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Viva Aerobus will expand service at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) next November
Source: Houston Airports Viva, Mexico's ultra-low-cost carrier, is expanding nonstop service between George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) in Mexico City. Beginning November 20, the direct route will operate three times a week—every Tuesday, Thursday [...]
Airports Council International-North America Welcomes Plan to Improve Aviation Safety
Source: ACI-NA Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) President and CEO Kevin Burke has welcomed a proposal put forward by U.S. Department of Transportation to overhaul America’s aging air traffic control system and improve aviation safety. ACI-NA is the [...]
Delta, Korean Air to strengthen partnerships with WestJet
Source: Delta Air Lines Delta and Korean to acquire independent equity stakes totaling 25% in WestJet for US$550 million from Onex Partners and its affiliated funds and co-investors (the “Onex Group”) Agreement will further align airlines’ interests, expand customer benefits [...]
Alaska Air Group announces leadership promotions in key enterprise oversight roles
Source: Alaska Airlines Brooke Vatheuer has been promoted to senior vice president of safety and audit programs for Alaska Air Group and Alaska Airlines. Allie Wittenberger has been elected vice president of audit programs for Alaska Airlines. The Alaska Air [...]
U.S. Department of Transportation Unveils Plan to Build Brand New State-of-the-Art Air Traffic Control System
Source: US DOT Plan Supported by Broad Coalition Never Before Seen in Aviation History The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has unveiled a plan to build a brand new, state-of-the-art air traffic control system that will be the envy of [...]
Copa Holdings Reports First-Quarter Financial Results
Source: Copa Holdings Copa Holdings1, S.A. has announced financial results for the first quarter of 2025 (1Q25). Key highlights include: Net profit of US$176.8 million or US$4.28 per share, a US$0.7 million increase compared to 1Q24. Operating profit of US$213.8 million and an [...]
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Why do we think supersonic flight will work at scale on Overture when it didn’t on Concorde?
By Blake Scholl, Founder/CEO at Boom Supersonic (from LinkedIn) Here's the business case for Boom Supersonic —and a never-before-seen piece of Overture's design. And why I think there will be over 1,000 Overtures, while there were only 14 Concordes. Concorde failed because it was simply too expensive to reach a [...]