.

David Pekoske, the Administrator of the Transport Security Administration ( TSA), has informed his staff that the now-inaugurated United States President told him to step down from his role with immediate effect.

Klāvs Vasks, the Chair of the Supervisory Board at airBaltic, has announced his resignation from the position following a “crazy rollercoaster ride” over the past 18 months.

Airline management is the art of coordinating and directing airline activities whereby the organization employs a combination of logistics, technology, and human skills.

Lufthansa Group has finally found a home for its order for 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, which it made in December 2023, assigning the aircraft to its low-cost carrier Eurowings.

Delta's Sky Club lounges have become one of the airline's signature calling cards for qualifying passengers, allowing them to enjoy an enhanced airport experience before boarding their flight. With over 50 locations worldwide, Delta's Sky Clubs consistently earn praise for their comfort and amenities.

According to the USA's Department of Transportation, over 250 million passengers, both US citizens and those who are not, traveled internationally in the 12 months to October 2024. Over 640,000 people did so daily. Traffic rose by 9.4% compared to the year to October 2023, which was still impacted by the pandemic. More importantly, it was 3.8% above the pre-pandemic volume.

US carrier Hawaiian Airlines will deploy its Boeing 787 Dreamliner on its second-longest domestic route. The airline will use the Dreamliner to replace its older Airbus widebody on the route this year, with the first flights taking off in April.

You may know by now that Turkish Airlines plans to serve Minneapolis.The fast-growing carrier's Chairman, Ahmet Bolat, said that Minnesota flights will begin in April or May 2025, in time for the peak summer. He spoke at Turkish Airlines' Management Summit 2025, adding to his previous disclosure about Minneapolis.