The moves by Boeing and the FAA follow the Oct. 29 crash of a two-month-old Lion Air Boeing 737 Max jet taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia.
Author: Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY
Icelandair to buy budget rival WOW
WOW Air, the Icelandic budget airline that shook up the U.S. market with Europe fares as low as $99 one way, will be acquired by rival Icelandair.
United Airlines takes delivery of its first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
United Airlines becomes the first in the world to have all three 787 variants. It already has the 787-8 and 787-9 versions of the Dreamliner.
Southwest Airlines begins new flights in New York, Washington and California
Southwest is now flying new routes and more flights from major airports, including New York LaGuardia, D.C.’s Reagan National and San Jose, California.
The ‘boneyard’: Where airlines send old planes to be scrapped
The museum-like quality of the “boneyard” delights enthusiasts, though access is hard to get.
Singapore Airlines expands to Seattle amid big U.S. push
The Seattle flights will start in September 2019, givingSingapore its first new market in the U.S. since 2008, when it added service from Houston.
JetBlue paints Airbus A320 in colors of NBA’s Brooklyn Nets
JetBlue rolls out Airbus A320 painted in colors of Brooklyn Nets NBA pro basketball franchise. It joins ones painted for the Celtics, Jets and others.
Delta Air Lines shows off first Airbus A220 in Atlanta
Delta’s Airbus A220s will seat 109 passengers, including 12 in first class and 15 in extra-legroom economy. The remaining 82 will be standard coach seats.
Delta partner WestJet adds Atlanta flights
WestJet to begin flying to world’s busiest airport on March 3. Calgary-based WestJet is a codeshare and frequent-flyer partner of Atlanta-based Delta.
Milestone: Delta-Northwest merger now 10 years old
At the time, the Delta-Northwest merger made combined carrier largest in the world. Title has since taken by American following its merger with US Airways.