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Alaska Airlines bets on recovery with 737 MAX buy

An Alaska Air 737 MAX landing, view from below.

Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) will add 30 mainline and regional aircraft during the next three years, including 13 Boeing 737 MAX jets, the company said Wednesday in a show of confidence about prospects for a domestic travel recovery.

The parent company of Alaska Airlines said it expects its domestic passenger business to return to pre-COVID levels by the summer of 2022, which will require more aircraft.

Alaska is exercising options for the 13 Boeing 737-9 MAX for delivery in 2023 and 2024, and is...

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ATSG enjoys banner year leasing 767 converted freighters

A white UPS plane with brown tail sits on ramp with cargo door open on side.

The leasing arm of Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ: ATSG) is having a record year delivering newly converted Boeing 767-300 freighters to all-cargo carriers such as UPS, Amerijet and Cargojet Airways in Canada.

The company, which also provides outsourced air transport capacity to airlines and shippers such as DHL (LSE: DPDHL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced Wednesday that it delivered a fifth converted 767-300 freighter to express carrier UPS (NYSE: UPS).

It is the 12th delivery for...

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Hurricane Sally tests United Airlines’ protections for parked planes

White jets, with blue tails from United sit in a row at Houston airport. They are in temporary storage during coronavirus.

Airlines moved vulnerable aircraft out of harm’s way ahead of Hurricane Sally’s Gulf Coast landfall Wednesday, but some will have to ride out the storm on the ground. 

The large number of parked aircraft due to passenger flight suspensions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic poses an extra challenge for airlines and airports during hurricane season.

They’re implementing detailed playbooks to protect planes, but the workload is magnified when airlines store planes that are out of service. 

United...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-sally-tests-united-airlines-protections-for-parked-planes

Otto Aviation’s Celera 500L To Revolutionize the Aviation Industry

  • The biggest thing to happen to the aviation industry in 50 years.
  • The aircraft can be used for passenger travel, cargo operations and military support.
  • Per-hour flight charges to be at an unbelievably low cost of just $328.
  • It’s impressive teardrop shape to not only provide more comfort to passengers, but also enhanced performance.
  • The Celera 500L to use its long-range and high fuel economy to support military missions
  • The company’s goal is to have achieved FAA certification by 2023 and begin...

https://mfame.guru/otto-aviations-celera-500l-to-revolutionize-the-aviation-industry/

Deep ocean salvage of Navy cargo aircraft

Phoenix International Holdings Inc., under the direction of the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, located and recovered the fuselage of a downed C2-A Greyhound aircraft from a depth of 18,809′ using the deep ocean remotely operated vehicle CURV 21.

The aircraft, which was lost in November 2017, was recovered at the request of the commander of the Pacific Fleet in order to facilitate the mishap investigation.

The C2-A provides logistical support to carrier strike groups. It is mainly used...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/deep-ocean-salvage-of-u-s-navy-cargo-aircraft/

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