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20 Sep 2022
FAA Rejects Republic Airways’ 750-Hour Pilot Plan
The FAA denied Republic Airways' bid to let LIFT Academy graduates qualify as first officers at 750 flight hours instead of 1,500.
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11 Aug 2022
Boeing Resumes 787 Deliveries After 14-Month Pause
Boeing delivered its first new 787 Dreamliner since May 2021, after fixing fuselage-build problems the FAA required it to correct.
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28 Jul 2022
Spirit Airlines Ends Frontier Merger for JetBlue Deal
Spirit Airlines terminated its merger with Frontier hours before a shareholder vote, clearing the way for a $3.8 billion deal with JetBlue.
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22 Jun 2022
RED Air Jet’s Gear Collapse Sparks Miami Runway Fire
A RED Air MD-82's landing gear collapsed on landing at Miami, sparking a runway fire that all 140 people on board escaped safely.
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3 May 2022
Qantas Orders A350s to Fly the World’s Longest Routes
Qantas confirmed a firm order for twelve Airbus A350-1000 jets on 2 May 2022, relaunching Project Sunrise and its plan for nonstop flights to London and…
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19 Apr 2022
US Judge Ends Mask Rule for Planes and Trains
A US federal judge cancelled the national mask mandate for planes and trains on 18 April 2022, and airlines dropped the rule within hours.
